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…
Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had some strong words for the DFB, German football’s governing body.
KLAGENFURT, Germany — After months of speculation linking him with Bayern Munich, Jann-Fiete Arp has signed a new contract at Hamburg until 2020.
Arp, 18, reportedly caught the eye of a host of top clubs including Bayern, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus after scoring two hat tricks and another goal for Germany in five matches at the European Under-17 Championship in May 2017.
But Arp then signed a contract with Hamburg through to 2019, saying at the time it “doesn’t make any sense…
Dan Thomas, Kasey Keller and Kate Markgraf discuss Bruce Arena’s latest comments and how the USMNT should feel watching the World Cup from home.
United States striker Bobby Wood no longer wants to look back on “the most difficult year” in his career following his loan move from relegated Hamburg to Hannover.
Earlier this week, Wood, 25, joined Hannover on an initial one-year loan with a view to a permanent transfer, after only scoring three goals in 25 appearances for Hannover in all competitions last season.
“It was not a positive year,” Wood told reporters of his final year at Hamburg. “It was the most difficult year in my career. I was…
Dan Thomas, Kasey Keller and Kate Markgraf discuss Bruce Arena’s latest comments and how the USMNT should feel watching the World Cup from home.
The FC crew respond to ex-USMNT coach Bruce Arena coming out of the woodwork with grievances about Panama’s penalties vs. England, and how they would’ve gone uncalled in CONCACAF.
MLS Commissioner Don Garber talks about the 2026 World Cup coming to North America and what it means for soccer in the United States.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is not worried about political interference from United States president Donald Trump.
United States international Bobby Wood has told Hamburg he wants to leave the 2. Bundesliga side.
Preseason is underway at the club following their first-ever relegation from the top flight, and Wood, 25, is hoping to remain in the Bundesliga despite scoring only three goals in 25 appearances for Hamburg last term.
“[He] informed us that he wants to leave the club and continue to play [in the] Bundesliga,” coach Christian Titz said. “We’ll wait and see what will happen after the talks in the coming…
Germany Under-17 international Josha Vagnoman is a target for a host of top sides in Europe.
Arsenal, Chelsea and Everton are battling a number of German sides for Hamburg defender Josha Vagnoman, sources have told ESPN FC.
Vagnoman is regarded as as one of the brightest young talents in German football, making his senior debut against Bayern Munich at the age of just 17 years and three months — the second youngest player in history to play in Bundesliga.
Vagnoman can play at either left or right full-back and featured in every game of Germany’s Under-17 World Cup campaign, where they…
Hamburg fans protested at the end of the game.
Protests from Hamburg fans delayed the end of their season finale in some chaotic scenes, but they could not halt the Bundesliga club from suffering relegation for the first time in their history.
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Supporters set off flares before the end of Hamburg’s 2-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach, due to news of the club’s first ever relegation from the Bundesliga.
David Bates
Hamburg have announced the signing Rangers defender David Bates on a four-year deal.
The Bundesliga club announced the shock move on their website on Thursday.
The 21-year-old, currently sidelined with an ankle injury, will join the German outfit in the summer on what Hamburg described as a free transfer.
Scouting director Johannes Spors told his club’s official website: “David brings the combination of height, speed, mentality and responsibility, attributes which will be good for the HSV defence.
“He…
Hamburg have had to increase security in response to fans’ behaviour.
Hamburg have been fined €80,000 by the German football federation (DFB) because of their fans’ behaviour in the derby at Werder Bremen in late February.
Fans set off fireworks in the 86th minute of a 1-0 defeat on Feb. 24 and twice caused the match to be interrupted by throwing them onto the pitch.
The DFB imposed the fine for “grave supporter incidents,” which also included throwing beer cups and flag staffs onto Bremen supporters from the upper tiers of the Weserstadion following defender…
Walace has gotten himself into trouble at Hamburg.
Hamburg midfielder Walace has been told to train with the under-21s until further notice due to his misconduct towards the club and teammates.
The 22-year-old Brazil international, who joined the Bundesliga club from Gremio during last year’s winter transfer window, has been punished for his recent poor discipline at the Volksparkstadion.
Walace last week refused to play in central defence after coach Christian Titz said the player’s “strengths there are most effective at the moment.”
He was not…