Thomas Mueller extends contract with Bayern Munich

BERLIN, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- German international and Bayern Munich's offensive all-rounder Thomas Mueller extended his running contract until June 2017, the club said in an official statement on Wednesday. Bayern Munich youth product Thomas Mueller e

Bayern win, Dortmund suffer setback in German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- German record champions Bayern Munich edged Augsburg 2-0 while defending champions Dortmund suffered a 3-2 loss against Wolfsburg at the 16th round of Bundesliga on Saturday. Bundesliga front-runners Bayern Munich extended

Freiburg shock Stuttgart 3-0 in German Bundesliga

Freiburg shock Stuttgart 3-0 in German Bundesliga

Promoted Frankfurt remains unbeaten at Bundesliga

Promoted Frankfurt remains unbeaten at Bundesliga BERLIN, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Newly promoted Eintracht Frankfurt kept their unbeaten streak alive as Alexander Meier's brace was enough to come back to win 2-1 over Freiburg in the sixth round of Bunde

Bayern Munich and Leverkusen march on in German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Mario Mandzukic's brace ensured Bayern Munich's 2-0 win over Greuther Fuerth, Leverkusen defeated Frankfurt 3-1 and defending champion Dortmund crushed Bremen 5-0 at the 18th round of Bundesliga on Saturday. Bayern Munich

Bremen held to 1-1 draw at Augsburg

BERLIN, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- German Bundesliga powerhouse Bremen surprisingly shared points with first division newbie Augsburg on Friday.Bremen failed to win the third match in row as they were unable to utilize their goal scoring opportunities. As e

Bremen and Wolfsburg victorious in German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Ten men Werder Bremen came from behind to crave out a hard earned 2-1 win over Dusseldorf thanks to the winner by De Bruyne meanwhile Wolfsburg edged Hoffenheim 3-1 to close the 12th round in Bundesliga on Sunday. Bremen t

Bremen signs midfielder Eljero Elia until 2016

BERLIN, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Dutch international midfielder Eljero Elia transferred from Juventus to German side Werder Bremen, the club said in an official statement on Tuesday. After long back and forth, Bundesliga side Bremen confirmed the signing

Stuttgart wrap second win at German Bundesliga

Stuttgart wrap second win at German Bundesliga BERLIN, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Vedad Ibisevic's winner was enough to ensure Stuttgart's second victory of the season while Nuremberg and Augsburg shared point following a goalless draw to close the eighth r

Bremen sign Schalke youngster Schmitz until 2015

BERLIN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Schalke midfielder Lukas Schmitz joined league rivals Bremen on a four-year contract, Bremen manager Klaus Allofs confirmed on Friday. We have tried hard in recent weeks to sign him and we are glad that we could realize th

Leverkusen and Schalke drop points at German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Schalke shared points with Augsburg following a goalless draw and Leverkusen were also held to a draw at Freiburg while Frankfurt inflicted Hoffenheim their 12th loss of the season at the 19th round in the German Bundeslig

Dortmund, Schalke drop points in German Bundesliga

Dortmund, Schalke drop points in German Bundesliga

Raffael joins German side Schalke on loan

BERLIN, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Bundesliga side Schalke signs Raffael Caetano Araujo from Dynamo Kyiv until June 2013 on loan due to their injury crisis, the club said on its official homepage on Wednesday. The 27-year-old attacking midfielder already pl

Hamburg draws, Augsburg wins at German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hamburg were held to 1-1 draw at Nuremberg owing to the leveller by Tomas Pekhart while Augsburg defeated Dusseldorf 3-2 giving away a 3-0 lead to close the 18th round of German Bundesliga on Sunday. Nuremberg's Tomas Pekh

German side Schalke sign midfielder Barnetta

BERLIN, July 3 (Xinhua) -- German Bundesliga side Schalke secured Swiss international midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta on a free transfer until 2015, the club released on its website on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Swiss transfers from league rivals Bayer

German Bundesliga kicks off on August 27

BERLIN, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The German Soccer League (DFL) revealed the match fixtures for the 50th Bundesliga season on Tuesday. The fixture schedule of the season 2012/2013 starts, as always, with the Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund to encou

Monchengladbach to stay in German Bundesliga

BERLIN, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Borussia Monchengladbach carved out a 2-1 win on aggregate against second-division team Bochum to stay in the first division thanks to a late equalizer by striker Marco Reus on Wednesday. The Fohlen smoothed the way for fir

Dortmund crashes Wolfsburg 5-1 in Bundesliga

BERLIN, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Defending Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund taught Wolfsburg a 5-1 lesson thanks to a brace by midfielder Mario Goetze while Bremen came from behind to beat Cologne 3-2 on Saturday. Other than expected Wolfsburg started

Record champions Bayern dominate Bundesliga

BERLIN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich blew Hertha Berlin 4-0 away to continue a clean lead at the German Bundesliga standings after nine rounds. Thanks to a terrific performance by striker Mario Gomez and Frenchmen midfielder Frank Ribery, Bayern

German side Cologne sign coach Holger Stanislawski

BERLIN, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Relegated Bundesliga side Cologne signed coach Holger Stanislawski, the club said on their website on Monday. 42-year-old Stanislawski will thus shape Cologne to ensure a new beginning at second division. Holger Stanislawsk