Bundesliga

Kompany, Alonso call for action on player workload amid strike talks

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany and his Bayer Leverkusen counterpart Xabi Alonso on Friday joined the growing chorus calling for action on player workload, amid talks of strikes.

Kane hattrick sends Bayern Munich top of the Bundesliga

Bayern Munich maintained their perfect start to the season and jumped to the top of the Bundesliga table after hammering newly-promoted Holstein Kiel 6-1. Jamal Musiala scored the third fastest goal in Bundesliga history, giving Bayern the lead after just 15 seconds.

Alonso hopes short preparation time enough for Leverkusen to bounce back

Bayer Leverkusen's 35-game unbeaten Bundesliga run came to an end in their last game and manager Xabi Alonso hopes the short time he has had with his players will be sufficient to get back to winning ways.

Mueller scores in his record 710th match for Bayern

Mueller, who played his first game for the club in 2008, moved past former goalkeeper Sepp Maier to outright first on the appearance list in all competitions.

Leverkusen's 35-game unbeaten run in Bundesliga snapped by Leipzig

In a volatile match which saw visiting coach Marco Rose sent to the stands in the first half, Leverkusen jumped out to a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Jeremie Frimpong and Alex Grimaldo.

Harry Kane receives European Golden Shoe in Munich

Bayern Munich and England striker Harry Kane received the Golden Shoe award as the highest goalscorer in a European football league at a ceremony in the Bavarian capital on Tuesday.

Kane helps Bayern to win at Wolfsburg on Kompany debut

Harry Kane helped drag Bayern Munich to a come-from-behind 3-2 win at Wolfsburg on Sunday in new manager Vincent Kompany's Bundesliga debut.

Leverkusen coach Alonso says Bayern 'favourites' in Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said Thursday that Bayern Munich are the Bundesliga title favourites this season, despite his side's incredible league and cup double last campaign.

Five new faces to watch in the Bundesliga this season

The 2024-25 Bundesliga season kicks off on Friday when champions Bayer Leverkusen visit local rivals Borussia Moenchengladbach.

May 26, 2024
May 26, 2024

Leverkusen's 'dream season' will long be remembered: Alonso

Bayer Leverkusen's German league and Cup double was the result of players keeping faith in the team throughout what turned into a dream season, their coach Xabi Alonso said on Saturday.

May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024

Leverkusen's Wirtz named Bundesliga Player of the Season

Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz has been voted Player of the Season in the Bundesliga, the German League said on Monday, after the midfielder helped his club in winning their first league title.

May 18, 2024
May 18, 2024

Alonso is 'why we are successful', says Leverkusen's Tah

Alonso's men, who have a Europa League final against Atalanta and a German Cup final versus Kaiserslautern to come this week, have not lost in any competition this season -- a run of 51 games.

May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024

'Couldn't agree on terms': Tuchel confirms Bayern exit

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel confirmed on Friday he will leave the club at the end of the season, saying he "couldn't agree on terms" to stay on.

May 13, 2024
May 13, 2024

Brilliant Leverkusen stretch unbeaten run to 50

Bayer Leverkusen stretched their season-long unbeaten run to 50 games with a 5-0 win at 10-man Bochum on Sunday.

May 9, 2024
May 9, 2024

Another record beckons Leverkusen

Xabi Alonso's rampaging Bayer Leverkusen will have an additional incentive in Thursday's home second-leg Europa League semifinal against Roma: breaking a 59-year-old European football record.

May 4, 2024
May 4, 2024

Bayern slump to loss against Stuttgart as Real await

Bayern, who are in second place on 69 points, two ahead of Stuttgart in third with two games left, face Real in Spain on Wednesday after their 2-2 draw in Munich.

April 28, 2024
April 28, 2024

Harry Kane targets Bundesliga scoring record

Harry Kane has his eyes set on Robert Lewandowski's record for most Bundesliga goals in a season after scoring twice in a 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, but the England striker acknowledges he needs "to get a move on".

April 28, 2024
April 28, 2024

Leverkusen score last-gasp goal to stretch record unbeaten run

Leverkusen have now scored 16 goals in stoppage time in all competitions this season

April 26, 2024
April 26, 2024

'Catastrophe' for Nagelsmann if Germany flop at Euro 2024, says Bayern chief

Honorary Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness said it would be "a catastrophe" for Julian Nagelsmann if Germany are not successful at Euro 2024 after turning down the chance to return to his club.