Bayern Munich won the 2020 German Super Cup by beating Borussia Dortmund in a five-goal thriller.
Corentin Tolisso gave the Bavarians the lead in the 18th minute, and Thomas Muller doubled it in the 32nd. Julian Brandt struck in the 39th to give Dortmund some hope, and Erling Haaland brought them on level terms in the 55th. The Norwegian striker then had a glorious chance to put his team in front, but a fantastic save by Bayern s Manuel Neuer denied him that pleasure before a slightly fortunate 82nd-minute finish by Joshua Kimmich won the game for the Bundesliga champions.
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Bayern Munich are ready to offload Joshua Kimmich in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has noted that Kimmich is out of contract at the German giants in the summer of 2025, and that the club are willing to sell him in the summer of 2024.
Kimmich has been on the books of Bayern since 2015 and has been superb for the Bavarian giants over the years. The 29-year-old Germany international can play as a right-back or as a midfielder. During his time at Bayern so far, Kimmich has won the Bundesliga title eight times and the UEFA Champions League once among other major trophies.
Bayern are second in the Bundesliga table with 69 points from 32 matches. Bayer Leverkusen have already won the league title in Germany. Bayern will take on Real Madrid away from h…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) chairman Frank Lowy has moved to re-affirm his belief that the country ran a clean bid for the 2022 World Cup.
Australian police are looking into an alleged $500,000 payment made to Jack Warner by FFA, with the former CONCACAF president one of 14 people indicted last week in relation to corruption at FIFA alleged to have misappropriated the funds.
FFA has previously denied any wrongdoing and, in an open letter on Wednesday, Lowy explained the exact nature of the payment, which he claims was made to CONCACAF, rather than to Warner personally.
The FIFA bid guidelines required us to demonstrate a commitment to international football, particularly through projects in developing countries, he wrote. We were playing catch up i…
Julian Nagelsmann said he would not allow any discussion surrounding Manuel Neuer following his mistake against Greece in their final game ahead of Euro 2024.
The Bayern Munich goalkeeper was at fault for the opening goal of their encounter with Nikos Papadopoulos side in Monchengladbach, spilling Christos Tzolis shot into the path of Georgios Masouras, who tapped home.
But the tournament hosts were able to overcome that initial setback, with Kai Havertz levelling 10 minutes into the second half before Pascal Gross secured the victory in the final minute of normal time.
Neuer s error came shortly after it was announced that Stuttgart goalkeeper Alexander Nubel had been dropped from Nagelsmann s 26-man squad, with Oliver Baumann and Marc-Andre ter Stegen named …
Jude Bellingham was the hero as England launched their Euro 2024 campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over Serbia in Gelsenkirchen.
The Real Madrid midfielder s stooping header opened the Three Lions account in the 13th minute of Sunday s Group C clash.
England ultimately held on to make it four wins from four opening matches at major tournaments under Gareth Southgate, though Serbia were by far the better side in the second half.
That being said, Harry Kane almost doubled England s lead, with Predrag Rajkovic tipping brilliantly onto the crossbar from the striker s header, with his opposite number Jordan Pickford making a fine save from Dusan Vlahovic to keep Serbia at bay at the other end.
Euro 2020 runners-up England quickly settled into their rhythm and…
Borussia Dortmund s hopes of sending Marco Reus off with a Champions League title ended in heartbreak as they lost 2-0 to Real Madrid on Saturday.
After 12 years with his boyhood club, Reus announced the Wembley showpiece would be his final match for Dortmund.
But despite a dominant first-half performance, they could not beat the serial winners, who scored two late goals through Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior to win their 15th European crown.
Edin Terzic’s side were given just a 21.4 per cent chance of victory by the Opta supercomputer before kick-off, but they came out of the blocks quickly with the aim of flipping the script.
Dortmund’s expected goals (xG) figure of 1.68 in the opening period was the largest by a team in the first half of a Champ…
Football great Pele will not light the Olympic cauldron at the Rio 2016 opening ceremony due to health concerns.
The 75-year-old, a three-time World Cup winner, is the most famous athlete in Brazilian history and was due to perform the coveted task of capping off the showpiece to mark the beginning of the Games.
However, the former Santos star has had to announce his unavailability just hours before the spectacle at the Maracana, the iconic stadium he graced during his illustrious playing career.
Pele said in a statement: Dearest friends,
Only god is more important than my health.
In my life I have had fractures, operations, pains, hospital stays, victories and defeats, and I always respect those who admire me.
The responsibility …
Julian Nagelsmann believes Germany will feel no added pressure after playing their best football at Euro 2024 so far during their 2-0 win over Denmark.
Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala both scored in the second half to send Germany through to the quarter-finals, though it was a game that also had three disallowed goals and a near-30-minute break in the first half due to a storm in Dortmund.
Despite that, Germany remained in control for large parts of the game, though Nagelsmann pointed out there is still room for improvement before they face either Spain or Georgia in the next round.
The first 20 minutes of the game was the best we ve played at the tournament and then the rain break unsettled everyone, Nagelsmann said.
Denmark didn t have a shot in the fir…
Brazil star Neymar labelled winning Olympic gold as one of the best things of his life as he hit back at critics following Saturday s dramatic win over Germany.
The Barcelona forward struck with a free-kick in the 1-1 draw, before emphatically sealing Brazil s first Olympic football gold with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shoot-out victory.
Neymar said it was an unforgettable moment after sending the Maracana into raptures on Saturday.
This is one of the best things that have happened in my life. That s it, he said.
Now they [critics] will have to swallow me [be quiet].
I can t begin to describe [my feelings]. I have fulfilled my dream and to have fulfilled it in my home country makes me very proud.
All the talk in the lead up was ab…
Gareth Southgate believes England must win Euro 2024 on Sunday if they are to earn the respect of the footballing world .
The Three Lions face Spain in the tournament s climax at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, aiming to land only the second major silverware of their history 58 years after their World Cup triumph on home soil.
Runners-up to Italy at the delayed Euro 2020, England are only the fourth different nation to appear in successive European Championship finals along with Spain, Germany and the Soviet Union.
Southgate, who has led his nation to their first major tournament final on foreign soil, has also guided them to the 2018 semi-finals and 2022 quarter-finals at the two World Cups he has overseen.
And the Three Lions head coach acknowledges all t…