Bayern Munich have won the Bundesliga title for the 11th consecutive season. Going into the final round, they had to beat FC Koln in Cologne and hope for a Borussia Dortmund slip-up against Mainz 05 at the Signal Iduna Park, and though it seemed unlikely to happen, both conditions were fulfilled on Saturday afternoon, as Bayern emerged victorious at the RheinEnergieStadion, while Dortmund barely scraped a 2-2 draw after trailing 0-2.
These results have put Bayern and Dortmund level on points, but the title is Bayern s due to their superior goal-difference.
It was Kingley Coman who broke the deadlock for the Bavarians in the eighth minute, and Dejan Ljubicic equalized from the spot in the 81st. And just as it seemed the title would slip away, up stepped substitute Jamal …
The French government have banned alcohol in fan zones and sensitive areas on matchdays following the violent scenes that have marred the start of Euro 2016.
Police had to use tear gas and water cannons to try and deal with clashes between supporters of England and Russia, as well as local gangs, over the past three days in Marseille.
There have also been incidents in Nice, where Northern Ireland played Poland on Sunday, and Lille, the venue for the Group C fixture between Germany and Ukraine.
I have asked for all necessary measures to be taken to prohibit the sale, consumption and transport of alcoholic drinks in sensitive areas on match days and the day before, and on days when fan zones are open, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
The events w…
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Hoping to find a route into the play-off places this weekend, Real Oviedo will welcome Almeria to the Estadio Carlos Tartiere on Sunday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, after suffering play-off heartbreak last season, Real Oviedo are desperate to go one-step further this time around. Putting in a gritty performance away at title contenders Levante last time out as they snatched a 0-0 stalemate on the road, Javier Calleja’s men have lost just a pair of their first eight Segunda appearances. Signing off September with an eye-catching 1-0 win against Eibar, the Asturias-based outfit will be hoping to make a top-six statement here. Claiming another 1-0 win against Cartagena on September 15th, Sunday’s hosts will be …
With the European Championships knockout stage getting underway this weekend, we have a stacked Sunday schedule from across the footballing globe.
Watching this summer’s Copa America steal plenty of the headlines, reigning world champions Argentina will feature in the early hours of Sunday.
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Sunday, June 30th
BST 00:30 New York Red Bulls vs DC United
Making a welcomed return to winning ways last weekend as they stormed their way to a 3-0 romp against Toronto, New York have continued on a real MLS flurry since opening up the 2024 campaign. Despite missing out on a play-off ticket last season, the Red Bulls are battling…
Thiago Motta said Juventus main focus was on improving players form, rather than the return of Napoli head coach Antonio Conte.
Conte will be back at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday for the first time as Napoli boss, having enjoyed a trophy-laden career at Juve as both a player and a manager.
As a player, he made 419 appearances, winning 12 titles, while as their head coach, he led Juventus to three consecutive Serie A titles.
Juventus started the campaign with two wins but were then held by Roma and Empoli, while Conte s side are on a three-game winning streak, sitting in second.
Motta s side did, however, return to winning ways in the Champions League in midweek, beating PSV 3-1.
Conte said he was relishing his return to Turin, but Motta did no…
Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has named his 23 squad for the European Championships in Ukraine and Poland.
There were few surprises in the Italian’s selection, as he has gone with tried and tested players from the qualification campaign.
Missing
The Republic of Ireland will be missing Wigan midfielder James McCarthy, who pulled out of the squad due to his father being diagnosed with cancer.
The youngster will be a big miss for the Irish as he is one of the few players that gives the team something different from midfield.
Also missing is Norwich midfield playmaker Wes Hoolahan. The 29 year-old has been in outstanding form for Norwich and has helped them to midtable security in the Premier League this season. He is another player …
The United States fell short tactically at the Women s World Cup and must now look to their European rivals for inspiration.
That is the view of former Italy striker and head coach Carolina Morace, who believes the USA s previous dominance of the women s game owed largely to their players physical attributes.
The four-time winners recorded their worst-ever World Cup performance in Australia and New Zealand, losing to Sweden in a last-16 penalty shoot-out after narrowly avoiding a humiliating group-stage elimination in a goalless draw with Portugal.
Vlatko Andonovski resigned as head coach in the aftermath of their exit, with the USA having failed to score in back-to-back World Cup games for the first time in the tournament s history.
Morace, who scored o…
Claudio Bravo has announced his retirement from professional football.
The 41-year-old goalkeeper began his career at Colo-Colo, before going on to feature for Real Sociedad, Barcelona, Manchester City and Real Betis.
The Chilean represented his national side 150 times after making his debut in 2004, winning two Copa America crowns, in 2015 and 2016.
“It is the moment to close a very important cycle in my life,” Bravo said on his social media accounts.
“I think I have made the right decision, a decision I thought long about.”
MUCHAS GRACIAS!
— Claudio Bravo Muñoz (@C1audioBravo)
After beginning his career in Chile, Bravo moved to La Real in 2006, where he spent eight seasons, helping the club get promoted back to…
Any Premier League players who reach next year s World Cup final will have just eight days to recover from the tournament before English domestic action resumes.
With Qatar 2022 set to take place in the middle of the European football calendar, the biggest competitions are being forced to take a hiatus in order to accommodate the tournament.
The World Cup is due to begin on November 21, 2022 and run until December 18, which is the scheduled date of the final.
As such, the Premier League s 2022-23 season will begin a week earlier than usual on August 6 and matches will continue until November 13, giving some international teams as few as eight days with their squads prior to the tournament starting.
The Premier League will then resume on Boxing Day, eight …
Arsenal’s Champions League hopes were snuffed out as Joshua Kimmich’s bullet header was enough to take Bayern Munich into the semi-finals.
After an enthralling 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium last week, this tie was finely poised but it was the hosts who progressed as Kimmich headed home in the second half to seal a 1-0 win for Bayern.
Thomas Tuchel became just the second man to lead three different clubs into the last four of the Champions League and his side are now closing in on a Wembley final on June 1.
Bayern showed the sort of pedigree in the competition that comes from years of being involved in the business end of the tournament – they have now qualified for 13 semi-finals and have reached the stage nine times since Arsenal’s last semi-final app…