Africa’s stars were at the heart of the action across the Bundesliga this weekend, with Achraf Hakimi, Ramy Bensebaini and Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi among the players in key roles as German football returned behind closed doors. The Bundesliga had been on a two-month coronavirus-imposed hiatus before finally being given the green light to resume,
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Julien Laurens explains why fans of traditional Bundesliga clubs still have a gripe with Hoffenheim’s owner. A Bundesliga match between Union Berlin and Wolfsburg was stopped twice due to fan protests against Hoffenheim owner Dietmar Hopp on Sunday. The match official halted the game after 33 minutes and once more just before half time when Union
Janusz Michallik explains how Robert Lewandowski impacts Bayern beyond just scoring goals. Steve Nicol explains how Dortmund gives Erling Haaland a platform to take his game to an even higher level. Craig Burley says Bayern’s striker is the most prolific in football and performing at the right time. Bayern Munich’s 6-0 win against Hoffenheim finished
11:47 AM ET Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich fired in three goals in the opening 15 minutes en route to a 6-0 demolition of hosts Hoffenheim but the game was interrupted for 20 minutes over an offensive banner unfurled by visiting fans. Bayern moved four points clear at the top of the table but the match
Dortmund supporters will be allowed to attend matches away to Hoffenheim for the next two seasons. Borussia Dortmund fans have been handed a two-year away ban at Hoffenheim, the German Football Associated (DFB) announced on Friday. Sources told ESPN that the club’s fans would receive a ban for chants against Hoffenheim’s chief financial backer Dietmar Hopp. “After
Shaka Hislop says Dortmund can punch “well above their weight” with Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho. Lucien Favre heaps praise on Borussia Dortmund following their 4-0 thumping of Eintracht Frankfurt. Borussia Dortmund fans are set to be hit with a three year away ban at Hoffenheim, sources have told ESPN. The relationship between Dortmund supporter
4:37 PM ET Hoffenheim scored late goals through Sargis Adamyan and Andrej Kramaric to complete a 2-1 comeback win over Borussia Dortmund on Friday as the Bundesliga heads into the winter break. Dortmund’s Mario Goetze made the most of a rare start by putting the visitors ahead in the 17th minute, while Hoffenheim hit the
4:42 PM ET BERLIN, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Hoffenheim’s Juergen Locadia scored a stoppage-time penalty to secure a 2-1 victory at strugglers Cologne on Friday as they provisionally climbed into second place in the Bundesliga. Cologne’s Jhon Cordoba stunned the high-flying visitors with a low drivein the 34th minute, his first goal after a drought
2:20 PM ET BERLIN, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Hoffenheim’s Ihlas Bebou scored once and helped set up another goal for Andrej Kramaric as his team beat Schalke 04 2-0 on Sunday to deny them the chance to go top of the table. Croat Kramaric, making his comeback from injury, fired in on the rebound in
11:35 AM ET Robert Lewandowski could not stop Bayern Munich suffering a shock defeat against Hoffenheim. Kaspar-Bartke/Bongarts/Getty Images Hoffenheim’s Sargis Adamyan scored his first two Bundesliga goals to stun hosts Bayern Munich 2-1 on Saturday and earn their first ever win in Munich. The 26-year-old Armenian striker scored either side of a Robert Lewandowski goal as
Supporters could watch live in-game stats at Wolfsburg-Hoffenheim. WOLFSBURG, Germany — The Bundesliga became the first professional league to showcase new 5G technology which allows fans to track individual player statistics during Wolfsburg’s clash with Hoffenheim on Monday. The new technology will allow supporters in stadiums across Germany the ability to see live data including passing