As Bayern Munich prepares to host Manchester City a battle for Group D supremacy in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, coach Pep Guardiola has made it clear that ceding top spotin the group to the Premier League giant is not an option. Because Bayern won the first encounter, 3-1, at the Etihad Arena, Manuel […]
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Messi, Ronaldo, Ribery Ballon d'Or Finalists
As expected, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery have been named toFIFA’s three-man shortlist for the 2013 Ballon d’Or. Ronaldo and Ribery are the frontrunners for FIFA’s top individual prize, while Messi, winner from 2009-12, is expected to bethird after suffering so many injuries.
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Bayern's Robben to Miss Six Weeks
Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben will miss the next six weeks with a knee injury, the club announced after the Dutchman was stretchered off during Bayern’s 2-0 German CupThird Round win against Augsburg on Wednesday.
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Real Madrid, Man. United, PSG clinch, Julian Green debuts
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Matchday 5] As the group stage of the UEFA Champions League nears its completion, the floodgates opened with a torrent of goals onWednesday: 36 in eight games for an average of 4.5 goals a game. Real Madrid, Manchester United and Paris St Germain clinched berths in the final 16, bringing to eight […]
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Rummenigge: Bayern 'Mole' Could be Sold
Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed that the “mole” who leaked coach Pep Guardiola’s tactics to German paper Bild ahead of the Germanchampion’s trip to Borussia Dortmund last weekend could be sold once he is tracked down. Bayern has sold players that leak information to the press before, with Jupp Kappelmannin 1979 being the most […]
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Julian Green Named in Bayern's UCL Squad
USA prospect Julian Green has been named in the Bayern Munich squad to face CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. The highly rated 18-year-old was added to thesquad after Mario Mandzukic was forced to withdraw due to injury. Since Bayern has already qualified for the competition’s second round from Group D alongside […]
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Klopp Bemoans Missed Chances Against Bayern
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp bemoaned his team’s failure in front of goal in the 3-0 loss the BVB suffered at home to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Saturday.“We had the better chances before Bayern scored the first goal, and also missed a big opportunity to make it 1-1. You have to be more […]
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Guardiola: 'Heads Will Roll' for Bayern Press Leak
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola was incensed following his team’s 3-0 win against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday after learning that his tactics were revealed to the Germanpress ahead of the crucial top-of-the-standings clash. The former Barcelona manager warned his players that “heads will roll” once he finds out who the mole is. “No matterwho it […]
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Report: Bayern Munich to Play 2014 MLS All-Star Game
Bayern Munich looks set to play next summer’s MLS All-Star game, according a report in the German daily Abendzeitung. The German treble winner is looking to expand its presence in theUSA’s ever-growing soccer market, having recently revealed plans to open a New York office. The report claims that Bayern has now agreed to play the […]
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FIFA Extends Ballon d'Or Voting Deadline
FIFA on Wednesday controversially announced that it was extending its deadline for voting for the 2013 Ballon d’Or to Nov. 29. The decision has been viewed by some as a ploy to favorCristiano Ronaldo over other leading contenders like Lionel Messi, Franck Ribery and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, especially after the Real Madridforward’s hat trick in Stockholm […]