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Borussia Dortmund - Eintracht Frankfurt (picture-alliance/dpa/Revierfoto)

Bundesliga Bulletin

Bayern lead the way as title race continues

On a weekend of big wins and even bigger fan choreographies, Bayern, Leipzig, Dortmund and Gladbach all impressed. There were also outstanding individual performances from Jadon Sancho, Thomas Müller and Wout Weghorst.  

Bundesliga 1. FC Köln gegen Bayern München (AFP/I. Fassbender)

Bayern Munich crash Cologne carnival

Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga following a comprehensive thrashing of Cologne. The visitors, led by the impressive Thomas Müller, raced into a three-goal lead early on and never looked back.  

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Thomas Müller the star of Hansi Flick’s show

Thomas Müller started the season as a bit-part player, but Hansi Flick’s trust in him is paying off. DW's Felix Tamsut kept a close eye on the self-titled "space interpreter" as he conducted proceedings in Cologne.  

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Dortmund back to basics in latest spectacle 14.02.2020

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Borussia Dortmund are capable of the spectacular both on and off the field. On Friday night against Eintracht Frankfurt, both players and fans showed the importance of getting the basics right first.  

Opinion

Loyalty to Kohfeldt leaves Bremen in limbo

Deutschland Bundesliga RB Leipzig - SV Werder Bremen | Florian Kohfeldt (picture-alliance/dpa/R. Michael)

Bremen's loss to RB Leipzig was not unexpected, but it's left the club staring firmly at relegation. Florian Kohfeldt looks powerless to turn the tide and the club have already missed the chance to instigate change.  

Hertha Berlin left to pick up the pieces 13.02.2020

Fußball Bundesliga | Hertha BSC vs. Borussia Dortmund | 1. TOR Hertha (Getty Images/AFP/O. Andersen)

Jürgen Klinsmann was meant to be the fresh new face of Hertha Berlin. But after just 76 days, he quit, leaving Hertha in a relegation battle. Still, the club president has denied that this plunged Hertha into chaos.  

Coronavirus

Tokyo 2020 organizers say Games will go on 13.02.2020

Japan Abschlussfeier für den Bau eines neuen Nationalstadions (AFP/B. Mehri)

Local organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics have again pledged that the Games will go ahead as planned. Several other sporting events have been postponed due to fears related to the coronavirus outbreak in China.  

Could Japan call off Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears?  

Fan culture
Deutschland 2. Bundesliga Hamburg gegen Karlsruhe | Fans zünden legales kaltes Pyro (Imago-Images/Eibner/Sudheimer)

Hamburg's legal pyro a first for German game 08.02.2020

HSV fans set off pyrotechnics legally and under controlled conditions on Saturday - a first in German football. It may not be a long-term solution, but it shows the importance of dialogue between fans, clubs and police.  

1. Bundesliga | Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund (Reuters/L. Kuegeler)

How does safe standing work in Germany? 07.02.2020

A report in England has found that "safe standing" at football grounds has a "positive impact on spectator safety." Standing sections are commonplace at stadiums in Germany - but how exactly does it work?  

News

UEFA bans Man City from UCL for two seasons 14.02.2020

Manchester City v Atalanta - UEFA Champions League - Group C - Etihad Stadium (picture-alliance/empics/D. Staples)

UEFA has suspended Manchester City from the Champions League for two seasons for breaching its "Financial Fair Play" rules. The club was found to have cooked its books in a bid to appear to be within the spending limits.  

Pele says he's fine despite ill health rumors 14.02.2020

Pele 1970 (picture-alliance/AP Photo)

Pele has given his fans reassurances over his health, saying he is "doing fine". His son had given an interview suggesting otherwise. The Brazilian is considered by many as the greatest to ever play the beautiful game.  

Female hockey team hits ice in Kyrgystan 11.02.2020

A group of young women from a remote village in Kyrgyzstan have joined together to form the central Asian country's first female ice hockey team. With no other female teams to play against, they hone their skills playing against male teams.  

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