
Bayern routs Schalke as Hamburg stuns Dortmund
Defender David Alaba scored two goals as Bayern Munich eased to a 4-0 victory over Schalke on Saturday to open a 15-point lead in the Bundesliga.

Slumping Schalke at Bayern, Dortmund vs. Hamburg
Defending champion Borussia Dortmund has climbed to second place and all it can do now is hope for a run of blunders by runaway Bundesliga leader ...

Balotelli tops AP rankings after 1st Milan game
Back in Italy after a turbulent period in England, Mario Balotelli has been voted player of the week in the Associated Press global football rankings ...
Klose is latest to miss Germany friendly in France
Germany's injury problems mounted on Monday when Miroslav Klose became the latest player to pull out of Wednesday's friendly with France.
8 Dortmund fans banned for flying neo-Nazi banners
Eight Borussia Dortmund fans who displayed neo-Nazi banners during a game have been banned from attending Sunday's Bundesliga match at Bayer ...

Gomez back in Germany squad for France friendly
Mario Gomez is back in Germany's squad for Wednesday's friendly against France in Paris. Germany coach Joachim Loew announced the squad on Friday, ...
Dortmund fights Leverkusen for 2nd in Bundesliga
With Bayern Munich comfortably clear in the Bundesliga, defending champion Borussia Dortmund visits Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday for a clash likely to ...
AP Global Football 10-Quotebox
James Porteous, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong. "Anything you can do ... just hours after (Cristiano) Ronaldo scored his 19th hat trick for Real ...

Lionel Messi, Ronaldo lead AP player rankings
Lionel Messi's four-goal burst ensured that he and Barcelona returned to the top of the Associated Press Global Football rankings this week.

Bayern beats Stuttgart to stretch Bundesliga lead
Mario Mandzukic scored a goal and set up another Sunday as Bayern Munich beat Stuttgart 2-0 to extend its lead in the Bundesliga. The Croatia striker ...

Dortmund beats Nuremberg 3-0 in Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund maintained its winning start to the year with a 3-0 victory over Nuremberg in the Bundesliga on Friday. Jakub Blaszczykowski ...

Dortmund hosts Nuremberg, Bayern in Stuttgart
According to Franck Ribery, Bayern Munich needs to remain vigilant despite its massive lead in the Bundesliga because one defeat would be enough to ...

Barcelona, Messi fall from top of AP rankings
Lionel Messi and Barcelona were dumped from the top of the Associated Press Global Football Rankings this week and were replaced by rivals Cristiano ...

Bayern wins 2-0, Leverkusen beats Eintracht 3-1
Mario Mandzukic scored both goals in Bayern Munich's 2-0 win over bottom-place Greuther Fuerth as the Bundesliga season resumed on Saturday after its ...

Bayern steals the show with Guardiola signing
Bayern Munich stole the show even before the Bundesliga season resumes this weekend by signing Pep Guardiola as its new coach. Guardiola will inherit ...

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 ...
Bolstered by young players, Bundesliga is booming
The stadiums are full, the games are close and all seven Bundesliga clubs have advanced to the knockout stage in European competitions for the first ...
Nuri Sahin returns to Borussia Dortmund
Midfielder Nuri Sahin is returning to Borussia Dortmund, the club he helped win the Bundesliga title before unsuccessful stints with Real Madrid and ...
Bender, Subotic agree long-term Dortmund deals
Germany midfielder Sven Bender and Serbia defender Neven Subotic have agreed to long-term deals to stay with Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund says on its ...
Ivan Perisic joins Wolfsburg from Dortmund
Croatia midfielder Ivan Perisic is joining Wolfsburg from Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund says on its website that both clubs have ...

Barcelona plays Milan in Champs League last 16
Real Madrid will face Manchester United in a mouthwatering Champions League last-16 clash that sends Cristiano Ronaldo back to where he made his ...

Dortmund routs Hannover 5-1 in Cup, Bayern up next
Mario Goetze scored a hat trick on Wednesday as defending champion Borussia Dortmund routed Hannover 5-1 in the German Cup to set up a quarterfinal ...