Bayern Munich
Canadian Davies resumes jogging as recovery from ankle injury continues
Canadian Alphonso Davies was able to start jogging on Tuesday at practice, Bayern Munich announced. Davies is currently recovering from an LCL tear he suffered in his left ankle while preparing for the 2021 Gold Cup with Canada.
Leipzig signs Portugal forward Silva from Frankfurt
Leipzig delivered a statement of intent for the coming season by signing Portugal forward André Silva from Bundesliga rival Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday.
Sancho joining Man United from Dortmund for $100M
Jadon Sancho is joining Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund for 85 million euros ($100 million), the clubs confirmed on Thursday. The winger still has to complete his contract and undergo medical tests with United after he finishes with England at the European Championship.
Bayern Munich to kick off Bundesliga season at Gladbach
Bayern Munich will kick off the new German season at Borussia Mönchengladbach after the 2021-22 schedule was released Friday. The game on Aug. 13 will be the first Bundesliga match in charge for both teams' new coaches after Bayern hired Julian Nagelsmann from Leipzig and Gladbach brought in Adi Hütter from Eintracht Frankfurt.
Red Bulls transfer Clark to Leipzig of Bundesliga
The New York Red Bulls will transfer teenage midfielder Caden Clark to RB Leipzig of the German Bundesliga at the end of the MLS season. The Red Bulls announced the move Thursday without revealing terms of the deal with the top-flight German league team.
Report: United closing in on Sancho deal
Manchester United's protracted pursuit of Jadon Sancho finally appears headed for the finish line. Fabrizio Romano reports the Red Devils are closing in on signing the 21-year-old England winger from Borussia Dortmund with an improved offer of £72 million.
Davies rated eighth most valuable player in Europe
Canada and Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies is the eighth most valuable player currently in Europe's top-five leagues, according to a recent study from CIES Football Observatory. The 20-year-old Davies was valued at £113 million with age, economic value of a player's club and performance all factored into the rating.
Cologne beats Kiel to stay in Bundesliga
Cologne kept its place in the Bundesliga on Saturday after recovering from a first-leg setback to beat second-division Holstein Kiel 5-2 on aggregate in the promotion-relegation playoff.
Lewandowski scores in last minute to set Bundesliga record
Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski left it to the last minute of the last game before breaking the Bundesliga record with his 41st goal of the season on Saturday. He scored in each of his last 10 league appearances, and clocked 41 goals in just 29 games altogether.
Flick finalizing deal to become Germany boss
Hansi Flick's next job appears to be lined up and it's exactly the one that everybody was expecting. The outgoing Bayern Munich manager confirmed on Friday that he's finalizing a deal with the German Football Association to succeed Jogi Low as Germany manager after the Euro.
What's left to play for in Europe's top leagues?
With the season winding down in all of Europe's top five leagues, much has already been decided with all of the Premier League, Bundesliga and Serie A crowning champions, but there remains plenty of intrigue set to play out in each campaign's final days. Here's a quick primer on what we still don't know.
Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund secures Champions League spot with win at Mainz
Borussia Dortmund capitalized on a favor from Schalke to secure a spot in the Champions League on Sunday, while Hamburger SV’s hopes of rejoining the Bundesliga were put on hold for another year.
Lewandowski ties Bundesliga goal record
Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski equaled the Bundesliga record of 40 goals in a season and Augsburg, Mainz and Hertha Berlin all clinched survival in the penultimate round on Saturday.
Borussia Dortmund beats Leipzig in German Cup final
Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho both scored twice as Borussia Dortmund withstood a second-half fightback in teeming rain to beat Leipzig 4-1 in the German Cup final on Thursday.
Leipzig loss hands Bayern ninth consecutive Bundesliga title
Bayern Munich clinched its record-extending ninth consecutive Bundesliga title without even kicking a ball on Saturday thanks to second-place Leipzig's 3-2 loss to Borussia Dortmund.
Hertha beats Freiburg to leave Bundesliga relegation zone
Hertha Berlin climbed out of the Bundesliga’s relegation zone on Thursday with a 3-0 win over visiting Freiburg in its second game following a coronavirus outbreak at the club.
Bayern Munich
Martinez to leave Bayern after nine years
Javi Martinez will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season after nine years and almost certainly nine Bundesliga titles, the German club said Tuesday.
Borussia Dortmund
Reyna scores 2 as Dortmund breezes into German Cup final
Gio Reyna scored twice and Jude Bellingham once as Borussia Dortmund reached the German Cup final with a dominant showing from its young talents to beat second-tier Holstein Kiel 5-0 on Saturday.
Leipzig beats Bremen late to reach German Cup final
Leipzig substitute Emil Forsberg scored in injury time of extra time to send his team into the final of the German Cup after beating Werder Bremen 2-1 on Friday.
Ex-Montreal coach Marsch to take over at Leipzig
American coach Jesse Marsch will take over at German soccer team Leipzig next season. The Bundesliga club said Thursday that Marsch will switch from sister club Red Bull Salzburg on a two-year contract until June 2023.
Nagelsmann leaving Leipzig for rival Bayern
Bayern Munich hired Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann on Tuesday to replace the departing Hansi Flick starting next season.
Leipzig win keeps Bayern waiting for title
Leipzig kept Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich waiting for its title with a 2-0 win over 10-man Stuttgart on Sunday. Leipzig cut the gap on Bayern to seven points with three rounds remaining and can technically still win the title if Bayern follows its surprise 2-1 loss at Mainz on Saturday with a late-season collapse.
Bayern's Bundesliga celebrations on hold after Mainz loss
Bayern Munich missed the chance to clinch the Bundesliga title when it lost at relegation-threatened Mainz 2-1 on Saturday. First-half goals from Jonathan Burkardt and Robin Quaison put Bayern’s title celebrations on hold and lifted Mainz five points clear of the relegation zone after a remarkable turnaround in the second half of the season.
Dortmund beats Union Berlin to keep CL hopes alive
Raphaël Guerreiro scored late for Borussia Dortmund to seal a hard-fought 2-0 Bundesliga win over Union Berlin on Wednesday and maintain its Champions League qualification hopes.
Cologne upsets Leipzig giving Bayern chance to pull away
Cologne captain Jonas Hector scored twice for Cologne to upset Leipzig 2-1 and boost its chances of Bundesliga survival on Tuesday. Second-place Leipzig’s defeat gives Bayern Munich a chance to move 10 points clear with a win over Bayer Leverkusen later.
Bayern unhappy with Flick's declaration he wants to quit
Bayern Munich’s board of management “disapproves” of coach Hansi Flick’s decision to publicize his wish to leave the club at the end of the season. The Bundesliga giant reacted following Flick’s announcement after his team’s win at Wolfsburg on Saturday that he does not want to fulfil his contact, which runs to 2023.
Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund beats Bremen, revives CL hopes
Erling Haaland ended his a four-game scoreless run to help Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 4-1 and cut the distance to the Bundesliga’s Champions League qualification spots on Sunday.
Bayern Munich
Bayern manager Flick to leave after season
Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick wants to leave the defending Bundesliga champion at the end of the season. Flick, who has a contract with the club to 2023, told Sky Sports Germany on Saturday, “I would like to get out of my contract at the end of the season. That’s a fact.”
Musiala stars, Bayern closes in on ninth straight league title, top Wolfsburg
Bayern Munich teenager Jamal Musiala starred for the Bavarian powerhouse to go seven points clear in the Bundesliga with a 3-2 win at third-place Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Hertha Berlin's next three Bundesliga games postponed over virus
Hertha Berlin's next three Bundesliga games have been postponed after the entire team was ordered into quarantine because of a coronavirus outbreak.
Hoffenheim draws with Bayer Leverkusen in Bundesliga
Hoffenheim held Bayer Leverkusen to a 0-0 draw as the Bundesliga's experiment in playing on Mondays came to an end. There were few scoring chances for either team and Hoffenheim didn't record a single shot on target.
Last-place Schalke beats Augsburg for second win of season
Schalke won a Bundesliga game for just the second time in 15 months as Suat Serdar scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Augsburg on Sunday to delay the last-place club's seemingly inevitable relegation.
Union Berlin draws as Bayern worries grow before CL game
Marcus Ingvartsen scored late for Union Berlin to grab a 1-1 draw and cut Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga lead on Saturday ahead of Bayern's decisive Champions League game in Paris on Tuesday.
Frankfurt and Wolfsburg disrupting Bundesliga's top four
Frankfurt hosts Wolfsburg on Saturday in a match between the two clubs which have disrupted the Bundesliga top four this season, squeezing out more established names like Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen. Saturday's game will be a test of strength for two clubs trying to hold on to their European places even as they dream of more success.
Guardiola hails 'fantastic' Haaland
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has praised Erling Haaland as the epitome of an all-round goal-scorer and believes the 20-year-old striker is setting standards few have ever reached at his age.
Dortmund doubts return ahead of Manchester City clash
Borussia Dortmund is experiencing another bout of reflection, self-criticism and doubt just before Tuesday’s Champions League quarterfinal first leg at Manchester City. It has become a regular occurrence at the club in recent seasons, and usually strikes when everything appears to be going well.
Borussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich takes major step towards ninth straight Bundesliga title
Leon Goretzka scored for Bayern Munich to take a giant step toward a record-extending ninth consecutive Bundesliga title with a 1-0 win at Leipzig on Saturday.
Bayern Munich
Bayern announce Lewandowski out 4 weeks
Robert Lewandowski was ruled out of Bayern Munich's Champions League quarterfinal against Paris Saint-Germain after the German club said on Tuesday he will be out for four weeks with a knee injury.
