Hamburger SV striker Paolo Guerrero has admitted throwing a bottle at a fan who was shouting abuse at him was the biggest mistake of his career.The Peruvian threw a plastic bottle in the face of a fan as he left the pitch following his side’s 0-0 draw with Hannover 10 days ago.His actions saw him fined heavily by his club and banned for five matches...
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Bayern on the mend with four-goal show
Defending German champions Bayern Munich scored a morale-boosting 4-2 win over Freiburg on Friday night after a sizzling second half brought three goals to move the Bavarians up to seventh spot.Though foing well in the Champions League, Bayern have had a poor time of it in the league so far this term – but the three points lifted them provisionally...
Raul to the rescue as Schalke end home win drought
Former Spanish international great Raul scored a brace as Bundesliga strugglers Schalke 04 finally ended their jinx at the Veltins-Arena with a 3-0 home defeat of St. Pauli on Friday.Schalke finished runners-up last season but have made a disastrous start to the 2011 campaign with one win in their first 10 games, prior to this victory, leaving them...
Dortmund extend lead after seeing off Hamburg
Bundesliga leaders Dortmund underlined their credentials at the top of the table on Friday with a 2-0 home win over Hamburg in the rain to open a seven-point lead at the top of the table.On a filthy night in Dortmund at a packed Signal Iduna Park in front of a sell-out 80,720 crowd, the home side picked up three more points to open the seven-point...
Guerrero double keeps Hamburg in title race
BERLIN (AFP) – Peru striker Jose Guerrero netted both goals on Sunday to seal Hamburg’s 2-1 win at Schalke 04 which keeps Martin Jol’s side in the heart of the title race and just a point behind leaders Hertha Berlin.The three points in Gelsenkirchen leaves Hamburg fourth in the league, but level on 48 points with Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg with...
Klinsmann sacking has helped Bayern: Podolski
MUNICH (AFP) – Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski admits confidence is returning to the defending Bundesliga champions after coach Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked last month.Ex-Germany boss Klinsmann was axed on April 27 with five games remaining after his side were beaten 1-0 by Schalke 04 to leave them third in the league table while Jupp Heynckes...
Wolfsburg baying for revenge against Dortmund
BERLIN (AFP) – Wolfsburg midfielder Zvjezdan Misimovic says the Bundesliga leaders must avenge their shock defeat in Stuttgart to get their title push back on track when they welcome Borussia Dortmund.Wolfsburg went into last weekend three points clear at the top of the German league, but after Stuttgart striker Mario Gomez hit all four goals in Saturday’s...
Kaiserslauters scrape past Osnabrueck in German Cup
Berlin - Bundesliga newcomers Kaiserslautern scored twice in extra time to win 3-2 and edge past second division VfL Osnabrueck in their German Cup first round tie on Friday.Hosts Osnabrueck, who last season advanced as a third division team to the quarter-finals after eliminating Hamburg SV and Borussia Dortmund, took a 20th minute lead through Sebastian...
Hot-shot Dzeko and Grafite keep Wolfsburg on top
Berlin - Wolfsburg’s strikers Edin Dzeko and Grafite both netted in the German league leader’s 3-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday while title rivals Hertha Berlin and Bayern Munich also picked up wins.With Hertha winning 2-0 at Cologne and Bayern enjoying a 3-0 victory over Bavaria neighbours Bayer Leverkusen, Wolfsburg stay top of the Bundesliga...
Goal-scorer Gomez pulls out of training
Berlin - Striker Mario Gomez pulled out of training with a knee injury on Sunday having scored the first goal in Germany’s 2-0 win over South Africa in a friendly on Saturday.With Germany facing minnows Azerbaijan on Wednesday in Hanover with World Cup qualifier points at stake, Bayern Munich’s Gomez pulled out of training in Cologne on Sunday complaining...
Loew recalls Enke and Gomez back for Germany
Berlin - Germany coach Joachim Loew said Thursday he is set to recall goalkeeper Robert Enke and striker Mario Gomez for Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein in Leipzig.Germany top Group 4 with nearest rivals Russia four points behind, but Loew knows his side can ill-afford to drop points either on Saturday or on April 1 against Wales...
Ballack´s charm offensive on Germany team-mates
Berlin - Germany captain Michael Ballack has been working hard to build bridges with his team-mates following last autumn’s spat with national coach Joachim Loew, senior players have revealed.Chelsea midfielder Ballack caused a storm here last autumn when he accused Loew of failing to show senior players enough respect and loyalty after veteran midfielder...
Bayern edges Lyon 1-0 in Champions League semis
Arjen Robben scored a second half winner as Bayern Munich beat Lyon 1-0 in the first leg of a Champions League semifinal on Wednesday which both sides finished with 10 men.Robben found the net in the 69th minute with a shot that took a slight deflection off his teammate Thomas Mueller.Earlier, Bayern's star winger Franck Ribery was sent off in the...
Ribery banned from Champions League final
Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery will miss the Champions League final after being banned for three games by UEFA.The French international was sent off for serious foul play in the first leg of Bayern's semifinal triumph over Lyon, and UEFA announced the ban Wednesday.He already sat out Tuesday's 3-0 victory in Lyon, and the second game he will miss...
Stuttgart stay in German title race with win at Schalke
BERLIN (AFP) – Stuttgart remained in the Bundesliga title race on Wednesday after Romanian striker Ciprian Marica scored the winner in a 2-1 win at Schalke to stay two points behind leaders Wolfsburg with two games left.Stuttgart are fourth in the table, but only two points separate the top four teams with Wolfburg, Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin...
Bayern target leaders Wolfsburg
BERLIN (AFP) – Bayern Munich welcome back Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger for Saturday’s Bundesliga clash at Bielefeld as they look to put their Champions League heartbreak behind them and chase league leaders Wolfsburg.Schweinsteiger scored in last Saturday’s 4-0 league win over Frankfurt, but a knee injury kept him out of Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with...
Robben wonder goal sends Bayern top
Dutch star Arjen Robben hit a second-half wonder goal on Saturday as Bayern Munich came from behind to win 3-2 at Werder Bremen as the German giants went top of the league.Robben’s stunning direct free-kick gave Louis van Gaal-coached Bayern their sixth straight league win while...