Leverkusen reclaim second despite draw
BERLIN, Germany ● Bayer Leverkusen reclaimed second place in the Bundesliga from defending champions Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, despite being held to a goalless draw at gritty Freiburg. Leverkusen’s draw means league leaders Bayern Munich, who are at VfB Stuttgart on Sunday, can extend their lead to 11 points if they earn their 15th win [...]
Hoffenheim signs Eugen Polanski from Mainz
SINSHEIM, Germany ● Hoffenheim has signed Poland midfielder Eugen Polanski from Bundesliga rival Mainz. Hoffenheim says on its website that the 26-year-old Polanski will sign a deal until 2015. Polanski previously played for Borussia Moenchengladbach, then Spanish side Getafe, before returning to the Bundesliga by joining Mainz in 2009. He has played 87 Bundesliga [...]
Hoffenheim coach Babbel under pressure
BERLIN, Germany ● Marco Arnautovic scored a hat trick as Werder Bremen beat Hoffenheim 4-1 in the Bundesliga on Sunday, increasing the pressure on Hoffenheim coach Markus Babbel. Hoffenheim remains in the relegation playoff place after its fourth straight defeat and club manager Andreas Mueller did not provide Babbel with any reassurances after what he [...]
Wolves give Allofs a winning start at Hoffenheim
BERLIN. Germany ● VfL Wolfsburg celebrated their first Bundesliga win under new director of sport Klaus Allofs on Sunday with a 3-1 victory at Hoffenheim while leaders Bayern Munich finished the weekend eight points clear. After 13 years as Werder Bremen’s general manager, Allofs announced on Wednesday he had moved to the 2009 German champions [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Frankfurt take the lead in Bundesliga
NUREMBERG, Germany ● Champions Borussia Dortmund had to come from behind to draw 1-1 at Nuremberg on Saturday, while promoted Eintracht Frankfurt routed nine-man Hoffenheim 4-0 to top the Bundesliga table. With Bayern Munich hosting VfB Stuttgart on Sunday at the Allianz Arena, Dortmund had to settle for a point in Franconia after a lively [...]
Hoffenheim embarrassed in German Cup
BERLIN, Germany ● Defending champion Borussia Dortmund progressed to the second round of the German Cup on Saturday, while fourth-tier club Berliner AK caused a sensation by knocking out Bundesliga side Hoffenheim with a 4-0 win. Marco Reus, Jakub Blaszczykowski and Ivan Perisic scored in Dortmund’s 3-0 win at fourth-tier team Oberneuland, a suburb of [...]
Swansea made sure Sigurdsson isn’t going anywhere
SWANSEA, Wales ● Swansea City have agreed a club-record £6.8 million fee for Hoffenheim midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson. The Welsh Premier League club also denied claims that Liverpool have contacted them again for permission to speak with Brendan Rodgers for the managerial vacancy at Anfield. Sigurdsson, an Iceland international, joined the Swans on loan in [...]
