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German Bundesliga

German Bundesliga
The Bundesliga is the top professional football division in German football. It was founded in 1963, but was preceded by the German football championship, which was established in 1903. It is contested by 18 teams. A total of 29 clubs have won the German championship since it was established.
Real Madrid (in white) topped Deloitte’s Football Money League despite not winning either La Liga or the Champions League. Photo: Xinhua
Deloitte

Real are football’s biggest earners, Liverpool top EPL despite mediocre seasons

Spanish champions Barcelona second as Merseyside club are No 1 in Premier League for first time, Man Utd fall to lowest position.

English Premier League

Ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says ‘I never felt like a world-class coach’

Former gambling addict risks football fans’ ire to warn against sports betting

English Premier League

Leverkusen sack ex-Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag after 2 league matches

The Dutchman, who was fired by the English club in October, now has the record of being the coach fired earliest in a Bundesliga season.

Erik ten Hag took over from Xavi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen after the most successful period in the club’s history, but earned only one point from their opening two games. Photo: EPA
Fifa World Cup 2026

South Korea select first mixed-heritage men’s player for pre-World Cup friendlies

Jens Castrop, who played for birthplace Germany at youth level, joins Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in in a 22-man squad for games against Mexico, US.

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong set to be denied young talent who is targeting World Cup with homeland

Forward who grew up in the city is enhancing his reputation in Germany’s second-tier Bundesliga 2.

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English Premier League

Klopp defends his decision to join Red Bull after backlash from German fans

The former Liverpool and Dortmund manager says he ‘didn’t want to step on anybody’s toes’ after joining the drinks company as operations head.

German coach Jurgen Klopp, seen here receiving the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, has defended his decision to take the job as head of global football at drink giants Red Bull. Photo: dpa
Fifa

Chinese electronics firm Hisense becomes first sponsor for Fifa’s Club World Cup

Hisense will receive Video Assistant Referee branding during expanded 32-team competition set to take place in the US from June 15 to July 13.

English Premier League

Man United, Liverpool, Real Madrid: which is the most supported club in Hong Kong?

The Post has trawled through the internet and looked at various supporters clubs to determined which club has biggest following in the city.

English Premier League

8 richest football managers in the world, from Alex Ferguson to Zinedine Zidane

How do current managers Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola, Diego Simeone, José Mourinho and Wayne Rooney stack up against legends like Ferguson, Zidane and Jürgen Klopp?

Eight richest soccer managers in the world in 2024: net worths, ranked – including from left, Argentina’s Diego Simeone, Portugal’s José Mourinho and Italy’s Carlo Ancelotti. Photos: @simeone, @adidasoriginals, @mrancelotti/Instagram
Uefa Champions League

Enjoy the moment, Ancelloti tells his team as Champions League final draws near

The 64-year-old Italian, heading into his ninth Champions League final, says the fear will always come nearing the final, ‘but before it does, I’m going to enjoy it’.

Real Madrid’s Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti said, ahead of their Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund, that he had a lot of confidence in his team. Photo: AFP
Fifa

Fifa moves towards ending tradition and letting league games be staged overseas

New policy will be attractive to the international owners of European clubs, while governing body also finally set a date for first Women’s Club World Cup.

Croatia

Leverkusen save unbeaten run to make Europa final, now face their last conquerors

The Bundesliga champions played their record 49th unbeaten match against Roma, and are two games away from going through German season undefeated.

Uefa Champions League

PSG’s Lee aims to be second Asian UCL winner, could face fellow Korean in final

Newly crowned French champions have never won the competition but are heavy favourites against Borussia Dortmund to reach Wembley next month.

Paris St Germain’s Lee Kang-in could become only the third Asian man to reach a Uefa Champions League final. Photo: Reuters
English Premier League

Why did fans wear Son Heung-min shirts amid Bayer Leverkusen title celebrations?

Leverkusen finally won the German league title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday, ending the ‘curse’ that had seen them fall short so often.

Son Heung-min is still fondly remembered at new Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen. Photo: AP

Leverkusen title win would leave fans with ‘bitter taste’, says German fan alliance

Xabi Alonso’s team, which can win the title this weekend, are exempted from German club ownership rules, producing a ‘performance gap’.

Obituaries

German football legend Franz Beckenbauer dies age 78

Beckenbauer, one of only three men to win the World Cup as player and as a coach, died on Sunday, the German football association said.

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‘Nervous’ Kane begins life in Bundesliga with goal on debut

Former Spurs striker Harry Kane creates opener and scores Bayern Munich’s second goal in 4-0 victory over Werder Bremen.

Harry Kane celebrates scoring his first league goal for Bayern Munich in his side’s 4-0 win over Werder Bremen. Photo: Xinhua
Fifa World Cup 2022

5 of Asia’s best players at the Qatar 2022 World Cup

Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min of Korea is the most famous internationally, but Japan’s Maya Yoshida, Daichi Kamada and Wataru Endo all play in Germany’s Bundesliga

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Bundesliga beckons for Hong Kong teen Udebuluzor after move to Germany

The 18-year-old Hongkonger is pressing for a debut with FC Ingolstadt after coming through the ranks at Germany’s famed football academy DFI.

Fifa

Bundesliga’s new AI takes fan-first approach to whole new level

German league’s digital boss in Asia wants to transform traditional, fragmented football viewing experience with Japan market already on board, and Hong Kong ‘one of the markets we would really like to bring the feed to life’.

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The Bundesliga’s Interactive Feed is set to be rolled out in Asia after a trial in Japan. Photo: Bundesliga
Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Bundesliga has big plans for China – it just needs Covid-19’s blessing

With a rich Asian player history and a new Chinese poster boy, head of Asia-Pacific Kevin Sim hopes ‘someone from Hong Kong or China will play in the Bundesliga soon’.

Bayern Munich fans from China at a pre-season team training session event in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
English Premier League

Ronaldo tops football’s rich list, Iniesta only player outside Europe in top 10

Wages for elite players rise despite impact of Covid-19 on club finances, PSG lead the way in paying three of top five – Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

20 for 2020: the sports stars who shone in a difficult year

In a tough year for sport, these athletes and officials pushed past Covid-19 to soar on and off the court.

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Uefa Champions League

Bayern worthy winners in strangest Champions League season yet

Bayern Munich claim their sixth European crown after a 1-0 win over French champions Paris Saint-Germain.

Bayern Munich players celebrate with the trophy after the Uefa Champions League final win over Paris Saint-Germain in Lisbon. Photo: AFP
Uefa Champions League

Hansi Flick’s Bayern bulldozer ploughs back to the final

Hansi Flick’s Bayern side are on course to become the first side to win the Uefa Champions League with a 100 per cent record.

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Hansi Flick’s Bayern Munich have bulldozed all-comers in the Champions League this season. Photo: EPA
New Zealand

How Kiwi-Indian Sarpreet Singh landed a historic Bayern Munich move

Sarpreet Singh, who joins Nurnberg on loan this season, recounts his unlikely journey to making his senior debut for Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich last year.

English Premier League

Sancho is ‘future Ballon d’Or winner,’ says former youth coach

Louis Lancaster, who coached Manchester United target at Watford, compares England winger to Michael Jordan.

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