Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The CEO of Bundesliga International Robert Klein called the German league a trendsetter in European football after RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich reached the final four of the 2019-20 Champions League, with the Bavarians winning this season’s treble. German football can be a role model …
Read More »Lewandowski: I fully deserve the Ballon d’Or
Warsaw, Poland | XINHUA | Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski said on Saturday that if the Ballon d’Or wasn’t canceled, he should have been given a reward as he won everything this season. In the Saturday interview for the Polish paper Przeglad Sportowy, Lewandowski told how he had reacted after …
Read More »Lewandowski rested for Poland’s next two games
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Poland striker Robert Lewandowski will not play in his country’s two upcoming UEFA Nations League matches, after head coach Jerzy Brzeczek said on Tuesday that “the player needs a break”. On September 4, Poland will face the Netherlands in Amsterdam, while three days later Brzeczek’s …
Read More »Messi informs Barcelona he wants to leave the club
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Leo Messi has reportedly informed FC Barcelona that he wants to leave the club immediately despite having a 700 million euro release clause in his contract. The news was broken on Tuesday by Argentinean TV channel TyC Sports and repeated in the Spanish media, explaining …
Read More »Champions League winner Coutinho: Now I have to return to Barcelona
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho came on as a second half substitute for Bayern Munich in Sunday night’s Champions League final, but failed to rule out a return to parent club FC Barcelona for the coming season. Barcelona’s record signing spent this season at Bayern after …
Read More »Flick’s breathtaking journey to the top
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Hansi Flick’s breathtaking rise to a legendary coach is one of those enchanting stories only football can deliver. Within 10 months, the 55-year-old has developed into a significant figure on the international stage. A year ago, Flick was a nobody in international football. Leading Bayern …
Read More »The genesis of Bayern’s Champions League triumph
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | In the aftermath of Sunday’s 2020 Champions League final, it was virtually impossible to sort out who was who on the pitch. After the final whistle confirmed Bayern Munich’s second “treble” after 2013, riotous cheers erupted and TV viewers witnessed a gigantic knot of bodies …
Read More »Busy days ahead for Bayern’s coach Flick
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Distributing the workload ahead of Sunday’s Champions League final against Paris seems the easiest task on Bayern Munich’s plate. Put simply, the players need to recover while Hansi Flick needs to dive into work. The Bayern coach’s main issue is finding a convincing starting 11, …
Read More »Bayern head chef Gnabry delivering a feast
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | By now, Serge Gnabry’s stirring-the-pot celebration might be as famous as his explosiveness in the opponent’s half. After his eighth and ninth Champions League goals of the current campaign, the 25-year-old is now only one step away from glory. In his typical way, the Bayern …
Read More »Bayern Munich coach celebrates strategy of great pressure
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Bayern Munich coach Hans-Dieter Flick celebrated his side’s convincing 3-0 win over Olympique Lyonnais in Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League semifinal. “We knew it would be difficult, they came from great performances against Juventus and Manchester City,” added the German coach, referring to Lyon’s victories in …
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