Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer has told reporters that Florida-born Julian Green could challenge for a first-team place during the secondhalf of the Bundesliga season. Green is Bayern’s reserve team’s top scorer this season with 15 goals in 18 appearances. The 18-year-old striker made his first-team debut in a UEFAChampions League win at CSKA Moscow […]
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Ronaldo to Attend Ballon d'Or Ceremony
Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed on Monday that he will attend the FIFA Ballon d’Or ceremony in Zurich on Jan. 13, despite the Real Madrid forward’s strained relationship with theorganization’s president, Sepp Blatter. Last fall, Blatter revealed that he prefers Barcelona’s four-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi to Ronaldo, acomment for which the FIFA chief was widely […]
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Guardiola: 'This Team Needs to Be Improved'
Top of the Bundesliga by seven points and going strong in both the German Cup and UEFA Champions League, Bayern Munich, which is defending all three of those titles, is well on track to win evenmore silverware this season and perhaps establish itself as the greatest German club team in history. Yet coach Pep Guardiola […]
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“I for one will give my all [for Borussia Dortmund]. I hope you will support me, even if some of you don’t agree with my decision.” — Robert Lewandowski, the latestDortmund star to move to rival Bayern Munich, promises fans he’ll not let his performances drop before he joins Bayern Munich in the summer. Last […]
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Ribery Would Consider MLS
Fresh from winning the Club World Cup with Bayern Munich on Saturday, winger Franck Ribery, one of the favorites for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or, said he would not play foranother team in Europe but hinted that he might consider a move to Major League Soccer. Ribery, 30, has been at the Allianz Arena since […]
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Bayern Eases into Club World Cup Final
Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich eased past Asian champion Guangzhou Evergrande 3-0 in the Club World Cup semifinal on Tuesday, setting up the reigning European champion for afinal showdown with either Atletico Mineiro, the South American champion, or Raja Casablanca, the African champion, who square off in the other semifinal on Wednesday. Goals fromFranck Ribery, Mario […]
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UCL Draw: Man City-Barca, Arsenal-Bayern
Manchester City will face Barcelona while Arsenal was paired with defending champion Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw on Monday. The English giants expected a tough drawas a consequence of finishing second in their respective UCL groups, although City will be the more confident of the two after finishing Group […]
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Report: World Soccer Award Indicates Ballon d'Or Success for Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday was named the best player of 2013 by World Soccer magazine after journalists from around the world voted in a poll. The Real Madrid forward wasthe clear winner, finishing ahead of both Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery, who came second and third respectively. AsSpanish daily AS points out, […]
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Bayern Munich headed to Portland in 2014
[MLS ALL-STAR GAME] Reigning European and German champion Bayern Munich will face the MLS All-Stars in the 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game Aug. 6 at Portland’sJeld-Wen Field. The game will mark the first time a German team has served as an opponent for the MLS all-stars and the first time the game has been played […]
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Pellegrini Confused as City Nearly Eclipses Bayern in UCL
Manchester City came within one goal of finishing first in Group D of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, winning 3-2 against defending champion Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Munich. A4-2 victory would have secured first-place, thus avoiding a top seed in the Round of 16 draw on Monday. While City coach Manuel […]