In Mauricio PochettinoIn the perfect universe, everyone in the U.S. player pool will maintain top health and fitness throughout the World Cup roster selection process and well into this summer’s soccer fun. Reality, however, has other ideas. Advertisement And for six weeks until he announces his 26 selections, Pochettino will see players return from and…
It is 11:29 p.m. in freezing Zenica when Haris Tabaković places the ball on the penalty spot for the decisive World Cup playoff match between Bosnia and Italy. In front of him is Gianluigi Donnarumma, one of the best goalkeepers of this generation. The striker on loan from Gladbach takes his last deep breath and…
“Dear national coach, Anton Stach is definitely one for the World Cup team. Look at this. A brutal free kick. And I don’t want any objections,” exclaimed Joachim Hebel enthusiastically into the ‘Sky’ microphones, while Anton Stach had just hit his free kick against Aston Villa into the net. He is a regular player in…
Do Italians now have nightmares about Norway when they remember this match? It is not ruled out. After Inter’s debacle against FK Bodø/Glimt (2-5 on aggregate), the Champions League looks very bleak from an Italian point of view. While Napoli didn’t even get past the group stage, Juventus (2-5 against Galatasaray) and Atalanta Bergamo (0-2…
6′ – Bremen comes out of the gates and surprises a, well, surprisingly sleepy Bayern. Kick off! —We are underway! Lineups are available! A strange lineup without the newly expanded Dayot Upamecano and Aleksandar Pavlovic and Alphonso Davies sitting on the bench. Bayern Munich entered uncharted territory by advancing to the semi-finals of the DFB…
image reports that the Borussia Dortmund hierarchy are not happy with Nico Schlotterbeck’s comments following Sunday’s 3-2 win against Heidenheim. After the victory, which meant Die Schwarzgelben closed the gap on Bayern Munich at the top to just six points, Schlotterbeck said: “I think as BVB we have to start saying: ‘We want to be…
Florian Plettenberg reports that exiled Hoffenheim attacker Mërgim Berisha will move to 2. Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern on transfer deadline day. The Pfälzer Red Devils will acquire the former German international without paying a transfer fee to Hoffenheim. Instead, Hoffenheim have secured a resale clause in case Berisha can revive his career. Hoffenheim has been trying…
Every six months, Kicker publishes a ranking of the best players in the Bundesliga, as well as the best German players abroad, divided into several categories. The German football magazine has published its winter rankings, reflecting the results of the first half of the 2025/26 season. Advertisement Below are the forward rankings. world class 1….
The Bundesliga day concludes today with an exciting match between Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim. BVB comes into this match on a 20-match unbeaten streak in the league, against a Hoffenheim side that is just two points behind. Advertisement Today’s match is being played at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund with these lineups: Borussia Dortmund…
Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab is now set to become TSG Hoffenheim’s next rising star in their under-23 team. However, according to RevierSport, the winger is interested in Bayer Leverkusen, 1.FC Köln, Hamburger SV, VfL Wolfsburg and VfB Stuttgart. Advertisement Meanwhile, according to WAZ, Schalke 04, Como 1907 and Club Brugge are also tracking the 20-year-old. The Moroccan’s…
