Heldt extends contract with German side Schalke
September 9th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Sep 9 (IANS) Schalke director of sport and communication Horst Heldt has extended his running contract until 2016, the club said on its official homepage.Although the final signatures have ... Read more...
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Schalke and Hannover tie match 2-2
August 27th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 27 (IANS) Schalke 04 and Hannover drew 2-2 in a game where both sides recovered from deficits to close the opening round of Bundesliga.Hannover shocked the visitors with ... Read more...
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Bayern Munich claims win against newcomer
August 26th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 26 (IANS) Bayern Munich claimed a comfortable 3-0 win against newcomer Greuther Fuerth at the Bundesliga Saturday.In another match, Monchengladbach's Juan Arangos' dead ball goal sealed the ... Read more...
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Reigning champion Dortmund defeat Bremen in season opener
August 25th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Dortmund, Aug 25 (IANS) The 50th Bundesliga kicked-off as defending champion Borussia Dortmund defeated Werder Bremen 2-1 owing to the winner by substitute Mario Goetze, at the Signal Iduna Park ... Read more...
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Bayern Munich move up in German Cup
August 21st, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 21 (IANS) Bayern Munich have defeated second division side Regensburg 4-0, thanks to a brace by striker Mario Mandzukic, in the first round of German Cup (DFB ... Read more...
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Hannover qualifies for Europa League playoffs
August 10th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 10 (IANS) Bundesliga football club Hannover defeated Irish team St. Patrick's Athletic 5-0 on aggregate to qualify for Europa League playoffs.Hannover wrapped a 3-0 away win in the ... Read more...
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Monchengladbach sign Dutch striker Luuk de Jong
July 19th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, July 19 (IANS) Borussia Monchengladbach has signed on Twente Enschede striker Luuk de Jong until 2017, the club said in a statement.After long back and forth, the "Foals" signed ... Read more...
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Monchengladbach signs De Jong from Twente
July 18th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, July 18 (IANS) Dutch club FC Twente and Borussia Monchengladbach have agreed on the transfer of Luuk de Jong to Germany, they announced Wednesday.The 21-year-old forward signed a ... Read more...
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Bremen sign Dutch midfielder Eljero Elia till 2016
July 11th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, July 11 (IANS) Dutch international midfielder Eljero Elia has been transferred from Juventus to Werder Bremen, the club said.After long back and forth, Bundesliga side Bremen confirmed the signing ... Read more...
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Sunil Chhetri will be Indian football’s brand ambassador: Patel
July 5th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel lauded Portugal club Sporting Lisbon signing Sunil Chhetri and said that it was the dawn of ... Read more...
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Monchengladbach coach Lucien Favre extends contract
July 5th, 2012 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, July 5 (IANS) Monchengladbach coach Lucien Favre has extended his contract with the Bundesliga football club until 2015."I was in talks with the board and the management for a ... Read more...
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Schalke sign Swiss midfielder Barnetta
July 4th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, July 4 (IANS) German Bundesliga side Schalke secured Swiss international midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta on a free transfer until 2015, the football club website states.The 27-year-old Swiss, transferred from league ... Read more...
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Wolfsburg reject Flamengo bid for Diego
June 30th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 30 (IANS) Bundesliga club Wolfsburg has reportedly rejected an offer from Flamengo for Brazilian playmaker Diego.Flamengo's bid for 50 percent of the player's economic rights was ... Read more...
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Bayern Munich signs Wolfsburg striker Mandzukic
June 28th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, June 28 (IANS) German club Wolfsburg have agreed on a transfer for striker Mario Mandzukic to join Bayern Munich until 2016.The Croatian international will travel to Munich in ... Read more...
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German Bundesliga kicks off August 27
June 27th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, June 27 (IANS) The German Football League (DFL) has revealed the match fixtures for the 50th Bundesliga season.Th 2012-13 season starts, as always, with the Bundesliga champions Borussia ... Read more...
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Brazilian playmaker to undergo medical with Udinese
June 26th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 26 (IANS) Brazilian midfielder Maicosuel has been freed by his club Botafogo to travel to Italy for a medical with Italian Serie A club Udinese.Maicosuel boarded ... Read more...
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Czech defender Selassie joins Werder
June 22nd, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Prague, June 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Czech Republic defender Theodor Gebre Selassie has left Czech champions Slovan Liberec to join Werder Bremen, the German club announced Friday.The Czech-born right-back, whose father ... Read more...
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German side Stuttgart signs midfielder Tunay Torun
June 7th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, June 7 (IANS) Turkish international Tunay Torun joined German team Stuttgart in a deal that will keep the footballer in Germany till 2015, the club confirmed.The former Berlin midfielder ... Read more...
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Raul rejects contract extension
April 20th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 20 (IANS) Veteran Spanish striker Raul Gonzalez Blanco has decided not to extend his contract with German football club Schalke04 and will leave the Bundesliga when his deal ... Read more...
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German club Cologne sack coach Solbakken
April 13th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 13 (IANS) Struggling German Bundesliga side Cologne sacked Norwegian coach Stale Solbakken following the club's 0-4 hammering in Mainz.The club appointed former coach Frank Schaefer for the final ... Read more...
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Bayern Munich reduces Dortmund’s lead
April 1st, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 1 (IANS) Bayern Munich narrowed the gap with league leaders Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga following a 1-0 victory over Nuremberg.In the southern derby, the Jupp Heynckes ... Read more...
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Nuremberg stun Monchengladbach in Bundesliga
March 5th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, March 5 (IANS) Swiss international and Nuremberg striker Albert Bunjaku handed Monchengladbach a late 0-1 loss to stop their unbeaten run of eight matches.Hoffenheim shared points with Cologne ... Read more...
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Schalke offers Raul new contract
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, March 2 (IANS) German first division football club Schalke 04 have offered veteran Spanish striker Raul a new contract, said Schalke's director of sport Horst Heldt.As Heldt and Raul's ... Read more...
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Monchengladbach draw with Hamburg in Bundesliga
February 25th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 25 (IANS) Second positioned Borussia Monchengladbach shared points against Hamburg after a 1-1 draw in a Bundesliga football match at Borussia Park.In an intensive match, Hamburg equalised in ... Read more...
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Bayern drop points, Dortmund extend lead in Bundesliga
February 19th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 19 (IANS) Bundesliga football leaders Dortmund narrowly won 1-0 against Berlin through Kevin Grokreutz while former champions Bayern Munich were held to a 0-0 draw by bottom-placed ... Read more...
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Otto Rehhagel is new coach of Hertha Berlin
February 19th, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 19 (IANS) Struggling Bundesliga football club Hertha Berlin has roped in coach Otto Rehhagel till the end of the season, manager Michael Preetz said.Seventy three-year-old Rehhagel will join ... Read more...
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Mainz share points with Hoffenheim in Bundesliga
February 18th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 18 (IANS) Hoffenheim earned the sixth draw in front of home crowd as Mainz equalised after an own goal in the 22nd round of Bundesliga football Friday.Hoffenheim was ... Read more...
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Hamburg seal late win over Cologne in Bundesliga
February 13th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 13 (IANS) Hamburg wrapped up a late win against Cologne thanks to striker Jose Paolo Guerrero while bottom-placed sides Augsburg and Nuremberg shared points to close the 21st ... Read more...
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Berlin sack coach Michael Skibbe
February 13th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 13 (IANS) Michael Skibbe has been sacked as coach of Berlin for the team's disastrous show in Bundesliga football and German Cup.Skibbe and co-trainer Edwin Boekamp have been ... Read more...
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Monchengladbach shocks leaders Bayern Munich in Bundesliga
January 21st, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Jan 21 (IANS) Borussia Monchengladbach inflicted a crushing 3-1 defeat on the German record champion and Bundesliga Football League leaders Bayern Munich at a sold-out Borussia Park.Host Borussia ... Read more...
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Newcastle seals deal with Cisse
January 18th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 18 (IANS) English Premier League club Newcastle United confirmed that they have completed the signing of Senegalese striker Papiss Demba Cisse from German side Freiburg.The striker penned a ... Read more...
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Robben hopes Bayern friendly will inspire young Indian footballers
January 10th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Bayern Munich star Arjen Robben hoped that the friendly against the Indian team at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Tuesday in Bhaichung Bhutia's testimonial ... Read more...
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Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern signs Polish lad
January 2nd, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Jan 2 (IANS) German Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern announced Sunday the signing of highly-regarded Poland Under-20 international Jakub Swierczok from Polish second division outfit Polonia Bytom.The 19-year-old signed a three-and-a-half ... Read more...
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Bundesliga club Berlin sign new coach Michael Skibbe
December 23rd, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Dec 23 (IANS) Hertha Berlin signed coach Michael Skibbe after the dismissal of former coach Markus Babbel, the club announced.Michael Skibbe signed a two-and-a-half year contract at the "Hauptstadtclub" ... Read more...
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Russian gas giant may sponsor Bayern Munich
December 23rd, 2011 - 5:38 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian gas giant Gazprom may become a sponsor of German football team Bayern Munich, a giant in the Bundesliga.The Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper said Gazprom ... Read more...
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