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Lopetegui defends ´incredible´ Mourinho 28 September 2015 16:03 Porto head coach Julen Lopetegui has jumped to the defence of Jose Mourinho following Chelsea's poor start to the season. The Premier League champions have lost three of the opening seven games of their title defence and sit...

Guardiola walks out on media after England question 25 September 2015 12:40 Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola ended his news conference in abrupt fashion on Friday when asked about speculation linking him with the job of England manager. A report in English newspaper The Sun has suggested...

Eberl: Favre remains right man for the Monchengladbach job 21 September 2015 14:51 Borussia Monchengladbach sporting director Max Eberl was "very, very sad" at Lucien Favre's decision to resign and claimed he is still "the right man for the job 100 per cent". Favre opted to quit as coach on...

Bayer Leverkusen v BATE: Schmidt´s men seek to maintain group stage record 14 September 2015 19:00 Bayer Leverkusen will hope to get their bid for another successful Champions League group stage up and running with victory over BATE at the BayArena on Wednesday. The Bundesliga club are in...

Schalke´s ´pressure and expectation´ scared Draxler away 10 September 2015 Julian Draxler's concerns about what the "pressure and expectation" at Schalke would mean for his long-term career prompted his move to Wolfsburg. The highly rated youngster signed a five-year deal with Wolfsburg on...

Former club reveal Schweinsteiger cost United €9m 9 September 2015 Manchester United paid just €9 million to secure the services of Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern Munich, according to his former youth side TSV 1860 Rosenheim. Schweinsteiger swapped the Bundesliga for the Premier League...

Fresh injury blow for Dortmund´s Durm 9 September 2015 Erik Durm is to miss a further six weeks of action after the Borussia Dortmund full-back underwent surgery on a knee injury. The defender has yet to feature for the Bundesliga side this season, while he also sat out Germany's Euro 2016...

Dortmund legend Dede backs Tuchel to succeed 4 September 2015 18:52 Former Borussia Dortmund star Dede has backed Thomas Tuchel to replicate the success of his predecessor Jurgen Klopp. Tuchel has won all eight of his competitive fixtures in charge of Dortmund so far, with his side...

Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Monchengladbach: New boss Tuchel set for Bundesliga opener 13 August 2015 17:37 Thomas Tuchel begins his first Bundesliga campaign as Borussia Dortmund head coach with the visit of Borussia Monchengladbach to Signal Iduna Park on Saturday. Tuchel took over from...

Pellegrini leaves De Bruyne door open 10 August 2015 Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini refused to rule out the arrival of Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruyne is reportedly close to making the move to the Premier League, with City said to have made a formal bid in the...

Sammer: Pep is petulant By Mark Doyle Aug 7, 2015 15:14:00 The Catalan was criticised for clashing with AC Milan midfielder Nigel de Jong on Tuesday but the Bayern sporting director views the incident as evidence of the coach's commitment Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer has...

Gotze and Draxler aren't champions like Tevez, Pirlo and Vidal - Matthaus Rupert Fryer Aug 4, 2015 11:26:33 The former Germany international says his two countrymen are technically blessed but lack the resolve possessed by the men they've been tipped to replace Former Germany international...

Monchengladbach snap up Elvedi 24 June 2015 Borussia Monchengladbach have completed the signing of young Swiss defender Nico Elvedi from FC Zurich on a four-year contract. The 18-year-old will undergo a medical before signing a deal until 2019 to seal a switch to the Bundesliga side for an...

Zorc quells rumours over Papastathopoulos and Bender 20 June 2015 Borussia Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc says both Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Sven Bender have a part to play in Thomas Tuchel's debut season at the club. Defender Papastathopoulos and midfielder Bender have been...

Schweinsteiger 'very sad' after death of Irish fan in Berkeley tragedy By Goal Ireland Jun 18, 2015 17:54:00 The Bayern Munich midfielder has written a message of support to the family of Nick Schuster, as well as offering condolences to those affected by the accident Bastian...

Dortmund goalkeeping spot up for grabs - Tuchel Matthew Rogerson Jun 15, 2015 18:14:38 Roman Burki, Roman Weidenfeller and Mitch Langerak are all vying to be the club's No.1 next season Thomas Tuchel says he has made no decision over who his first choice goalkeeper will be at Borussia...

Weinzierl extends Augsburg stay 11 June 2015 In-demand Augsburg coach Markus Weinzierl has decided to extend his stay with the Bundesliga club, signing a contract until 2019. Schalke were one of the clubs Weinzierl was linked to after the 40-year-old led Augsburg to a fifth-placed finish in...

Guardiola must spend for Bayern to be like Barcelona, says Hamann By SW Lim Jun 8, 2015 10:56:02 The ex-Germany international remains skeptical of the Catalan's ability but thinks a squad renewal can make up for their shortcomings Former Bayern Munich midfielder Dietmar Hamann believes that...

Rosen hails Schar capture 4 June 2015 The capture of Switzerland international Fabian Schar from Basel shows Hoffenheim are heading in the right direction, according to the Bundesliga club's sporting director Alexander Rosen. Schar has signed a four-year contract with Hoffenheim after an...