(Reuters) – Premier League strugglers Sunderland have signed defender Jan Kirchhoff from Bayern Munich for an undisclosed fee, the club said on Thursday. The towering centre back, 25, began his career at Mainz before joining Bayern in 2013. He also played on loan at Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga. “Jan has a very good pedigree […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – German champions Bayern Munich must hit top form when the season resumes this month after a winter break and avoid the “catastrophic consequences” that could be caused by a lack of focus, sports director Matthias Sammer said on Thursday. Bayern, eight points clear at the top of the table and eyeing a […]
(Reuters) – New Hannover 96 coach Thomas Schaaf says he needs to “shake the players awake” if the struggling Bundesliga club are to avoid relegation this season. Schaaf took charge of Hannover last week following the departure of Michael Frontzeck, who resigned two weeks ago after just eight months in charge. “It’s our aim to […]
Guardiola's decision to leave had been looming over Bayern Munich for a long time & they made the smart decision, hire the best available - Carlo Ancelotti.
LONDON (Reuters) – Shock leaders Leicester City are certain to go into Christmas at the top of the table in England while champions Chelsea began the post-Jose Mourinho era with a 3-1 home win over Sunderland. Bayern Munich, who announced Carlo Ancelotti would be replacing Pep Guardiola as coach in the summer, enter the Bundesliga’s […]
LONDON (Reuters) – And then there was one…. After the spectacular implosion of the Jose Mourinho regime at Chelsea, there is now just one world-beating coach left in the global game with a glittering curriculum vitae unsullied by the stain of any striking failure. Step forward then Pep Guardiola, whose announcement on Sunday that he […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – Hertha Berlin, Germany’s surprise contenders for a Champions League spot next season, eased past Mainz 05 by a 2-0 margin on Sunday to tighten their grip on third place in the Bundesliga. Goals from Vladimir Darida and Salomon Kalou either side of halftime ensured Hertha won their third straight Bundesliga game and […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – Bayern Munich and coach Pep Guardiola will part ways after three seasons at the end of the current campaign and Italian Champions League-winning coach Carlo Ancelotti will replace the Spaniard, club Chief Executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said on Sunday. “We are thankful to Guardiola for all he gave our club and hope to […]
According to reports in Germany, Bayern Munich Manager Pep Guardiola has agreed to take over as the next Manchester City boss at the end of the season. And his replacement at Allianz Arena will be the former Real Madrid Manager Carlo Ancelotti. Guardiola became manager of the Munich side in 2013, but even after winning […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – Champions Bayern Munich opened up an eight-point lead in the Bundesliga at the start of the German season’s one-month winter break by beating Hanover 96 1-0 on Saturday amid mounting speculation over the future of coach Pep Guardiola. With more than half a dozen players missing through injury Bayern, whose near-flawless first […]
