Former Chelsea star Michael Ballack has urged the Blues’ hierarchy to meet the ambitions of Eden Hazard in order to keep him at Stamford Bridge for the long term. The Belgium international currently has just 18 months remaining on his existing deal with the Blues and this has recently intensified the speculation of him parting…
Is this the season that Borussiadethrones Bayern Munich?
For the past 6 seasons of the Bundesliga, it has been Bayern Munich the club that has consistently managed to come out on top as the champions. This has caused criticism towards that league as they are clearly the club that has a substantially higher amount of wealth, at least compared to the rest of…
Robert Lewandowski confirms he asked Bayern for summer exit
Poland international Robert Lewandowski has confirmed that he had asked Bayern Munich for a potential exit during the summer transfer window. The 30-year-old had come for plenty of criticism from the fans after failing to contribute during the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid and he was thereafter blamed once more after Bayern’s shock defeat…
Dortmund Under Pressure In Europa League
German Bundesliga giant Borussia Dortmund BVB are under pressure ahead of the return leg in the Europa League. The German side lost 2-1 at home to Salzburg in a game that was supposed to be under wraps. The first leg of the Last 16 clash ended shockingly for the hosts as Valon Berisha handed the…
DORTMUND BACK TO WINNING WAYS WITH NEW COACH
Borussia Dortmund are back to winning ways under recently appointed manager Peter Stoger. Die Schwarzgelben thrashed their hosts Mainz 2-0 to win their first game after a nine-game winless run. Mainz should have scored first but Suat Serdar’s long distance effort hit the post. He got another chance when Emil Berggreen nodded the ball down…
DORTMUND SIGN YARMOLENKO AFTER DEMBELE EXITS
German side Borussia Dortmund have completed the deal for Ukrainian AndriyYarmolenkofor an undisclosed fee. The German Bundesliga outfit announced the deal just before Barcelona revealed that they have snapped up their target Ousmane Dembele. The Catalan side wants Dembele to be the long term replacement for Brazilian forward Neymar Jr., who moved to Paris St…
BETWEEN WATZKE AND TUCHEL, DORTMUND LOST
In failing to sustain his magic during his time at Dortmund, Jurgen Klopp left the Westfalenstadion with a fan base girded with the fear of how the hell they were going to not fall into the very oblivion every bundesliga team that challenged Bayern Munich for the past decade fell. Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Wolfsburg and Schalke…
BORUSSIA DORTMUND ATTACK OUT OF GREED
German side Borussia Dortmund had their team bus attacked as they set out to play Monaco in the Champions League. A player Marc Bartra and a policeman picked up injuries in the triple-blast incident. Initially, there were fears that it was a terror attack as early investigations saw notes that had a link to Islamic…
FIFA RELEASES DIRECTOR OF WOMEN FOOTBALL
World football apex body FIFA has announced the releasing of the Director of Women Football Tatjana Haenni. She held the post for 18 years but the organization decided to “restructure” things. “In November last year, Sarai Bareman was appointed Chief Football Officer. She heads the newly created Women’s Football Division and reports directly to FIFA…
TUCHEL DENIES BUST-UP WITH GOTZE
Thomas Tuchel Dortmund’s manager has refuted claims of a training bust-up with striker Mario Gotze. Reports in German media suggested a bust-up ensued between Tuchel and Gotze because of the player’s insipid performance during a passing drill. Gotze, who returned to Borussia Dortmund after a disappointing stint with archrival Bayern Munich, has so far not…