Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Christian Pulisic aims to cap amazing season with German Cup title
By Mike Woitalla Christian Pulisic was 17 years old at the start of the 2016-2017 Bundesliga season and getting playing time after Borussia Dortmund spent morethan $100 million on new players seemed unlikely. It turns out, he’s appeared in 42 BVB games — and his amazing season could get even better on Saturday. Christian Pulisic […]
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Dortmund's Weigl out four months with broken ankle
Borussia Dortmund’s highly regarded holding midfielder, Julian Weigl, broke his ankle in Saturday’s 1-1 tie at Augsburg and will be out for about four months. “He told mehe felt it immediately,” said Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel. The first diagnosis is that it is a broken ankle.” “This is a bitter loss for us which we […]
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Bartra is back training with Dortmund
Spanish defender Marc Bartra resumed training with Borussia Dortmund less than a month after suffering an arm injury in the bomb blast that targeted the team bus before its Champions Leaguehome game against Monaco.
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Borussia Dortmund's luck against Bayern finally turns
Borussia Dortmund has played second fiddle to Bayern Munich on and off the field so often in recent years that one victory was cause for major celebration. Its 3-2 win on Wednesday in the German Cupsemifinals was special. In 2016, Dortmund finished second to Bayern — by 10 points — in the Bundesliga, lost to […]
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Christian Pulisic's title quest requires win over Bayern on Wednesday
By Mike Woitalla For Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga title is beyond reach and it’s out of the UEFA Champions League, leaving the German Cup as the last chance for BVB andits American teenager Christian Pulisic to lift a title this season. Its German Cup semifinal opponent Bayern Munich on Wednesday also has extra incentive. BAYERNMUNICH-BORUSSIA […]
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What They're Saying: German attorney general's office
“A significant share price drop could have been expected if a player had been seriously injured or even killed as a result of the attack.” — German attorney general’s office after a28-year-old German-Russian citizen was arrested Friday on suspicion of conducting the bombing of the Borussia Dortmund team bus on April 11 in an attack […]
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What They're Saying: Mark Pulisic
“Christian has had to grow up in an adult soccer world very quickly. He’s 18. He’s not a 30-year-old man understanding all the problems in the world. What he’s experienced froma sporting perspective had been very much accelerated, and he’s learning a lot about life at a tender age. I personally don’t know how he’s […]
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Dortmund 's Tuchel: 'We put what happened behind us'
Head coach Thomas Tuchel says Borussia Dortmund will be ready to overturn Monaco’s 3-2 lead from the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal series following the attackon the team bus that injured Dortmund defender Marc Bartra. “We put what happened behind us, we are emotionally stable and completely focused on the match,” Tuchel […]
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U.S. Abroad: Pulisic assists in Dortmund win
Christian Pulisic set up Marco Reus for a nifty goal in the second minute of Borussia Dortmund’s 3-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in German Bundesliga. Reus was making hisreturn after being sidelined six weeks with a thigh injury. PaulArriola (Tijuana) and Emerson Hyndman (Rangers) also had assists in wins. DeAndre Yedlin returned to action, making a late appearance for Newcastle. […]