Bundesliga luring fans from UK and rest of Europe
BERLIN, Germany ● Borussia Dortmund face neighbours Schalke 04 on Saturday in the Ruhr derby and the Bundesliga’s growing overseas appeal means there will be plenty of interest around the world. Some 80,000 will pack into Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park stadium for the 141st derby with the hosts fourth in the league, two points behind [...]
Hoffenheim stunned by Greuther Fuerth
HOFFENHEIM, Germany ● Lasse Sobiech grabbed an injury-time equaliser amid late drama at Hoffenheim as Greuther Fuerth salvaged a point in a thrilling 3-3 draw in the Bundesliga. The Germany U21 centre-back’s 93rd minute goal pulled the visitors back on level terms for a third time on the night at the Rhein-Neckar Arena. [...]
Dortmund held in Hanover after Diouf’s late goal
BERLIN, Germany ● Defending champions Borussia Dortmund stayed fourth in the Bundesliga on Sunday after Hanover’s Mame Diouf hit a late equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw and a share of the points. Hanover have not lost at home in the Bundesliga for nearly 18 months and ex-Manchester United striker Diouf preserved their proud record [...]
Hoffenheim finally gets their first win
HOFFENHEIM, Germany ● Hoffenheim got their first win on Sunday, relieving a bit of the pressure on coach Markus Babbel. Stuttgart fought back from a two-goal deficit to earn a point in Bremen, while Leverkusen failed to capitalize at home. Hoffenheim head coach Markus Babbel went into Sunday’s game at home to visiting Hanover knowing [...]
Bayern impress, HSV trip Dortmund
MUNICH, Germany ● Toni Kroos and Thomas Mueller fired Bayern Munich back to the top of the Bundelsiga on Saturday with a 2-0 win at Schalke while champions Borussia Dortmund saw their 31-match unbeaten run ended by Hamburg. Bayern clinched a fourth win in four matches and reclaimed top spot on goal difference from [...]
Frankfurt writes history in Bundesliga
FRANKFURT, Germany ● Eintracht Frankfurt became the first promoted club to win its opening four games of the Bundesliga on Friday after a superb solo effort by Japanese midfielder Takashi Inui secured a 2-1 victory at Nuremberg. Goals from Austrian striker Erwin Hoffer and Japanese midfielder Takashi Inui fired them to the top of [...]
Van der Vaart starts second Bundesliga life with loss
FRANKFURT, Germany ● Dutch midfielder Rafael van der Vaart lost on his first appearance back in the Bundesliga with Hamburg on Sunday as his 10-man team went down 3-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt. The three points put Frankfurt second in the table behind leaders Bayern Munich, but having returned to Hamburg from Tottenham Hotspur [...]
Bayern continues perfect start
MUNICH, Germany ● Bayern Munich maintained their perfect start to the Bundesliga season on Saturday when a 3-1 home win over Mainz gave them a third win in three league matches. Bayern stay top having raced into a 2-0 lead at their Allianz Arena as Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic bagged his fifth goal in four [...]
Bayern smash ten-man Stuttgart
MUNICH, Germany ● Bayern Munich floored ten-man VfB Stuttgart 6-1 on Sunday, with Germany’s Thomas Mueller scoring twice, to finish the second weekend of the Bundesliga season at the top of the table. Having signed Javi Martinez for a Bundesliga record 40 million euros ($50.3m) on Thursday from Athletic Bilbao, Bayern still managed to rout [...]
