Borussia Dortmund’s Der Klassiker success put them in control of the league, but their manager knows not to take anything for granted Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre insisted the Bundesliga title race was still wide open after his side overcame Bayern Munich 3-2 in a thrilling Der Klassiker. Marco Reus twice cancelled out goals from…
Deschamps lavishes praise on Bayern and Tottenham target Pavard
The defender’s grounded nature and self-confidence were instrumental to his World Cup breakthrough, according to the France boss. Didier Deschamps has labelled Benjamin Pavard a new “star” as the defender’s profile soars in the afterglow of France’s triumphant World Cup campaign. Pavard, 22, exceeded expectations to start all but one match in Russia as Les…
Hazard reunion ruled out by Thorgan as Eden mulls over Chelsea future
Click:woven vs non woven geotextile The Borussia Monchengladbach star is a Belgium international team-mate of his brother, but does not want to work with him again at club level Thorgan Hazard says it would be “difficult” for him to play alongside brother Eden at club level, despite having previously spent time with him at Chelsea….
'Whatever bulls*it you say, no one forgets' – Klopp defends spending comments
Liverpool’s recent spending has seen historic quotes criticising Manchester United resurface, but the manager thinks they remain true Jurgen Klopp insists his 2016 comments criticising the eagerness to splash the cash in modern football are still true despite his own lavish spending in recent times at Liverpool. When Manchester United signed Paul Pogba in 2016,…
How Thorgan Hazard is stepping out of his brother’s shadow as he matches Eden goal for goal
The second-oldest sibling has spent his life being compared to the Belgium captain, but now he’s starting to match his brother’s performances Before Belgium’s run to the World Cup semi-final, Roberto Martinez’s side had to navigate a difficult qualifying group including Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Having won their first four games comfortably, with Eden…
Bayern pair Boateng and Hummels not good enough for Germany, says Low
The two centre-backs have struggled with Bayern and the national team manager has explained that they are not currently up to his standard Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels have not been playing well enough to warrant Germany call-ups, according to national team manager Joachim Low. Both Boateng and Hummels have struggled for Bayern Munich thus…
Bayern target Arp signs new Hamburg contract until 2020
The 18 year old is hot property in the Bundesliga, but he has committed his immediate future to relegated Hamburg despite interest from the champions Hamburg have renewed the contract of hot prospect Jann-Fiete Arp, who has ignored overtures from Bayern Munich to commit his future to the club. After years of battling for survival…
'Robben is still a good player' – Bayern boss Kovac urges 34-year-old to 'march forward'
The Dutchman said that retiring from international duty has helped his fitness but admits his club future beyond this season is uncertain Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac has urged 34-year-old Arjen Robben to ‘march forward’ as the Bavarians prepare to do battle with Ajax in the Champions League. The Dutchman, who won the Eredivisie’s Young…
Kovac unsure on Bayern Munich future as he admits time is short
The Bundesliga champions saw a winless run stretched to four games with defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach, leaving their manager feeling the pressure Niko Kovac admits he is unlikely to be given long to turn around Bayern Munich’s fortunes following their shock defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach. The Bundesliga champions were beaten 3-0 at the Allianz Arena…
Sancho saluted by former England captain for realising his talent would be wasted at Man City
The talented teenager took the brave decision to head for Germany in 2017 with it clear that he would not be seeing regular minutes in England Jadon Sancho has been hailed for making a “great move” to Borussia Dortmund, with former England captain Paul Ince “fed up” of seeing talent such as his go to…