The FC crew assess the penultimate matchday for the two Bundesliga title contenders Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
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Claudio Pizarro scores Werder Bremen’s equaliser against Borussia Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund let slip a two-goal lead and were held 2-2 at Werder Bremen, seriously denting their Bundesliga title hopes, on Saturday with 40-year-old Claudio Pizarro scoring the equaliser for the hosts.
Two stunning first-half goals, a solo effort from Christian Pulisic and a free kick from Paco Alcacer, gave Dortmund a 2-0 lead and put them in complete control before they self-destructed after halftime.
Kevin Moehwald pulled one back with a shot which slipped through goalkeeper Roman Buerki’s…
Alejandro Moreno breaks down the latest transfer rumours as the summer transfer window edges closer and closer. The German FA (DFB) has told ESPN FC that it has opened an investigation after Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho was hit by a lighter thrown from the stands during the 4-2 home defeat to Schalke on Saturday.
England international Sancho and his teammates were celebrating near the travelling Schalke fans after BVB took a 14th-minute lead when he was hit and needed treatment for a minor head injury.
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Dortmund police have filed charges against an “unknown perpetrator who threw a lighter at Jadon Sancho…
Borussia Dortmund’s fading Bundesliga title hopes suffered another setback on Monday when captain Marco Reus was banned for two matches and Marius Wolf for three following their red cards in Saturday’s 4-2 home defeat by Schalke 04.
Reus was sent off on the hour with a straight red card for a studs-up challenge on Suat Serdar and Wolf followed five minutes later for a foul on the same player.
Wolf’s ban means his season is over as Dortmund have three matches to play while Reus will only be available…
Thorgan Hazard is expected to join Borussia Dortmund as a replacement for Christian Pulisic.
Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Thorgan Hazard has said he has “an agreement” with Borussia Dortmund over a move and is waiting for the clubs to finalise the transfer.
Hazard — younger brother of Chelsea forward Eden — has been linked as being a possible replacement for outgoing United States international Christian Pulisic, who who will leave Dortmund for Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.
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Christian Pulisic needs a win on Saturday to break another Bundesliga record.
United States star Christian Pulisic is on the brink of another Bundesliga record when Borussia Dortmund host FC Schalke 04 at the weekend.
The future Chelsea midfielder can become the youngest player ever to win 50 Bundesliga games if he features in a Dortmund victory over Schalke in the Revierderby on Saturday.
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Pulisic, who would be 20 years and 221 days old at the time of kick-off, would assume the record from Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Julian Draxler, who was 11 days older when he accomplished…
Alejandro Moreno breaks down the latest transfer rumours as the summer transfer window edges closer and closer.
Borussia Dortmund are the dominant force, but the Ruhr derby is always hotly contested.
Dortmund (51.5136° N, 7.4653° E) and Gelsenkirchen (51.5177° N, 7.0857° E) are right in the centre of the Ruhr valley — separated by a mere 30km (18 miles) — but the sporting geography has shifted so much in Germany’s most football-crazed region that Borussia and Schalke 04 barely find themselves in the same league.
Whereas the Black and Yellows can reclaim top spot from Bayern Munich — for 24 hours at least — and boost their Bundesliga title credentials with a home win in…
Raphael Honigstein assesses the possibility that Jadon Sancho will leave Borussia Dortmund this summer.
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is closed, but you can click here to review all the deals. Transfer Talk will continue to scour the world’s media and set correspondents loose to see what’s on the agenda for the summer.
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Another day, another report suggesting one of Europe’s footballing giants will seek to poach Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund this summer. The latest comes from Bild, who writes that Real Madrid are the…