Gladbach wobbling as Stuttgart charge continues
BREMEN, Germany ● Borussia Moenchengladbach’s hold on the fourth and final Champions League spot for next season weakened on Tuesday as they were held 2-2 by 10-man Werder Bremen in their Bundesliga clash. Moenchengladbach – who have turned things round remarkably from avoiding relegation last season through a play-off – still hold a [...]
Raul rekindles Schalke fire
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany ● His side may have bowed out of the Europa League in midweek but Spanish veteran striker Raul encouraged Schalke’s ambitions of reaching next season’s Champions League with a brace in Sunday’s 3-0 win over Hanover. Raul, a three-times European Cup winner with Real Madrid, struck early in both halves to see off [...]
Bayern and Dortmund make no fault
MUNICH, Germany ● Bayern Munich thanked a Mario Gomez brace as they stayed in the Bundesliga title hunt with a 2-1 win over Augsburg on Saturday – but the Bavarians still trail Dortmund by three points after the table-toppers won 3-1 at Wolfsburg. Bayern are the record title winners with 22 crowns but [...]
Goalie Wiese to leave Werder
BREMEN, Germany – Germany goalkeeper Tim Wiese will leave Werder Bremen at the end of the season after seven years with the Bundesliga club. Wiese told club officials he would not be extending his contract when it expires at the end of the season. He did not say where he was going but was quoted [...]
Gomez inks new Bayern contract
MUNICH, Germany • Bayern Munich’s Mario Gomez has extended his contract by three years to 2016 the day after his club booked a place in the Champions League semi-finals, the forward said on Wednesday. The 26-year-old, who was Bundesliga top scorer last season and jointly leads this season’s charts with 23 goals, has been [...]
Ex-Liverpool star Hyypia to coach Leverkusen
LEVERKUSEN, Germany • Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday sacked coach Robin Dutt in the wake of his team’s 2-0 home defeat by Freiburg in the German league with ex-Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia stepping in as caretaker coach. Dutt was summonsed to a meeting with Leverkusen’s director of sport Rudi Voeller and chairman Wolfgang Holzhaeuser on [...]
Gladbach slump continues
HANOVER, Germany • Borussia Moenchengladbach’s slump continued on Sunday as they lost 2-1 at Hanover to leave them 12 points behind German league leaders Borussia Dortmund with six games left. This was Gladbach’s second straight league defeat and they have picked up just six points from a possible 21 in their last seven games. Despite Sunday’s [...]
Bayern hot in pursuit
NUREMBERG, Germany • Bayern Munich trimmed Borussia Dortmund’s lead at the top of the German league back to three points on Saturday as the Bavarians’ 1-0 win at Nuremberg heated up the title race with six games left. After champions Dortmund were held to a dramatic 4-4 draw at home to Stuttgart on Friday [...]
