Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer

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  Column: German domination of football? Not quite

  In football, is Germany a nation of chokers? The big surprise about the Champions League final on Saturday isn't the teams — Bayern Munich and ... 

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  Juventus' Buffon to miss Pescara match with flu

  Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has the flu and will not play in Saturday's Serie A match against Pescara. Buffon came in for heavy criticism ... 

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  After Bayern loss, Juve faces last-place Pescara

  Gianluigi Buffon and Juventus have the perfect opportunity to bounce back from their stinging defeat to Bayern Munich when the Serie A leader hosts ... 

• FIFA investigates Zambia over match-fixing players

  FIFA is investigating Zambian officials over allegations they allowed eight players banned for match-fixing in a notorious case in Finland to return ... 

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  Pope's resignation stuns native Germany

  Many in Germany haven't always had an easy relationship with the conservative-minded Pope Benedict XVI, but most on Monday praised their countryman's ... 

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  Pep Guardiola to become Bayern coach

  Pep Guardiola, who led Barcelona to 14 titles over four seasons and turned the Spanish club into arguably the best team in the world, has agreed to ... 

• Bayern Munich coaches in Bundesliga

  A list of Bayern Munich's coaches in the Bundesliga: 1965-1968 — Zlatko Cajkovski 1968-1970 — Branko Zebec 1970-1975 — Udo Lattek 1975-1977 — Dettmar ... 

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  Messi wins record 4th world's best player award

  Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award on Monday as an expected reward for his astonishing 91-goal year for Barcelona and Argentina in 2012.