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Treble-chasing Wolfsburg eye Lyon upset

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:06:00 GMT

Though undefeated throughout the entire season French champions Lyon face a tough challenge from treble-chasing Wolfsburg if they are to claim a record third successive UEFA Women's Champions League crown.

Mandzukic vs Lewandowski: Selfless strikers

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:12:00 GMT

Saturday's UEFA Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund sees strikers Mario Mandzukic and Robert Lewandowski go head-to-head. FIFA.com puts the pair's personal stats under the microscope.

Dante: Dortmund are dangerous

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:39:59 GMT

As he readies himself for the biggest challenge of his career – Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund – Bayern Munich defender Dante spoke to FIFA.com.

Badstuber set for ten months out

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:22:00 GMT

Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber faces a ten month spell on the sidelines following an operation to remove the cruciate ligament in his right knee, his club have confirmed.

Top scorers and a title treble

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Edinson Cavani stars along with Rafael Benitez, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Bayern Munich and CSKA Moscow in FIFA.com's latest stats review.

Double joy for Wolfsburg, Sky Blue fly high

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:21:00 GMT

FIFA.com reviews a big week of women’s club football as Wolfsburg continued their recent dominance in Germany, there are new leaders Stateside and a perfect finale to the maiden Belgium/Netherlands season looms large.

Hummels: I'm staying at Dortmund

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:56:00 GMT

Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has rejected speculation linking him with a move to Barcelona or Bayern Munich, describing the reports as "rumours other people invent".

Klopp reveals his Kagawa heartbreak

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:51:00 GMT

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he was in tears when Shinji Kagawa departed for Manchester United and says the Japanese midfielder deserves more game time at Old Trafford.

Rivals trail in Bayern's wake

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:21:00 GMT

The 50th anniversary of the Bundesliga was dominated by Bayern Munich breaking records, but there were also some other wonderful stories. FIFA.com reviews it all.

Lahm: This team is hungry

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:11:00 GMT

In the build-up to the UEFA Champions League final, FIFA.com spoke exclusively to Bayern Munich and Germany captain Philipp Lahm, who also looked ahead to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

Heynckes: Ribery is having a superb season

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:14:00 GMT

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has high praise for winger Franck Ribery after his two goal, two assist performance against Borussia Monchengladbach and says the French international is having the best season of his career.

Injury troubles for Badstuber, Hummels

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:45:00 GMT

German internationals Holger Badstuber and Mats Hummels both have injury concerns to address, with Badstuber facing another long-term spell on the sidelines and Hummels in doubt for Borussia Dortmund's UEFA Champions League final on Wednesday.

Dusseldorf go down as Augsburg escape danger

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:51:00 GMT

The final day of the 2012/13 Bundesliga season saw Augburg escape relegation as Fortuna Dusseldorf were sent down after losing 3-0 at Hanover, while Bayern Munich came back to beat Borussia Monchengladbach 4-3.

Gotze: Beating Bayern would be huge

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:56:00 GMT

Injured Borussia Dortmund star Mario Gotze has said he is dreaming of beating his future club Bayern Munich in next Saturday's UEFA Champions League final, as he battles to be fit for the showpiece match.

The Week in Quotes

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:08:00 GMT

Featuring Ludovic Giuly on making a fashion mistake at Barcelona, Marco Schallibaum on the amazing toughness of Jeb Brovsky and Gabriel Batistuta on what playing alongside Lionel Messi would have forced him to do.

Bayern's Heynckes to close 'Gladbach circle

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:41:00 GMT

Bayern Munich will take on Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday in Jupp Heynckes' final Bundesliga match in charge of the German champions, coincidentally where his career began 68 years ago.

A tale of two Iranian legends

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:51:00 GMT

Iran have said goodbye to two of their greats with Ali Karimi and Mehdi Mahdavikia - the latter a member of Team Melli’s famed France 1998 generation - recently announcing their retirements.

Low names experimental squad

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:26:00 GMT

Germany coach Joachim Low has named four uncapped players in his squad for friendlies against USA and Ecuador.

Metzelder announces retirement

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 GMT

The former Germany centre-half Christoph Metzelder, capped 47 times for his country, has confirmed he will retire at the end of the season.

Pohlers: Lyon are only human

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:34:00 GMT

With a Women's Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and UEFA Champions League treble in sight for VfL Wolfsburg this season, FIFA.com chatted exclusively with forward Conny Pohlers.

Hyypia to take sole charge of Leverkusen

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:51:00 GMT

Former Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia will take sole charge of Bayer Leverkusen on their return to the UEFA Champions League next season with co-trainer Sascha Lewandowski taking over the club's youth side.

Bayern dismiss Rooney reports

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:59:00 GMT

Matthias Sammer has said "absolutely not" to claims Bayern Munich want to sign Wayne Rooney from Manchester United.

Schaaf departs Bremen after 40 years

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:42:00 GMT

Head coach Thomas Schaaf has parted company with Werder Bremen after 14 years at the helm, ending more than four decades with the club as a youth player, professional and coach.

Runs, records and retirement

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:39:00 GMT

Sir Alex Ferguson stars in FIFA.com's latest stats review, which also reflects on a week of contrasting emotions for Greuther Furth, Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain and Porto.

Heynckes set for Bundesliga farewell

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:44:00 GMT

Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes has indicated that Saturday's match against Borussia Monchengladbach will be his last as a manager in the Bundesliga, and hinted he would not be willing to go abroad.

Who's your U-21 player of the season?

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:24:00 GMT

FIFA.com wants to know who you think has been the most impressive U-21 player this season in your domestic league.

Wolfsburg crowned, Swedish struggle continues

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:37:00 GMT

Wolfsburg celebrated a maiden Bundesliga triumph and FC Zurich retained the Swiss crown, while Malmo and Tyreso continued their personal duel in Sweden. FIFA.com reviews the latest from the club scene.

Schweini gets a beer shower!

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:21:00 GMT

Every Monday, FIFA.com delivers you a football-related photo you won’t be able to resist paying a second glance to. This week’s shows a Bayern Munich star getting drenched in alcohol!

Fink: Pressure is on Frankfurt

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:32:00 GMT

Thorsten Fink has claimed the pressure is on Eintracht Frankfurt, rather than his Hamburg side, in the race for UEFA Europa League qualification, which will be decided on the final day of the German Bundesliga.

Streich keeping calm ahead of showdown

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:22:00 GMT

The Bundesliga season wraps up next weekend and although Freiburg can secure a position in next season's UEFA Champions League with a win against Schalke, coach Christian Streich is remaining calm ahead of the decisive fixture.

Heynckes: No Bayern side are like us

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:26:00 GMT

Jupp Heynckes lauded his Bayern Munich side's title-winning performances this season, after lifting the Bundesliga trophy, saying they have performed like no other team the club has ever produced.

Happy Birthday to you!

Sun, 12 May 2013 09:26:00 GMT

We look ahead to another week of birthday's around the footballing globe, with the likes of Brazilian legend Rai, Venezuelan star Juan Arango and French goal-scoring queen Eugenie Le Sommer all set to celebrate.

Schalke slip up as Bayern celebrate title

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:26:00 GMT

Stuttgart have stymied Schalke's UEFA Champions League ambitions with a 2-1 win Saturday, while Bayern Munich celebrated their Bundesliga title with a 3-0 win against Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund battled back to draw 3-3 with Wolfsburg.

Draxler extends Schalke stay

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:46:00 GMT

Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler has signed a new contract with the Bundesliga club, with the Germany midfielder committing himself to the Royal Blues until 2018.

Record crowd sees Zurich defend title

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:33:00 GMT

In front of more than 14,000 fans, the 75th edition of the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup once again served up top-class football. FC Zurich successfully defended their crown after comfortably beating Botafogo FR 5-0 in the final.

Klasnic, Ivanshitz among Mainz departures

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:58:00 GMT

Mainz will not be renewing the contracts of Ivan Klasnic, Andres Ivanschitz, Marco Caligiuri and Radoslav Zabavnik, the club has confirmed today.

Crunch time in Germany

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:23:00 GMT

With just two games remaining in the German Bundesliga, the race for European places and to avoid relegation is as tight as ever with nine teams involved across the two battles.

Owomoyela suffers fresh injury setback

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:18:00 GMT

Patrick Owomoyela's time at Borussia Dortmund may be up after the full-back suffered a thigh injury on his return from a year out while playing for their second-string side, with his contract due to expire soon.

Bayern's Rafinha cops two-match ban

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:48:00 GMT

Bayern Munich defender Rafinha has been given a two-match ban after being sent off in last weekend's UEFA Champions League final dress-rehearsal against Borussia Dortmund.

Rojas signs for Stuttgart

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:53:00 GMT

Stuttgart have sealed the signing of Australian A-League player of the year Marco Rojas, with the former Melbourne Victory star and New Zealand set to join on a free transfer.

Speedy strikes and German joy

Wed, 08 May 2013 07:30:00 GMT

Miroslav Klose's five-goal show against Bologna features in FIFA.com's latest stats review, which also includes feats by Bayern Munich, Ronald de Boer, Manuel Lanzini and Theo Walcott.

Bayern plan to party as Wembley final looms

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:24:00 GMT

Following their match against Augsburg on Saturday, Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich are planning a huge street party to celebrate their league title even though they have two more championships scheduled in the coming weeks.

League queens crowned, big guns fire

Tue, 07 May 2013 03:21:00 GMT

FIFA.com reviews a massive week in the women's game highlighted by huge interest as Barcelona edged Athletic Bilbao in a stunning Spanish season finale, champions crowned in Italy, plus the latest from Germany and USA.

Leverkusen considering Chelsea bid for Schurrle

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:40:00 GMT

Bayer Leverkusen's general manager believes Andre Schurrle has signed a pre-contract with Chelsea and has revealed the German outfit are weighing up the English club's offer for the attacker.

Weidenfeller signs contract extension

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:15:00 GMT

Roman Weidenfeller has signed a contract extension with UEFA Champions League-finalists Borussia Dortmund, tying him to the Westphalian club until 2016.

Rausch agrees Stuttgart move

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:38:00 GMT

Konstantin Rausch has confirmed that he will be joining Stuttgart from Hannover under freedom of contract at the end of the season on a three-year deal.

Ribery keen to extend Bayern contract

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:28:00 GMT

Franck Ribery has spoken of his happiness at Bayern Munich and said that he would be glad to sign a new contract if an offer was tabled.

Fortuna Dusseldorf sign Schmidtgal

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:11:00 GMT

Fortuna Dusseldorf have signed Kazakhstan international defender Heinrich Schmidtgal from Bundesliga rivals Greuther Furth on a two-year contract.

Streich praises Augsburg approach

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:03:00 GMT

Despite Freiburg getting the better of Augsburg in a 2-0 win, victorious coach Christian Streich believes the relegation strugglers deserve to be in the top six, rather than the bottom three.

Augsburg loss sends relegation battle to the wire

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:56:00 GMT

The battle to stay in the Bundesliga is set to go to the wire after relegation-threatened Augsburg lost 2-0 at Freiburg on Sunday. Elsewhere, Hamburg and Wolfsburg drew 1-1.