A busy January for Americans on the move ended on Monday with the closure of the winter transfer window across most of Europe.
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Gio Reyna scores in BVB loss to lowly Kiel; Leverkusen wins to go one point behind Bayern
Dortmund was heavily favored against its newly promoted opponents, which sit second-to-last in the standings
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James Sands and Noahkai Banks make Bundesliga debuts
Americans James Sands and Noahkai Banks made their Bundesliga debuts for St. Pauli and Augsburg, respectively, as the Bundesliga restarted.
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Young American Joe Scally’s extraordinary Bundesliga feat: In the footsteps of M’Gladbach greats
That Berti Vogts and Lothar Matthäus retired before Scally was born in 2002 meant his teammates helped explain just how celebrated a group he’d joined.
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Bundesliga: ‘Hot fight’ as unbeaten leader Bayern visits Dortmund fortress
Unbeaten league leader Bayern Munich visits the Westfalenstadion in Der Klassiker on Saturday.
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Germany’s vibrant second division points the way to a two-tier MLS
It’s precarious, but it’s wild and exciting, as sports are supposed to be. The fans are loyal and loud in hard times.
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New England coach Thomas Tuchel: Abrasive but effective
Named England coach on Wednesday, German Thomas Tuchel will return to the country where he achieved his greatest triumph.
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VAR’s next step: even more interventions, or plain abolition?
The German Bundesliga discovered yet another drawback to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) this past weekend.
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Leverkusen backs Florian Wirtz to ‘shine’ on European stage
Bayer Leverkusen hosts AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday, hoping for a sparkling performance from star midfielder Florian Wirtz.
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Refereeing: ‘correct’ analyses of decisions are not always the best ones
Here we are discussing these incidents months afterwards, and still no one agrees what really was the best call.