German Bundesliga is set to become the first major soccer league to resume its season. While other soccer competitions like French Ligue 1 and Dutch Eredivisie decided to cancel the remainder of their seasons, Bundesliga is determined to resume playing this month.

According to ESPN, Bundesliga obtained a green light from the German government to resume its activities and will return as early as 15th May. Reportedly, the more realistic date is 22nd May.

Teams have nine matches left to play in 2019/20, and the league hopes to wrap up the season by the end of June. In order to minimize the health risks, the games will be held on empty stadiums while several other measures will be installed to keep the players safe, including one-week quarantine for all the players and frequent testing.

Bundesliga clubs have returned to training since early April in limited participation, with players working out in small groups. Now, as Germany is slowly lifting up restrictions imposed due to coronavirus pandemic, the players are expected to return to full training soon in order to get into competitive form.

Currently, Bayern Munich is on the top of the Bundesliga table with four points more than second-placed Borussia Dortmund. On the bottom of the table, Paderborn and Werder Bremen face a tough task of staying in the league while 16th placed Fortuna Düsseldorf still has a fighting chance to get to the place that saves them from relegation.

Several other high-profile leagues like English Premier League, Seria A, and La Liga are also hoping to resume its activities soon. Reportedly, they are preparing for June restart and will closely watch how Bundesliga handles the situation.

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Real Madrid is reportedly looking for an upgrade at the striker position, and has its sights set on a young star in their pursuit for a new player, but not until 2021.

Erling Haaland, the 19-year-old Norwegian phenom who signed with Borussia Dortmund over the winter, appears to be president Florentino Perez’s target next year.

While the position for Los Blancos is currently held down by Karim Benzema, backups Luka Jovic and Mariano Diaz have underwhelmed since joining the team. This has the club looking for alternatives, and Haaland looks to be priority number one.

Haaland has been one of the hottest names in the game this season after lighting it up with RB Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund. In the first part of the season, before joining Dortmund, he scored 28 goals in 22 games with Red Bull Salzburg.

After making the move to Germany, Haaland continued to impress, scoring 12 times in 11 matches. His Champions League scoring record is especially impressive, as he managed to score an incredible total of 10 goals in only 8 games.

This type of goal-scoring production is definitely what Real Madrid is looking for, and Haaland’s 75 million Euro release clause is the only thing standing in its way for launching an effort to add him to their squad.

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Bayern Munich achieved a fantastic result in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, winning 3-0.

However, their jubilation has now been tinged with concern after receiving the news that star striker Robert Lewandowski will miss up to a month with a knee injury that he suffered in last night’s win.

Lewandowski has been one of the most durable players in world soccer throughout his career, never missing more than two consecutive games with injury. That streak, however, is set to come to a close.

The 31-year-old suffered a fractured tibia in his right knee on Tuesday night.

It is unclear exactly when Lewandowski suffered the injury in the game, as he was not forced to come off the pitch as a substitute at any point. It appears that he simply felt discomfort that turned out to be something more serious than a simple twinge.

The Polish striker delivered two assists and scored a goal in his team’s 3-0 win on Tuesday night, showing just how important he is in Bayern’s attack.

Lewandowski is set to miss the second leg of Bayern’s draw against Chelsea in mid-March, as well as several domestic games. Bayern Munich is currently in first place in the Bundesliga with only a one-point advantage over second-place RB Leipzig.

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After taking over at Hertha Berlin just two months ago, former Team USA and Bayern Munich head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has decided to step down from his position as manager of Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin.

Klinsmann leaves the German capital side after only 10 matches as the team’s head coach.

The 55-year-old Germany native took over the team in late November as Hertha sat in the relegation playoff position in the Bundesliga standings. He has steadied the ship for the team, putting them 6 points clear of the drop zone and in 14th place in the league.

However, after seeing that he did not quite see eye to eye with the team’s front office in terms of their “trust” in him.

Klinsmann shared in a statement that, “As head coach, however, I also need the trust of the people involved for this task, which has not yet been completed. Unity, cohesion and focus on the essential are the most important elements, especially in the relegation battle.”

Due to his lack of confidence in the team’s front office’s vision, Klinsmann has decided to leave the team, thrusting his former assistant Alexander Nouri into an unexpected role as the team’s head coach.

Hertha Berlin will face Paderborn in Bundesliga action this weekend.

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Borussia Dortmund made one of the splashes of this winter’s soccer transfer window after acquiring the rights to striker Erling Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg for a fee of $22 million.

One of the most sought-after young names in Europe, Haaland chose to make the move to Germany and one of Europe’s most highly-regarded clubs due to their skill for developing young talent.

It appears that this move, so far, is working out brilliantly.

Haaland made his Dortmund debut on January 18th, coming on as a substitute in a Bundesliga matchup at FC Augsburg. With his team losing 3-1, the young Norwegian striker scored a stunning hat trick to lift his team to a 5-3 victory.

The 19-year-old is a soccer wunderkind, having scored 31 goals in only 23 games this season. What’s most impressive is the skill that he has shown for scoring goals against top teams, having netted eight goals in the Champions League group stage in 6 games with Red Bull Salzburg this year.

With Borussia Dortmund in fourth place in the German top flight, 7 points off of leaders RB Leipzig, and still alive in the Champions League group stage, Haaland is set to help this team in a big way in the short-term. Dortmund’s Bundesliga title hopes probably depend upon his ability to improve the team, and their chances to upset Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League knockout stage have improved drastically since signing him.

Haaland is a special talent in soccer, and at only 19, he has set himself up to be able to help Dortmund for years to come. The squad is full of young attacking talent such as Jadon Sancho, Julian Brandt, and Giovanni Reyna, and will very likely become one of the continent’s most dangerous attacking sides over the next few seasons.

This puts Borussia Dortmund in a unique position to become one of European soccer’s most dominant squads in the near future. While they still probably need a bit more experience to compete for Champions League glory, it’s easy to see them becoming perennial kings of the Bundesliga and threats to take home soccer’s biggest title.

Haaland’s goal-scoring ability as a striker perfectly complements the rest of Borussia Dortmund’s attacking talent, and the team’s decision to sign him for a very reasonable price was the biggest win in this year’s winter transfer window.

Fans of the Black & Yellow should rejoice as Haaland and the rest of their team’s young talent leads them to future glory.

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After paying the release clause of nearly $25 million to acquire his services earlier this month, Erling Haaland made his long-awaited Borussia Dortmund debut on Saturday.

He didn’t disappoint.

Haaland, the prolific striker who scored 24 goals in 20 games for Red Bull Salzburg during the first half of the season, scored 3 goals in his Black and Yellow debut on Saturday in a 3-5 win over FC Augsburg.

What’s even more impressive is that he came on as a substitute and scored his hat trick in only 34 minutes on the pitch.

The Norwegian striker entered the game with his team losing 3-1 in the 56th minute of the match. It didn’t take long for him to find the net, as he scored to bring his team within a goal only three minutes after coming on.

After Jadon Sancho’s equalizer, Haaland then scored the goal that put his team ahead 3-4 after being assisted by Thorgan Hazard at minute 70.

The talented younger scored his third goal of the afternoon only nine minutes later, putting the game out of reach at 3-5.

Haaland’s exciting style of play and knack for the net at 19 years of age already has Borussia Dortmund fans going crazy. He’ll have another chance to make an impact as his team hosts 1. FC Koln next weekend.

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Bayern Munich found itself in uncharted ground after a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. After the embarrassing loss, the team was left with no other choice than to part ways with head coach Niko Kovac.

The team announced on Sunday evening that they parted ways with the Croatian coach, who took over at the German club in July of 2018. Kovac was named Jupp Heynckes’ successor in April of the same year after coaching Eintracht Frankfurt.

During his time with Bayern, Kovac won the Bundesliga title as well as the DFB Pokal in the 2018-19 season. Despite bowing out to Liverpool in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, it was generally considered to be a successful season for the club.

The beginning of this season, however, was a different story for Kovac and Bayern Munich. After the team’s 5-1 loss to Eintracht, Bayern finds itself in fourth place in the Bundesliga with only 5 victories in 10 matches.

They currently find themselves four points behind surprising leaders Borussia Monchengladbach.

Assistant coach Hans Flick is expected to coach Bayern Munich in this week’s Champions League clash against Olympiakos while the team looks for its new manager.

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The new Bundesliga season is underway and defending champs Bayern Munich opened it with a draw against Hertha Berlin in front of a sold-out Allianz Arena in Munich. The end result was disappointing for the home side, knowing that they rushed a one-goal deficit in the second half. 

The home team opened the score first in the 24^th minute through Robert Lewandowski, after Serge Gnabry’s cross found the best striker from last season in front of the empty goal. After that, Bayern’s players, as well as their fans, were shocked when Hertha overturned the result in their favor after scoring 2 goals in 36^th and 38^th minute.

Dodi Lukebakio scored the equalizing goal after his shot was deflected by his captain Vedad Ibisevic, which left Manuel Neuer without a chance to react. Two minutes later, Mario Grujic managed to run away from Bayern’s defense and ended up one on one against Neuer, scoring the second goal before half time. 

At the start of the second period, Grujic pulled Lewandowski in his penalty box without a ball which resulted in a penalty that the Polish striker used to equalize to 2-2, the same result that remained until the end. 

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After striking out in its bid to acquire Manchester City winger Leroy Sané, Bayern Munich turned to its back-up plan on Tuesday.

The Bundesliga giants acquired winger Ivan Perisic on loan from Inter Milan for the 2019-20 season, filling one of the biggest holes on its roster going into this year. The Croatia international will bring a Champions League pedigree and goal-scoring ability to the reigning Bundesliga trophy holders.

According to reports, Bayern Munich will pay $5.6 million to Inter for the loan of Perisic during this season. They will also reportedly have a $22.5 million option at the end of the season to acquire Perisic permanently.

Perisic is no stranger to the Bundesliga, having played in Germany from 2011 to 2015 with Borussia Dortmund and Vfl Wolfsburg.

Inter found themselves wanting to go forward without Perisic after the 30-year-old’s slightly disappointing 2018-19 campaign. After starring for the Croatian side during the 2018 World Cup, Perisic’s production slipped last season. He scored only 8 goals in the Serie A season, and only found the net once in Inter’s European campaign.

Perisic will have a new opportunity to shine in the Bundesliga and the Champions League with Bayern in 2019-20, looking to put his disappointing campaign last season behind him.

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German giants Bayern Munich have named current Eintracht Frankfurt coach Niko Kovac as their new manager for next season.

Kovac will succeed the veteran Jupp Heynckes who was appointed on a temporary basis after Bayern made a slow start to this season following the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti.

“Niko was a player at Bayern, he is very familiar with the people involved as well as the structure and the DNA of the club,” said Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic.

“We are convinced that he is the right coach for the future of Bayern.”

Kovac will be appointed by Bayern on a three-year contract which becomes effective as of July 1^st.  He will also bring in his brother Robert Kovac from Frankfurt as the assistant coach.

During their playing days, both brothers played for the Croatia national team as well as for Bayern so they will be familiar with the atmosphere at the club.

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German Bundesliga is set to become the first major soccer league to resume its season. While other soccer competitions like French Ligue 1 and Dutch Eredivisie decided to cancel the remainder of their seasons, Bundesliga is determined to resume playing this month.

According to ESPN, Bundesliga obtained a green light from the German government to resume its activities and will return as early as 15th May. Reportedly, the more realistic date is 22nd May.

Teams have nine matches left to play in 2019/20, and the league hopes to wrap up the season by the end of June. In order to minimize the health risks, the games will be held on empty stadiums while several other measures will be installed to keep the players safe, including one-week quarantine for all the players and frequent testing.

Bundesliga clubs have returned to training since early April in limited participation, with players working out in small groups. Now, as Germany is slowly lifting up restrictions imposed due to coronavirus pandemic, the players are expected to return to full training soon in order to get into competitive form.

Currently, Bayern Munich is on the top of the Bundesliga table with four points more than second-placed Borussia Dortmund. On the bottom of the table, Paderborn and Werder Bremen face a tough task of staying in the league while 16th placed Fortuna Düsseldorf still has a fighting chance to get to the place that saves them from relegation.

Several other high-profile leagues like English Premier League, Seria A, and La Liga are also hoping to resume its activities soon. Reportedly, they are preparing for June restart and will closely watch how Bundesliga handles the situation.

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Real Madrid is reportedly looking for an upgrade at the striker position, and has its sights set on a young star in their pursuit for a new player, but not until 2021.

Erling Haaland, the 19-year-old Norwegian phenom who signed with Borussia Dortmund over the winter, appears to be president Florentino Perez’s target next year.

While the position for Los Blancos is currently held down by Karim Benzema, backups Luka Jovic and Mariano Diaz have underwhelmed since joining the team. This has the club looking for alternatives, and Haaland looks to be priority number one.

Haaland has been one of the hottest names in the game this season after lighting it up with RB Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund. In the first part of the season, before joining Dortmund, he scored 28 goals in 22 games with Red Bull Salzburg.

After making the move to Germany, Haaland continued to impress, scoring 12 times in 11 matches. His Champions League scoring record is especially impressive, as he managed to score an incredible total of 10 goals in only 8 games.

This type of goal-scoring production is definitely what Real Madrid is looking for, and Haaland’s 75 million Euro release clause is the only thing standing in its way for launching an effort to add him to their squad.

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Bayern Munich achieved a fantastic result in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, winning 3-0.

However, their jubilation has now been tinged with concern after receiving the news that star striker Robert Lewandowski will miss up to a month with a knee injury that he suffered in last night’s win.

Lewandowski has been one of the most durable players in world soccer throughout his career, never missing more than two consecutive games with injury. That streak, however, is set to come to a close.

The 31-year-old suffered a fractured tibia in his right knee on Tuesday night.

It is unclear exactly when Lewandowski suffered the injury in the game, as he was not forced to come off the pitch as a substitute at any point. It appears that he simply felt discomfort that turned out to be something more serious than a simple twinge.

The Polish striker delivered two assists and scored a goal in his team’s 3-0 win on Tuesday night, showing just how important he is in Bayern’s attack.

Lewandowski is set to miss the second leg of Bayern’s draw against Chelsea in mid-March, as well as several domestic games. Bayern Munich is currently in first place in the Bundesliga with only a one-point advantage over second-place RB Leipzig.

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After taking over at Hertha Berlin just two months ago, former Team USA and Bayern Munich head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has decided to step down from his position as manager of Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin.

Klinsmann leaves the German capital side after only 10 matches as the team’s head coach.

The 55-year-old Germany native took over the team in late November as Hertha sat in the relegation playoff position in the Bundesliga standings. He has steadied the ship for the team, putting them 6 points clear of the drop zone and in 14th place in the league.

However, after seeing that he did not quite see eye to eye with the team’s front office in terms of their “trust” in him.

Klinsmann shared in a statement that, “As head coach, however, I also need the trust of the people involved for this task, which has not yet been completed. Unity, cohesion and focus on the essential are the most important elements, especially in the relegation battle.”

Due to his lack of confidence in the team’s front office’s vision, Klinsmann has decided to leave the team, thrusting his former assistant Alexander Nouri into an unexpected role as the team’s head coach.

Hertha Berlin will face Paderborn in Bundesliga action this weekend.

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Borussia Dortmund made one of the splashes of this winter’s soccer transfer window after acquiring the rights to striker Erling Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg for a fee of $22 million.

One of the most sought-after young names in Europe, Haaland chose to make the move to Germany and one of Europe’s most highly-regarded clubs due to their skill for developing young talent.

It appears that this move, so far, is working out brilliantly.

Haaland made his Dortmund debut on January 18th, coming on as a substitute in a Bundesliga matchup at FC Augsburg. With his team losing 3-1, the young Norwegian striker scored a stunning hat trick to lift his team to a 5-3 victory.

The 19-year-old is a soccer wunderkind, having scored 31 goals in only 23 games this season. What’s most impressive is the skill that he has shown for scoring goals against top teams, having netted eight goals in the Champions League group stage in 6 games with Red Bull Salzburg this year.

With Borussia Dortmund in fourth place in the German top flight, 7 points off of leaders RB Leipzig, and still alive in the Champions League group stage, Haaland is set to help this team in a big way in the short-term. Dortmund’s Bundesliga title hopes probably depend upon his ability to improve the team, and their chances to upset Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League knockout stage have improved drastically since signing him.

Haaland is a special talent in soccer, and at only 19, he has set himself up to be able to help Dortmund for years to come. The squad is full of young attacking talent such as Jadon Sancho, Julian Brandt, and Giovanni Reyna, and will very likely become one of the continent’s most dangerous attacking sides over the next few seasons.

This puts Borussia Dortmund in a unique position to become one of European soccer’s most dominant squads in the near future. While they still probably need a bit more experience to compete for Champions League glory, it’s easy to see them becoming perennial kings of the Bundesliga and threats to take home soccer’s biggest title.

Haaland’s goal-scoring ability as a striker perfectly complements the rest of Borussia Dortmund’s attacking talent, and the team’s decision to sign him for a very reasonable price was the biggest win in this year’s winter transfer window.

Fans of the Black & Yellow should rejoice as Haaland and the rest of their team’s young talent leads them to future glory.

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After paying the release clause of nearly $25 million to acquire his services earlier this month, Erling Haaland made his long-awaited Borussia Dortmund debut on Saturday.

He didn’t disappoint.

Haaland, the prolific striker who scored 24 goals in 20 games for Red Bull Salzburg during the first half of the season, scored 3 goals in his Black and Yellow debut on Saturday in a 3-5 win over FC Augsburg.

What’s even more impressive is that he came on as a substitute and scored his hat trick in only 34 minutes on the pitch.

The Norwegian striker entered the game with his team losing 3-1 in the 56th minute of the match. It didn’t take long for him to find the net, as he scored to bring his team within a goal only three minutes after coming on.

After Jadon Sancho’s equalizer, Haaland then scored the goal that put his team ahead 3-4 after being assisted by Thorgan Hazard at minute 70.

The talented younger scored his third goal of the afternoon only nine minutes later, putting the game out of reach at 3-5.

Haaland’s exciting style of play and knack for the net at 19 years of age already has Borussia Dortmund fans going crazy. He’ll have another chance to make an impact as his team hosts 1. FC Koln next weekend.

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Bayern Munich found itself in uncharted ground after a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. After the embarrassing loss, the team was left with no other choice than to part ways with head coach Niko Kovac.

The team announced on Sunday evening that they parted ways with the Croatian coach, who took over at the German club in July of 2018. Kovac was named Jupp Heynckes’ successor in April of the same year after coaching Eintracht Frankfurt.

During his time with Bayern, Kovac won the Bundesliga title as well as the DFB Pokal in the 2018-19 season. Despite bowing out to Liverpool in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, it was generally considered to be a successful season for the club.

The beginning of this season, however, was a different story for Kovac and Bayern Munich. After the team’s 5-1 loss to Eintracht, Bayern finds itself in fourth place in the Bundesliga with only 5 victories in 10 matches.

They currently find themselves four points behind surprising leaders Borussia Monchengladbach.

Assistant coach Hans Flick is expected to coach Bayern Munich in this week’s Champions League clash against Olympiakos while the team looks for its new manager.

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The new Bundesliga season is underway and defending champs Bayern Munich opened it with a draw against Hertha Berlin in front of a sold-out Allianz Arena in Munich. The end result was disappointing for the home side, knowing that they rushed a one-goal deficit in the second half. 

The home team opened the score first in the 24^th minute through Robert Lewandowski, after Serge Gnabry’s cross found the best striker from last season in front of the empty goal. After that, Bayern’s players, as well as their fans, were shocked when Hertha overturned the result in their favor after scoring 2 goals in 36^th and 38^th minute.

Dodi Lukebakio scored the equalizing goal after his shot was deflected by his captain Vedad Ibisevic, which left Manuel Neuer without a chance to react. Two minutes later, Mario Grujic managed to run away from Bayern’s defense and ended up one on one against Neuer, scoring the second goal before half time. 

At the start of the second period, Grujic pulled Lewandowski in his penalty box without a ball which resulted in a penalty that the Polish striker used to equalize to 2-2, the same result that remained until the end. 

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After striking out in its bid to acquire Manchester City winger Leroy Sané, Bayern Munich turned to its back-up plan on Tuesday.

The Bundesliga giants acquired winger Ivan Perisic on loan from Inter Milan for the 2019-20 season, filling one of the biggest holes on its roster going into this year. The Croatia international will bring a Champions League pedigree and goal-scoring ability to the reigning Bundesliga trophy holders.

According to reports, Bayern Munich will pay $5.6 million to Inter for the loan of Perisic during this season. They will also reportedly have a $22.5 million option at the end of the season to acquire Perisic permanently.

Perisic is no stranger to the Bundesliga, having played in Germany from 2011 to 2015 with Borussia Dortmund and Vfl Wolfsburg.

Inter found themselves wanting to go forward without Perisic after the 30-year-old’s slightly disappointing 2018-19 campaign. After starring for the Croatian side during the 2018 World Cup, Perisic’s production slipped last season. He scored only 8 goals in the Serie A season, and only found the net once in Inter’s European campaign.

Perisic will have a new opportunity to shine in the Bundesliga and the Champions League with Bayern in 2019-20, looking to put his disappointing campaign last season behind him.

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German giants Bayern Munich have named current Eintracht Frankfurt coach Niko Kovac as their new manager for next season.

Kovac will succeed the veteran Jupp Heynckes who was appointed on a temporary basis after Bayern made a slow start to this season following the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti.

“Niko was a player at Bayern, he is very familiar with the people involved as well as the structure and the DNA of the club,” said Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic.

“We are convinced that he is the right coach for the future of Bayern.”

Kovac will be appointed by Bayern on a three-year contract which becomes effective as of July 1^st.  He will also bring in his brother Robert Kovac from Frankfurt as the assistant coach.

During their playing days, both brothers played for the Croatia national team as well as for Bayern so they will be familiar with the atmosphere at the club.

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