Aron Johannsson scored his first goal for Werder Bremen since September 2016 when he lobbed goalkeeper Bernd Leno with a delicate shot from 12 yards out in the seventh minute of theGerman Cup match against Bayer Leverkusen. So delicate, — The AmericanOutlaws (@AmericanOutlaws) February 6, 2018 But the Icelandic-American suffered a hip injury that forced […]
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Video Pick: Captain Robben forgets to attend coin toss
A lighter side montage of the Bundesliga weekend includes Arjen Robben neglecting his Bayern captaincy duties.
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Schalke's Bodo Menze on U.S. teens in Germany and the Bundesliga's faith in young coaches and players
Within the last two years, three Americans, Haji Wright, Weston McKennie and Nick Taitague, at age 18 joined Bundesliga club Schalke 04, which hasone of Germany’s best records of promoting players from its youth and reserve ranks. The list includes Manuel Neuer, Mesut Ozil, JulianDraxler, Benedikt Hoewedes, Leroy Sane, Joel Matip, Sead Kolasinac and Max […]
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Watch: Thomas Mueller's best Bundesliga goals
Upon Bayern Munich midfielder Thomas Mueller hitting the 100-goal milestone last weekend, here are some of his best.
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Weston McKennie is sidelined six weeks with knee injury
Weston McKennie, the 19-year-midfielder, suffered the first setback of his young career at Bundesliga club Schalke 04 when he sustained a partial rupture to the medial collateral ligament inhis right knee in the 1-1 tie with Hannover 96 on Sunday. He will be out of action around six weeks. McKennie was making the first appearance […]
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Video Pick: Pulisic ready for battle in Berlin
Bundesliga TV previews Friday’s Hertha Berlin-Borussia Dormund game (2:30 pm, Fox Sports 1) as a battle between two of the league’s best wingers, American Christian Pulisic andAustralian Mathew Leckie. BVB coach Peter Stöger has indicated Pulisic has recovered from a bruised shin thatsidelined him in last week’s 0-0 tie with Wolfsburg.
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Watch: James score a superb free kick for Bayern Munich
Leader Bayern Munich returned to Bundesliga action with a 3-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen that included this gem from James Rodriguez. A thing of beauty from James Rodriguez! https://t.co/BB0LH6bjvT — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer)
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Josh Sargent is slated to join Werder Bremen first team next week
Josh Sargent has not yet signed a contract with Werder Bremen — FIFA rules only allow him to be registered when he turns 18 on Feb. 20 — but the Bundesliga club’s head coach, Florian Kohfeldt, already wants to take a look at him. #svwtsg pic.twitter.com/n7nuwnd22U — SV Werder Bremen EN(@werderbremen_en) January 11, 2018 “Josh […]
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U.S. Abroad: Schalke testing McKennie out at center back
Schalke 04’s first-year head coach Domenico Tedesco is experimenting with U.S. teenager Weston McKennie at center back. In the fall, McKennie broke into the Schalke 04midfield and made his U.S. debut, starting — and scoring — in the 1-1 tie with Portugal. McKennie, who played in 13 of 17 Bundesliga games and stayed in the […]
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Teen star Sargent begins new career with assist
Josh Sargent isn’t able to sign a contract with Werder Bremen until he turns 18 on Feb. 20, but that doesn’t mean the German Bundesliga club has him sitting around idly. He dressedfor the first time on Tuesday and set up a goal off the bench in Bremen II’s winter friendly — a 2-1 loss […]