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3May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Bayern Munich interested in appointing Erik ten Hag

Erik ten Hag, Manager of Manchester United, looks on after the team's victory in the Premier League match between Manchester United and Sheffield United at Old Trafford on April 24, 2024 in Manchester, England.Bayern Munich are reportedly discussing the prospect of making an approach for Erik ten Hag.The Bundesliga outfit are looking for someone to replace Thomas Tuchel, who will depart at the end of the season.Earlier this week it had appeared that Ralf Rangnick would be the chosen replacement before he made a U-turn on his decision and stay on as Austria’s national team head coach.Now, according to German outlet Bild, Ten Hag is the next name to be discussed among the Bayern hierarchy.It’s been a disappointing campaign for the Dutchman as Manchester United look almost certain to miss out...

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2May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Ralf Rangnick to remain Austria boss, turns down Bayern Munich job

 Ralf Rangnick, Head Coach of Austria, celebrates after the team's victory the UEFA EURO 2024 European qualifier match between Sweden and Austria at Friends Arena on September 12, 2023 in Solna, Sweden.Ralf Rangnick, a former Manchester United manager, will keep coaching the Austrian national football team as he said no to Bayern Munich."I am the Austrian team boss with all my heart," Rangnick said on Thursday to ensure his stay for the UEFA EURO 2024 campaign in June and July."I really enjoy this task and am determined to successfully continue on our chosen path," he added.The 65-year-old said they are focused on the EURO 2024 to fulfill Austria's goals in this summer's tournament in Germany."I would like to expressly emphasize that this is not a rejection of FC Bayern, but rather a ...

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30Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Dortmund’s injury concerns ease before facing PSG in Champions League semifinal

Edin Terzic of Borussia Dortmund celebrates during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Signal Iduna Park on April 21, 2024 in Dortmund, Germany. Borussia Dortmund´s injury worries have eased and coach Edin Terzi´c is hopeful all but two players will be fit for the Champions League semifinal first leg against Paris Saint-Germain.Terzi´c said on Tuesday that left back Ramy Bensebaini and young forward Julien Duranville are definitely out of Wednesday´s match, but that others can return after missing the team´s 4-1 loss at Leipzig in the Bundesliga on Saturday.Emre Can and Ian Maatsen are back and well-rested after serving suspensions at the weekend."Marcel Sabitzer and Donyell Malen took part in training again yesterday," Terzi´c said. "Donny couldn...

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30Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Bayern ready for Real’s Bellingham: Tuchel

Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid passes the ball during a training session ahead of the UEFA Champions League semi-final first-leg match against FC Bayern München at Allianz Arena on April 29, 2024 in Munich, Germany.Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel said on Monday his side were ready for the threat posed by “extraordinary” Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham in their Champions League semi-final first leg.Today’s clash at the Allianz Arena between 14-time winners Real and Bayern, with six Champions League titles, is the most played semi-final in the competition’s history. England midfielder Bellingham, still just 20, joined Real Madrid before the start of the season from Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. Bellingham has since become one of Real’s most important players and is alrea...

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28Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Leverkusen keep unbeaten streak alive, Kane eyes Bundesliga goal record

Robert Andrich and Amine Adli of Bayer Leverkusen reacts after the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart at BayArena on April 27, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. Robert Andrich scored with the last kick of the match to extend Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten run to a 46th game this season with a 2-2 home draw against Stuttgart on Saturday as Harry Kane closed in a Bundesliga goals record.With champions Leverkusen facing their first loss of the season in any competition trailing 2-1 late in stoppage time, Andrich hammered in a loose ball to equalise in the sixth minute of stoppage time.The strike keeps Leverkusen’s remarkable streak of late goals alive, with Xabi Alonso’s side doing the same at Borussia Dortmund in the seventh minute of injury time for a 1-1 draw last ...

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26Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Thomas Tuchel offers Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry, and Dayot Upamecano injury updates before Real Madrid match

 Leroy Sane of FC Bayern München celebrates during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match between FC Bayern München and Arsenal FC at Allianz Arena on April 17, 2024 in Munich, Germany.Bayern Munich will play host to Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday, April 30, as it will be an elite European rivalry renewed.Before Bayern Munich face the LaLiga leaders, though, they will have another tough matchup in the Bundesliga this weekend against Eintracht Frankfurt.Ahead of the game on Saturday, Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel offered an injury update about three star players, with Bayern fans especially concerned about the status of star right winger Leroy Sane before Tuesday’s Real Madrid matchup.Want to know more about livetscore...

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22Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Bayern Munich’s Kingsley Coman feels he will be ready for Euro 2024 with France

 Kingsley Coman of Bayern Muenchen injured on the ground during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and 1. FC Köln at Allianz Arena on April 13, 2024 in Munich, Germany. In the 49th minute of play during Bayern Munich’s 2-0 win over FC Köln, Kingsley Coman was replaced by Jamal Musiala after sustaining an adductor injury that required him to be helped off of the pitch by Bayern’s medical team. He was noticeably not really able to move his affected leg when he was being carried off the pitch and there were immediate concerns that the French winger had once again suffered a serious injury.After scans in Munich, the club confirmed that Coman would be out for several weeks, all but ending his competitive season with Bayern. There were also justified fears that hi...

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22Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Leverkusen stay unbeaten with last-gasp strike at Dortmund

 (L-R) Jeremie Frimpong, Josip Stanisic of Leverkusen and Nico Schlotterbeck of Dortmund struggle during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Signal Iduna Park on April 21, 2024 in Dortmund, Germany. Josip Stanisic scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time as Bayer Leverkusen extended their unbeaten run to 45 games in all competitions with a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.Crowned Bundesliga champions for the first time last week, Leverkusen looked set to lose their unbeaten record when Dortmund’s Niclas Fuellkrug scored with nine minutes remaining.As they have done so often this season however, Leverkusen scored late, Stanisic’s goal coming from a corner deep into added time.It was Leverkusen’s 14th goal to come after the 90th min...

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21Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Mueller bags brace, Kane hits 33rd goal as Bayern thump Union

Thomas Mueller of FC Bayern München celebrates after scoring his team's fifth goal during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Union Berlin and FC Bayern München at An der Alten Foersterei on April 20, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Harry Kane claimed his 33rd league goal of the season and Thomas Mueller scored twice as Bayern Munich thrashed Union Berlin 5-1 away in the Bundesliga on Saturday.Just a week after Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen broke Bayern’s 11-year title run, the visitors were dominant and clinical in the German capital.Kane curled in an excellent free-kick and laid on a second-half goal for Mathys Tel. The England captain is eight shy of Robert Lewandowski’s single-season Bundesliga goals record with four games remaining.Bayern rested Jamal Musiala after Wednesday’s 1-0 win o...

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20Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann’s decision gives Bayern Munich headache

 Julian Nagelsmann, head coach of Germany, poses for a picture⁄ at Hotel Kö59 on April 08, 2024 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has extended his contract by two years, taking him beyond the upcoming European Championship and through the 2026 World Cup.It also ends the possibility of Nagelsmann returning to Bayern Munich, which is looking for a new coach for next season after deciding to part ways with Thomas Tuchel at the end of this season.Nagelsmann was the reported favourite following Xabi Alonso’s decision to stay with Bayer Leverkusen, but now Bayern will need to look elsewhere after two high-profile rejections.The German football federation announced on Friday that its supervisory board and shareholders decided unanimously to keep Nagelsmann in charg...

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19Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Dortmund present Leverkusen with next major test

 Xabi Alonso Head Coach / Manager of Bayer Leverkusen after the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Quarter-Final second leg match between West Ham United FC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Olympic Stadium on April 18, 2024 in London, England.Newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen's trip to Borussia Dortmund on Sunday is arguably their biggest hurdle in achieving a perfect league season.Despite Leverkusen's breakthrough title win, sealed on Sunday with a 5-0 home demolition of Werder Bremen, Xabi Alonso's side have several records in their sights.They are still in the hunt for a remarkable treble, having qualified for the German Cup final and the Europa League semi-finals.Bayern Munich are the only German club to have won the treble, doing so with Champions League rather than Europa Le...

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17Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Werder Bremen release damning Naby Keita statement after ‘he let his team down’

 (L.R.) Ralph Hasenhüttl coach of Wolfsburg with Naby Keita of Bremen before the Bundesliga match between SV Werder Bremen and VfL Wolfsburg at Wohninvest Weserstadion on March 30, 2024 in Bremen, Germany.Naby Keita’s Liverpool career will be largely remembered for the amount of games the midfielder was unable to play but his legacy in his new club already looks to be tarnished.As reported on Werder Bremen’s club website: ‘Werder Bremen have suspended Naby Keïta until the end of the season. The club have also handed the midfielder a substantial fine. The 29-year-old will no longer train with the team or be part of the first-team dressing room.“As a club, we won’t tolerate Naby’s behaviour. He let his team down in a time of difficulty surrounding our recent run of form and squad availa...

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17Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Terzic: “Deservedly reached the semi-finals”

 Head Coach Edin Terzic of Borussia Dortmund attends a press conference after the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match between Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid at Signal Iduna Park on April 16, 2024 in Dortmund, Germany."It's a big deal for our club," said Edin Terzic about the progression to the last four, before thanking the fans and already looking ahead to the upcoming clash with PSG at the press conference.Edin Terzic on the balance of play:"Extremely happy, extremely satisfied and very, very proud of the team and the club. The atmosphere in the stadium was extraordinarily good. There were again two moments that hurt us and could've tipped the balance, but we never lost our belief and stuck with what makes us strong. If you watch both matches, we deservedly r...

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16Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Eintracht Frankfurt unwilling to trigger Donny van de Beek clause

Donny van de Beek of Eintracht Frankfurt looks on during the Bundesliga match between SV Darmstadt 98 and Eintracht Frankfurt at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor on January 20, 2024 in Darmstadt, Germany. Manchester United fans thought they had finally seen the back of Donny van de Beek, but the Netherlands international is expected to return to Old Trafford in the summer.The 26-year-old midfielder joined Frankfurt on loan in January. His deal included an option-to-buy clause that allowed the Bundesliga club to make his stay permanent for a fee of £9.5 million plus an add-on fee of £2.6 million.According to Fabrizio Romano, Frankfurt will not activate Van de Beek’s option to buy.The Italian journalist took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to write: “Donny van de Beek will return to Man ...

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15Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Victor Osimhen told me I will win the Bundesliga – declares Victor Boniface

Florian Wirtz, Victor Boniface and Amine Adli of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrate their first Bundesliga title in the stadium after the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Werder Bremen at BayArena on April 14, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany.German Bundesliga champion, Victor Boniface, has revealed that his compatriot, Victor Osimhen, told him he was going to win the league, Soccernet.ng reports.Osimhen, under the guidance of Luciano Spalletti, helped Napoli secure the Serie A league title after 33 years, sparking celebrations all over the world, especially in Nigeria, who were proud of their Nigerian player.Having won the Italian Serie A, Boniface revealed to Soccernet.ng that his countryman foresaw him leading a title-winning campaign with his team, which eventually became true.Le...

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15Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Reflections on Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga title win, ending Bayern Munich’s dominance

 Xabi Alonso, Head Coach of Bayer Leverkusen, celebrates with a replica trophy alongside players after their team's victory and winning the Bundesliga title for the first time in their history after the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen at BayArena on April 14, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. A Bayern Munich loanee was having a solid season in the Bundesliga after not having enough playing time at his club and it seemed like this club, who had never won the title, would go on to become Bundesliga champions under a famous ex-player who had won the title a number of times in his playing days and had coached in Spain before. A new record had been set for the longest unbeaten ran from the start of a season in the Bundesliga, too.Toni Kroos and Bayer ...

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14Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Aleksandar Pavlović happy with return to the pitch as Bayern Munich takes down FC Köln

 Bayern Munich's Portuguese defender #22 Raphael Guerreiro (2nd L) celebrates scoring the opening goal with his teammates including Bayern Munich's German-Serbian midfielder #45 Aleksandar Pavlovic during the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Bayern Munich and 1 FC Cologne in Munich, southern Germany on April 13, 2024.A facial injury and tonsillitis kept Bayern Munich midfielder Aleksandar Pavlović on the sidelines since mid-March, but the youngster was deemed healthy and fit to play during the team’s 2-0 win over FC Köln.Pavlović did not appear to skip a beat as he connected on 96% of his passes, cluding 10 of 11 long balls. Pavlović also had an interception and only lost possession seven times in his 79 minutes. Clearly, the youngster was a stable presence i...

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13Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Bayern ends 2-game losing streak in Bundesliga to delay Bayer Leverkusen title celebrations

Leon Goretzka shakes hands with Thomas Mueller of Bayern Munich at full time following the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and 1. FC Köln at Allianz Arena on April 13, 2024 in Munich, Germany.Raphaël Guerreiro and Thomas Müller fired Bayern Munich to a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Cologne on Saturday, delaying Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga title celebrations for another day.A Bayern defeat coupled with a loss for third-placed Stuttgart to Eintracht Frankfurt in the late game would have handed Leverkusen the championship. But Bayern’s win means Leverkusen can clinch its first ever Bundesliga title on its own accord on Sunday when it hosts Werder Bremen.Bayern, which drew with Arsenal 2-2 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal in London on Tuesday, ended its...

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10Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Borussia Dortmund star misses training ahead of Atlético Madrid

 Emre Can of Borussia Dortmund looks on during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt at Signal Iduna Park on March 17, 2024 in Dortmund, Germany.A key member of the midfield ranks at Borussia Dortmund was forced to sit out training on Tuesday.This, of course comes just 24 hours out from the club’s showdown with Atlético Madrid.Dortmund, and Atlético, are primed to lock horns on the continent on Wednesday night, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final tie between the clubs.The matchup will play out at the Wanda Metropolitano, with the former, in turn, having flown out to Spain’s capital earlier today.Prior to as much, however, Dortmund were dealt some concerning news on the personnel front.This came in the form of confirmation that club c...

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8Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Kingsley Coman: Bayern Munich needs confidence back to compete in Champions League

 Kingsley Coman of FC Bayern Muenchen in action during a training session at Saebener Strasse training ground on March 29, 2024 in Munich, Germany. For a first game back after a long injury layover, this was not how Bayern Munich’s Kingsley Coman imagined.The French winger got around half an hour to stretch his legs but could not turn the tide as the Bavarians fell 2-0 to Borussia Dortmund — a result that all but confirms them to second place in the Bundesliga this season, behind Bayer Leverkusen.For Coman, Bayern, and outgoing coach Thomas Tuchel, however, there is still the Champions League — if they can get past Arsenal FC.Tall order? Coman is taking it one step at a time.“First of all we have to focus on our next game. We won’t win the Champions League if we don’t win our lea...

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