From the gridiron to the pitch, the tribal belonging of Bayern Munich and Texas A&M is so magical that it should never be underestimated.
Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac has said he will not take any risks on goalkeeper Manuel Neuer ahead of the Champions League visit to Liverpool on Feb. 19.
Neuer, 32, suffered a hand injury in the buildup to the Bundesliga match at Bayer Leverkusen earlier this month and has missed games against Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin.
“The player always makes the last call,” Kovac told a news conference ahead of the weekend meeting with Schalke.
“If the player says it’s not OK, you have to accept that as a…
Shaka Hislop recaps Borussia Dortmund’s thrilling 3-2 win over rivals Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker.
Despite a goal in each half from the clinical Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich twice let slip a lead against unbeaten Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund losing a thriller 3-2 in the Westfalenstadion on Saturday.
Positives
Bayern produced an impressive first-half performance to almost silence the Yellow Wall, with six shots to Dortmund’s solitary effort as Lewandowski grabbed his obligatory goals against his former club.
Negatives
Bayern twice failed to hold onto their lead in the proverbial game…
Bayern Munich avoided a Greek tragedy against AEK Athens, cruising to a serene 2-0 Champions League group-stage victory on Tuesday through second-half goals from Javi Martinez and Robert Lewandowski.
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After a highly entertaining news …
Raf Honigstein breaks down how Bayern Munich’s press conference to confront media criticism turned into a disaster for the club.
Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac insisted he will not change his approach despite the German giants’ recent poor run of form.
Craig Burley explains why Bayern Munich have to accept the media criticism they are facing at the moment whether they like it or not.
Bayern Munich’s Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Uli Hoeness slam the German media for their reporting of Bayern’s downturn in form. Ten-man Bayern Munich bounced back to winning ways with a comfortable 3-1 victory at Wolfsburg.
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After the embarrassing news conference by club president Uli Hoeness, CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic on Friday, attention thankfully turned back to the beautiful game. Following four games without a win and two straight league defeats without scoring — a genuine crisis in Bayern terms, the champions returned to winning ways against the toothless Wolves. Bayern…
Bayern Munich slumped to their first home defeat of the season, losing 3-0 to old foe Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday in the original Klassiker.
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Bayern find themselves only four points behind league leaders Borussia Dortmund. Th…
Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery cut a frustrated figure in Bayern’s 1-1 draw with Ajax on Tuesday.
Below-par Bayern Munich stuttered to a fortunate 1-1 Champions League draw against Ajax Amsterdam, despite taking the lead through a Mats Hummels glancing header in the fourth minute. Bayern were pegged back by Noussair Mazraoui’s deserved equaliser midway through the first half, and the record Dutch champions could easily have left Munich with the win but for Manuel Neuer’s brilliance in the Bayern goal.
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Bayern were fortunate to gain a point and remain joint-top of the group with the…
Renato Sanches made the most of a rare start, scoring against former club Benfica in a 2-0 win.
On his first Bayern Munich start in 410 days, forgotten man Renato Sanches enjoyed a fairy-tale return to his former club Benfica scoring in a comfortable 2-0 Champions League win in Lisbon’s Estadio da Luz.
Positives
Winning their 15th successive opening Champions League fixture, Bayern easily maintained their 100 percent start this season with former Golden Boy Sanches enjoying a Hollywood style comeback on his old stomping ground. Interestingly, this was Bayern’s first clean sheet away from…
Bayern Munich’s Mats Hummels chose a mixture of players from past and present in his ideal 5-a-side team.
Bastian Schweinsteiger revealed it was a special occasion to play his Bayern Munich testimonial against current club Chicago Fire.
Despite beating Hoffenheim 3-1 in their season-opener, Steve Nicol didn’t think much of the overall performance from Bayern Munich.
Despite offloading Arturo Vidal, Juan Bernat and Sebastian Rudy, the German champions boast a star-studded squad, leading to the omission of some bit-part players — most notably Franck Ribery and Renato Sanches.
Wantaway Robert Lewandowski is still hugely important, but look no further than goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for the key to success.
This list is not extensive and has been ranked according to varying factors. Some players still with a part to play have been omitted. Performance, potential,…
From a neutrals point of view, the FC panel feel the 2018/19 Champions League group stage will be full of mouth-watering fixtures.
Despite beating Hoffenheim 3-1 in their season-opener, Steve Nicol didn’t think much of the overall performance from Bayern Munich.
MUNICH — Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac has confirmed that Jerome Boateng will remain at the club but expects Juan Bernat to complete a move to Paris Saint-Germain.
German newspaper Die Welt reported that Boateng “definitely wanted a move to PSG,” who were said to have offered the previously agreed €40 million transfer fee only for Bayern to then demand €50m for the Germany international.
Bild said Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had attended training on Thursday to inform Boateng…
Despite beating Hoffenheim 3-1 in their season-opener, Steve Nicol didn’t think much of the overall performance from Bayern Munich.
Franck Ribery hailed Jerome Boateng as one of the best central defenders in the world, in spite of the German being linked with a move away from Munich.
Jerome Boateng’s future at Bayern Munich remains up in the air despite coach Niko Kovac’s desire for the defender to stay at the club.
Boateng has long been linked to a move to Paris Saint-Germain, and the transfer windows close in both Germany and France on Friday.
“I spoke to Jerome and told him clearly that, in my opinion, he is one of the world’s best central defenders,” Kovac told Sport Bild.
“Therefore, if he wants to, he’s very welcome to stay. However, if he decides to move, I would understand…