Bundesliga

Making it two consecutive pre-season wins for the German side. Liverpool took an early lead, courtesy of Cody Gakpo's goal within the first two minutes, delighting the 50,000-strong crowd. The English team extended their advantage when Virgil van Dijk headed in a goal before the half-hour mark, leaving Bayern with a challenging task. However, the defending Bundesliga champions quickly found their rhythm, and before half-time, they managed to level the score with goals from Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane, with the former also

The match ended with a 1-1 scoreline, as Dortmund's Marius Wolf opened the scoring in the 80th minute by tapping in a shot from Samuel Bamba, and Chelsea's Mason Burstow equalized with a well-placed header in the 89th minute. Throughout the first half, Dortmund found themselves mostly on the defensive, with former RB Leipzig player Christopher Nkunku, now part of Chelsea, showing his attacking prowess before being substituted due to an injury. Marcel Sabitzer impressed with his passing abilities, but Dortmund couldn't threaten

Borussia Dortmund has been in top form during pre-season, winning all five of their matches, despite narrowly missing out on the Bundesliga title to Bayern Munich last season. They have strengthened their midfield with the acquisitions of Felix Nmecha and Marcel Sabitzer, with Sabitzer making his unofficial debut against former club Manchester United. However, Dortmund's first-choice goalkeeper Gregor Kobel is doubtful due to a muscular injury, and Alexander Meyer may deputize in his absence. With one more friendly against Ajax before their Bundesliga

Having a wealth of attacking talent at his disposal, Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel is likely to deploy his preferred front four against Liverpool. Serge Gnabry is expected to lead the attack, supported by Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala, and Kingsley Coman in the final third, especially after Sadio Mane's move to Al Nassr was confirmed. Despite boasting such an intimidating attack, Bayern has chosen to leave some key players at home due to injuries. Club captain Manuel Neuer is still recovering from a broken

Now, the team is headed to Chicago to play a friendly against Chelsea. In their first game on the USA tour, Dortmund dominated San Diego Loyal, securing a clear 6-0 victory. Julien Duranville, a 17-year-old talent, opened the scoring in the second minute before unfortunately leaving the field due to an injury. Youssoufa Moukoko added the second goal, and Dortmund maintained their two-goal lead at half-time. Marco Reus scored a splendid free-kick, followed by Thomas Meunier's strike and a Sebastien Haller penalty, taking

. Alongside the traditional discounted player from each Bundesliga club on matchdays, a new feature has been introduced: a trio of summer signings will be available for a special one-time reduced price. Leading up to the new season, three recently acquired players will have their Fantasy prices discounted by 10% every week. These reduced prices will remain in effect until Matchday 1 starts, after which they will revert to their regular prices, and the usual process of one player per club per week

The Bundesliga runners-up showed their prowess on the field, with 17-year-old Julien Duranville opening the scoring in the second minute. However, Duranville had to leave the field due to injury soon after. Youssoufa Moukoko added another goal, and Dortmund maintained a two-goal lead at halftime. In the second half, Marco Reus delivered a splendid free-kick, followed by goals from Thomas Meunier and a Sebastien Haller penalty, putting Dortmund 5-0 ahead. To cap off the impressive performance, Philipp Besong scored the sixth goal just

Every six months, Kicker publishes a ranking of the best players in the Bundesliga, as well as the best German players abroad, divided into a number of categories. Today, the German football magazine has released the first part of their summer rankings based on the performances in the second half of the 2022/23 season. Below, you'll find the rankings for defensive midfielders. International Class: Ellyes Skhiri, FC KölnKonrad Laimer, RB LeipzigEmre Can, Borussia DortmundRobert Andrich, Bayer LeverkusenJoshua Kimmich, Bayern MunichWataru Endo, VfB Stuttgart

Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala are among the nine youngsters who played Bundesliga football in 2022/23 that have been shortlisted for the Golden Boy. Also on the 100-man shortlist are: Kevin Paredes (20, Wolfsburg) Luca Netz (20, Borussia Mönchengladbach), Arne Engels (19, Augsburg), Youssoufa Moukoko (18), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (18, both Borussia Dortmund), Mathys Tel (18, Bayern Munich) and Florian Wirtz (20, Bayer Leverkusen). Awarded annually, the Golden Boy recognises the best footballer under the age of 21 in one of Europe's top-flight leagues,

The Bundesliga team Eintracht Frankfurt has selected Dino Toppmoeller as its new manager through 2026, the club announced on Monday. Toppmoeller formerly held the position at RB Leipzig and was most recently working as Julian Nagelsmann's assistant coach at Bayern Munich. Toppmoeller played 16 games for Frankfurt throughout his playing career, which included stops at Manchester City and Augsburg. throughout his brief tenure with the club in the 2002–03 season, he scored three goals. As a manager, Toppmoeller coached F91 Dudelange in Luxembourg

"I'm super happy, I still can't believe it," Radelja said after his success at the Strassenkicker Base in Cologne on Sunday evening. "I've probably never played as well as I did this weekend, but there were also an incredible number of good players," he continued. "I had to stay mentally strong until the end while my support team helped me a lot," the newly-crowned champion added. At the end of what was the eleventh season of the eSports competition, Radelja defeated Berkay "BerkayLion"

In 2022/23, Bellingham and Musiala were two of the Bundesliga's top performers, both finishing in the official Team of the Season despite being aged just 19 and 20 respectively. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder was even named Player of the Season, showing maturity well beyond his years to wear the captain's armband on several occasions and thus become the youngest skipper in BVB history. Musiala had a direct hand in 22 league goals – second only to 24-year-old Randal Kolo Muani of Eintracht Frankfurt

The 44-year-old Swiss manager, who was in charge of Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen until last October, has signed a contract until 2026. "He's a young coach, but one with lots of experience. He plays the style of football we want to see here," said Roland Virkus, Gladbach's managing director for sport. "Seoane has been successful with several clubs over the past few years," Virkus added. He notably led Leverkusen to the Champions League group stage after finishing third in the Bundesliga 2021-2022 campaign,

For the second straight year, a Borussia Dortmund standout has earned the Bundesliga Player of the Season. This year, it was their brilliant midfielder Jude Bellingham. Despite, missing out on the Bundesliga title after drawing to Mainz 05 on the final matchday of the season, Bellingham had a tremendous season. The English midfielder contributed an outstanding 8 goals and 5 assists in the Bundesliga and an additional 4 goals in the Champions League. Bellingham has been simply brilliant from the midfield and the

Bayern Munich eased past title rivals Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Saturday to secure their 10th consecutive Bundesliga crown in front of a sold-out home crowd and with three games to spare. First-half goals from Serge Gnabry and Robert Lewandowski put the hosts 2-0 up before Emre Can cut the deficit with a 52nd-minute penalty. Jamal Musiala got Bayern's third goal seven minutes from the end Bayern, 12 points clear of second-placed Dortmund, have now won 31 Bundesliga titles since the introduction of the

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski scored twice to help his side retain the German Super Cup with a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund. Lewandowski put Bayern in front shortly before half-time, before Thomas Muller added a second just after the restart. Marco Reus pulled a goal back for the hosts at Signal Iduna Park on 64 minutes. But Lewandowski restored his side's two-goal lead 10 minutes later with his 24th strike against his former club. The Poland international spent four years at Dortmund

Bayern Munich, already crowned Bundesliga champions last week, lifted the league trophy in an empty stadium on Saturday after crushing hosts Wolfsburg 4-0. The Bavarians, who have matched a club record of 25 matches in all competitions without defeat and are unbeaten in the Bundesliga in 2020, went ahead in the fourth minute with Kingsley Coman netting from Thomas Muller's 21st assist, a league record. Mickael Cuisance then rifled in from 25 metres for a sensational goal in the 37th and the 20-year-old

Jadon Sancho scored a hat-trick and revealed 'Justice for George Floyd' message on his t-shirt as Borussia Dortmund defeated Paderborn 6-1 in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The German league saw various tributes for Floyd, a black man who died in a hand-cuffed state after a white police officer pressed his knee on Floyd's neck in the Minneapolis city in America. "#BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd," wrote Borussia Dortmund on their official Twitter profile as the club shared a picture of Sancho with the message. Earlier in

The Bundesliga has stated that Real Madrid loanee Achraf Hakimi is now the fastest Bundesliga player on record. These speed recordings have been official for the league since the 2011-12 season. Achraf initially set the record in December against Leipzig, clocking in at just under 22.5 mph (36.2 km/h). He then broke his own record in February against Union Berlin, this time recording a speed of 22.67 mph (36.5 km/h). French newspaper Le Figaro did a study this season on the fastest players

Hertha Berlin extended their unbeaten record under Bruno Labbadia with Krzysztof Piatek's penalty earning them a 2-2 draw at ten-man RB Leipzig, after Lukas Klostermann and Patrik Schick had cancelled out Marko Grujic's opener. RB Leipzig 2-2 Hertha Berlin Goals: 0-1 Grujic (9'), 1-1 Klostermann (24'), 2-1 Schick (68'), 2-2 Piatek (pen. 82') Red card: Halstenberg (63') True to form since the recent Bundesliga restart, it was the away team who gained the upper hand early on. Grujic stole in ahead of an