Football: Bayern’s Coman undergoes heart surgery
BERLIN (AFP) – Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman has undergone surgery to correct an irregular heartbeat, the German champions announced on Friday (Sept 17). The 25-year-old French international is expected back in training within two weeks, said coach Julian Nagelsmann. “He had a slightly irregular heartbeat, a minor heart irregularity. We did a long-term ECG... » read more
Football: Bayern Munich beat minnows Bremer 12-0 in German Cup
BERLIN (AFP) – Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored four goals on Wednesday (Aug 25) as Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich thrashed fifth-tier minnows Bremer 12-0 in the first round of the German Cup. The original tie was postponed at the start of August after an outbreak of Covid-19 in the squad of Bremer, who play in Bremen’s... » read more
Football: Mueller hails Bayern Munich’s ‘phenomenal’ ninth league title in a row
MUNICH, GERMANY (AFP) – Thomas Mueller hailed Bayern Munich’s “phenomenal” achievement after they were confirmed Bundesliga champions for the ninth season in a row on Saturday (May 8). Robert Lewandowski grabbed a hat-trick in a 6-0 thrashing of Borussia Moenchengladbach at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Bayern were confirmed champions even before kick-off after Borussia... » read more
Football: Flick reveals plans to quit as Bayern Munich go seven points clear
WOLFSBURG, GERMANY (AFP) – Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick revealed Saturday (April 17) he wants to quit the Bundesliga leaders even though their 3-2 win at Wolfsburg left the champions seven points clear at the top of the table and on the verge of a ninth straight league title. “I told the team that... » read more
Football: Bayern in reach of Bundesliga title after edging past pretenders Leipzig
BERLIN (AFP) – Bayern Munich took a huge step towards a ninth successive Bundesliga title on Saturday (April 3) as they beat pretenders RB Leipzig 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal from Leon Goretzka. Goretzka smashed the ball into the top corner shortly before the break as Bayern opened up a seven-point lead at the... » read more
Football: Bayern’s Lewandowski out for four weeks, to miss PSG tie
BERLIN (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski will miss both legs of holders Bayern Munich’s Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain after being ruled out for nearly a month with a knee injury, the Bundesliga giants said on Tuesday (March 30). “The striker will be out for around four weeks”, Bayern said in a statement, confirming Lewandowski... » read more
Bayern at ‘full throttle’ against Lazio
ROME • Holders Bayern Munich brushed off their recent poor domestic form by throwing down a Champions League marker with an emphatic 4-1 last-16, first-leg win at Lazio on Tuesday to move closer towards the quarter-finals. Despite dropping five points in the Bundesliga last week and bringing a depleted squad to Rome – Corentin Tolisso,... » read more
Football: Coman strikes again as Bayern open title defence by routing Atletico
MUNICH (AFP) – Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman picked up where he left off last season with two goals in a 4-0 home rout of Atletico Madrid on Wednesday (Oct 21) as the holders got the defence of their Champions League campaign off to a winning start. Coman, whose header settled last season’s Champions League... » read more