Bundesliga

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

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

The Bavarians are now seven points clear, essentially ending the title race just two weeks after play resumed in Germany's top flight. The eyes of the footballing world were on Der Klassiker on Tuesday evening, as Borussia Dortmund hosted Bayern Munich. The two teams produced an entertaining spectacle – but also the most predictable Bundesliga outcome: a Bayern win. In a way, it was a great advertisement for the competition, following on from the many wonderful games we have seen since Germany's top

There is no better time for football fans to pick a Bundesliga club to support during the remaining eight rounds of the 2019/20 season. As top-level action returned to television screens, many fans, who may not have followed German football, found themselves drawn to Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. For supporters in Southeast Asia, who are more accustomed to cheering on teams like Johor Darul Ta'zim, Muangthong United and Tampines Rovers, it may not be immediately clear which team to support. Here to

The German women’s championship will resume behind closed doors on May 29, the country’s football federation announced on Wednesday, after a suspension of almost three months due to the coronavirus. The men’s season resumed last weekend, also without fans and under strict health measures designed to minimise the threat from the virus. “I am very happy that the Bundesliga’s women’s clubs have come out in favour of the continuation of the season,” said DFB president Fritz Keller. “It’s precisely this unity that we

Germany's Bundesliga became the first top European league to restart at the weekend with leaders Bayern Munich staying four points clear following a 2-0 win at Union Berlin behind closed doors. After a two-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, draconian hygiene measures were enforced at all nine matches. The players are being regularly tested for the virus and substitutes wore face masks while sitting spaced out on the benches. The games took place without fans with the players' voices audible inside the

With the Bundesliga back under way and with our brains reprogrammed solely onto German football for the time being, it may be simple for the new fans among us to assume that it's just Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund who have historically dominated the league in recent times. And to be honest, that's often fairly accurate...but occasionally, an underdog has come along and upset the status quo. It could even happen this campaign with Mönchengladbach and RB Leipzig in hot pursuit of the top

Bremen (Germany), May 19 Bayer Leverkusen cruised past Werder Bremen 4-1 as the Bundesliga completed its first full round of games on Monday after resuming competition. German soccer has so far avoided major pitfalls in three days of games following a two-month suspension for the coronavirus pandemic. Some of Leverkusen''s players clustered together after scoring in Werder''s empty stadium, rather than opting for the league''s recommended celebrations of minimal physical contact. Werder was without one player who was isolating at home after someone

Football is back and fans who have been starved of watching any live sport, can finally tune into their TV sets, grab a bowl of popcorn, and enjoy some live football action courtesy Bundesliga, the German football league. For a couple of months, fans and sport stars have been keeping themselves entertained through home videos and it is quite a coincidence that arguably the best football home video comes at a time when the actual sport is back live on television. A cat has

Top-flight football returned for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic brought the sporting calendar to a grinding halt across the globe. The Bundesliga returned in Germany in empty stadiums as sport-starved fans got a taste of what the future of sport would be like in the wake of the pandemic. Some of the big names, including leaders Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, were in action on the weekend of the league's restart. The games were played in front of empty stands in

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Players arriving in several sparsely-populated team buses, substitutes wearing masks and goal celebrations limited to elbow bumps – when German football returns to the pitch this weekend, it will have to follow a draconian set of guidelines. The German Football League presented political leaders with a 51-page document of guidelines to earn the right for the Bundesliga to become the first of Europe’s big five leagues to resume action. The matches will be surrounded by extraordinary measures to protect players and officials from infection by coronavirus. And the

The resumption of Bundesliga behind locked doors on Saturday was viewed by over six million fans in Germany, which is a new record for broadcasters Sky according to website DWDL.de. When the German league resumed on Saturday afternoon after a two-month break due to the coronavirus, Sky had 3.68 million viewers watching the matches on it's subscription TV channels in Germany. The domestic figure is more than double the usual audience for a typical round of Saturday matches. In addition, 2.45 million viewers watched the

We are just a few days into the January transfer window and already Chelsea has made a high profile signing. Borrusia Dortmund winger Christian Pulisic was signed by the Blues for a whopping $73 million. While still just 20-years-old Pulisic is widely touted as one of the world’s best young players. However, the amount Chelsea paid for the services of the American has raised several eyebrows. Christian Pulisic is right now Chelsea’s third most expensive signing and the most expensive American player in

Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski has confessed that he could retire from football when his contract at Bayern Munich expires in 2021. The 30-year-old Poland captain was keen on parting ways with Bayern Munich in the summer when his agent Pini Zahavi was trying to force a move claiming the striker was in need of a fresh start elsewhere. "He needs a change and a new challenge in his career" super agent Zahavi said back then,   However, Lewandowski has had a

The price-tag of former Manchester City youngster Jadon Sancho has just sky-rocketed, after his impressive start to the new campaign with Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund. The 18-year-old England international has been really good on the wings for the club from Germany and has caught the attention of a lot of top clubs across Europe, which has seen his asking price jump to a massive £79m from a mere £8.7m, few months ago (according to CIES Football Observatory). The winger already has six goals and

Bundesliga Champions Bayern Munich have endured a disaster of a season, and it has opened up a Pandora's box at the Alliance Arena. As per reports in Germany, players are turning against their coach Niko Kovac and the club is having a tough time trying to control the escalating crisis. Bayern who won the last six consecutive Bundesliga titles are currently reeling at fifth this season. Kovac’s men have failed to win any of their previous three league matches thus putting rivals Borrusia

Former Arsenal Boss, Arsene Wenger is in the right mix to replace Niko Kovac at Bayern Munich. The Croatian’s future looks bleak with Bayern fifth in the table and nine points adrift of leaders Borussia Dortmund. And in these conditions, it is the name of the Frenchman that is doing the rounds in the Bavarian club. It remains to be seen how much longer he lasts at the Allianz Arena with Bayern considering replacing him. After Kovac’s recent Bundesliga disaster, a press conference

Saturday’s Bundesliga action saw Niko Kovac’s Bayern Munich loosing points at home yet again. This is the worst that the Bavarians started a Bundesliga campaign for 24 years. Having gone into Saturday's match seven points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund, Bayern needed a victory against Fortuna Dusseldorf to keep the chase up. But as Dortmund cruised a victory away at Mainz, Bayern stuttered at home yet again. Having led 2-0 and 3-1, the Bavarians contrived to surrender their advantage as Dodi Lukebakio completed his hat-trick with two