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Borussia Dortmund began the defense of their Bundesliga title with a 2-1 win over Werder Bremen at the Westfalenstadion on Friday.

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Bender double puts Bayer Leverkusen fifth in Bundesligaupdated: Sat Feb 25 2012 16:15:00

With Germany's title race set to resume in earnest on Sunday, Bayer Leverkusen took center stage in Saturday's Bundesliga action by claiming fifth place with a 2-0 win at struggling Cologne.

Schalke win lifts them level with Bayern updated: Sat Jan 21 2012 14:46:00

Schalke joined Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday after a 3-1 win over Stuttgart at the Veltins Arena.

Bayern lose at Moenchengladbach as Bundesliga resumesupdated: Sat Jan 21 2012 11:11:00

Leaders Bayern Munich crashed to a 3-1 defeat at Borussia Moenchengladbach Friday as the Bundesliga resumed after the winter break.

Raul on target as Schalke up to fourthupdated: Sun Dec 04 2011 15:51:00

Schalke are up to fourth place in the German Bundesliga table after beating strugglers Augsburg 3-1 in Gelsenkirchen.

SI.com: Raphael Honigstein: Bundesliga early season reviewupdated: Sun Nov 06 2011 07:35:00

One third into the new season, it's a good time to look at who's who, who dunnit and who didn't. Here's this fall's list of Bundesliga movers and shakers.

Bayern extend lead at top of Bundesliga updated: Sat Oct 29 2011 12:34:00

Bayern Munich extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to four points on Saturday as they thrashed Bavarian rivals Nuremberg 4-0 at the Allianz Arena.

Bayern extend lead at top of Bundesliga after easy win updated: Sat Oct 15 2011 15:06:00

Bayern Munich opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga with a 4-0 thumping of Hertha Berlin Saturday in the Allianz Arena.

Bayern slump to opening home defeatupdated: Sun Aug 07 2011 16:41:00

German Bundesliga big-spenders Bayern Munich have suffered the worse possible start to the new season, going down to a shock 1-0 home defeat to Borussia Moechengladbach on Sunday.

SI.com: Raphael Honigstein: Bundesliga season predictionsupdated: Fri Aug 05 2011 08:56:00

The Bundesliga's 49th season kicks off on Friday night, when defending champion Borussia Dortmund hosts a completely re-engineered Hamburger SV. Last season's intoxicating randomness proved how difficult it is to predict Europe's most open league but here's a moderately educated guess as to how the 18 teams might finish -- subject to some last-minute wheeling and dealing, naturally.

SI.com: Rapahel Honigstein: Ten Bundesliga talents who could be on the move this summerupdated: Mon Jun 06 2011 10:09:00

The post-Bosman age of contractual freedom has made it much harder for the smaller European teams to hold onto their best players. In the case of German champions Borussia Dortmund, however, the fact that it succeeded with the youngest ever side now rather than, say, 20, years ago, actually works in its favor. In those days, every half-decent Germany player was snapped up instantly by Serie A clubs and Jürgen Klopp's side would have been dismantled in the time it takes to drink an espresso. But the Bundesliga's newfound prosperity has stopped the migration across the Alps in recent years. The crème of young German talent will only move to a handful of European super-clubs now, and for that reason alone it is unlikely that Borussia's brave young squad will suffer too much hemorrhage. It's therefore safe to disregard the "Mario Götze to Arsenal" or "Neven Subotic to Chelsea" rumors that will abound this summer. But some -- almost exclusively foreign -- players will still be on the

Wolfsburg climb out of drop zone in Germanyupdated: Fri Apr 29 2011 16:53:00

2009 German champions VfL Wolfsburg gave themselves a Bundesliga lifeline with a precious 1-0 win at Werder Bremen Friday.

Leaders Dortmund back to winning ways; Bayern move up to thirdupdated: Sat Apr 02 2011 14:49:00

German league leaders Borussia Dortmund overcame a midweek bomb scare to remain seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a 4-1 victory over Hannover that knocked the visiting team out of the Champions League places.

Bayern move up to third with 4-0 triumphupdated: Sat Feb 12 2011 15:49:00

Bayern Munich climbed to third place in the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 4-0 victory over Hoffenheim.

Snow tears through roof of Schalke's stadium after heavy snowfallupdated: Tue Dec 28 2010 06:32:00

Heavy snowfall in Germany has caused part of the roof to collapse at the Veltins Arena, which hosts Bundesliga soccer team Schalke 04.

Leaders Dortmund miss out on Bundesliga recordupdated: Sat Dec 18 2010 16:40:00

Borussia Dortmund lost 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt to miss the chance to set a Bundesliga record for the most points gathered at the halfway mid-winter break.

Royal Blues sink faltering Bundesliga champions Bayernupdated: Sat Dec 04 2010 16:18:00

Bayern Munich's Bundesliga title hopes suffered a shattering setback as they went down 2-0 at struggling Schalke on Saturday.

Why fans will never run football in Englandupdated: Fri Nov 05 2010 08:15:00

There has been a distinct mood of rebellion brewing in English football.

SI.com: Raphael Honigstein: Bundesliga quarterly reviewupdated: Thu Oct 28 2010 11:51:00

Nine of 34 games have been played, yet the Bundesliga season is still an amorphous blob, unwilling to take any shape. Here's a quarterly review to guide you through the Germanic madness.

Hoffenheim up to fourth in Bundesligaupdated: Sun Oct 17 2010 15:29:00

Hoffenheim are up to fourth place in the German Bundesliga table, seven points behind joint leaders Borussia Dortmund and Mainz, after defeating nine-man Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-2 on Sunday.

Bayern slump to fresh Bundesliga defeatupdated: Sun Oct 03 2010 15:28:00

Bayern Munich's nightmare start to their Bundesliga title defense continued as they were beaten 2-0 at second-placed Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.

Struggling Schalke beaten by Dortmundupdated: Sun Sep 19 2010 15:16:00

Big-spending Schalke are rooted to the bottom of the German Bundesliga table, without a point from four matches, after visiting local rivals Borussia Dortmund beat them 3-1 in Sunday.

Hoffenheim claim third successive winupdated: Fri Sep 10 2010 17:45:00

Hoffenheim have continued their dream start to the German Bundesliga season, beating Schalke 2-0 to remain top of the table with three wins out of three.

SI.com: Ralph Honigstein: Bundesliga season predictionsupdated: Fri Aug 20 2010 13:21:00

The Bundesliga's 48th season kicks off on Friday night, when defending champion Bayern Munich meets 2008-09 winner VfL Wolfsburg, now coached by Steve McClaren. Here is a (moderately) educated guess as to how the 18 teams might finish -- subject to some last-minute wheeling and dealing, naturally:

Fanzone preview: The German Bundesligaupdated: Thu Aug 19 2010 11:25:00

The 48th season of the Bundesliga will commence this week with champions Bayern Munich looking to defend their title against Steve McClaren's Wolfsburg.

SI.com: Raphael Honigstein: Bundesliga in good position to raise its profileupdated: Wed Jul 21 2010 17:55:00

One prominent player agent in the Bundesliga has bought the domain mediocritysucks.de. He also loves sending out provocative letters with famous quotes from varied people -- Karl Marx, Confucius and Lukas Podolski have all been featured in the past. His latest missive came this week, in a letter with a big "Steven Gerrard for England" sticker, and it carried a good line at the back of the envelope: "We don't fear the competition, we are the competition."

Bayern win to remain on treble courseupdated: Sat May 15 2010 16:35:00

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich remain on course for a unique treble of trophies after crushing Werder Bremen 4-0 in the German Cup final on Saturday.

Bayern Munich crowned Bundesliga championsupdated: Sat May 08 2010 14:33:00

Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga title for a record 22nd time thanks to a 3-1 away win over relegated Hertha Berlin on the final day of the German season.

Jubilant Bayern on brink of Bundesliga title as Schalke slip upupdated: Sat May 01 2010 14:20:00

Bayern Munich were left tantalizingly close to a 22nd German Bundesliga title after closest rivals Schalke suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to third-placed Werder Bremen in the penultimate round of the league season on Saturday.

Robben powers Bayern to top of Bundesligaupdated: Sat Mar 13 2010 17:13:00

Arjen Robben proved the difference for the second time in four days as Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Freiburg 2-1 to leapfrog Schalke at the top of the Bundesliga.

Ribery strike lifts Bayern Munich to summit of Bundesligaupdated: Sun Feb 28 2010 21:13:00

French star Franck Ribery scored the only goal of Sunday's match as Bayern Munich went to the top of the Bundesliga with a home win over fourth-placed SV Hamburg.

Bayer Leverkusen equal record to go top in Bundesligaupdated: Mon Feb 22 2010 06:23:00

Bayer Leverkusen reclaimed top spot in the Bundesliga from Bayern Munich with a 2-2 draw at Werder Bremen to extend their unbeaten run to a record equaling 23 games.

Leverkusen return to top of Bundesligaupdated: Sun Jan 31 2010 16:42:00

Bayer Leverkusen scored three goals in four minutes late in the first half as they surged back to the top of the German Bundesliga with a 3-1 home win over Freiburg.

Bayern finally back on top of Bundesligaupdated: Fri Jan 15 2010 17:03:00

Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga for the first time since May 2008 with a 2-0 victory at home to Hoffenheim on Friday night in the first match after the German winter break.

Win lifts Hoffenheim up to fifth in tableupdated: Sun Nov 01 2009 14:25:00

Brazilian forward Maicosuel scored the only goal to give Hoffenheim a 1-0 win over Freiburg on Sunday, a result that lifts them up to fifth in the Bundesliga -- knocking Bayern Munich down to sixth.

Bundesliga leaders battle to stalemateupdated: Sat Oct 17 2009 15:37:00

Bayer Leverkusen retained top spot in the German Bundesliga after coming away from second-placed Hamburg with a 0-0 draw on Saturday night.

Bayer Leverkusen take Bundesliga leadupdated: Sat Oct 03 2009 13:35:00

Bayer Leverkusen went to the top of the German Bundesliga with a 4-0 thrashing of Nuremberg as defending champions Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich both drew on Saturday.

Bundesliga strugglers Hertha sack coach Favreupdated: Mon Sep 28 2009 15:58:00

Hertha Berlin have reacted to their slump to the bottom of the German Bundesliga by announcing that coach Lucien Favre has been relieved of his duties.

World Sport Bundesliga previewupdated: Sat Aug 15 2009 15:05:00

CNN's Kate Giles previews the upcoming German Bundesliga soccer season.

Football: Bayern held in Bundesliga openerupdated: Sat Aug 08 2009 16:36:00

Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw by Hoffenheim in their opening match of the Bundesliga season and first under new coach Louis van Gaal.

Fanzone preview: The German Bundesligaupdated: Sat Aug 08 2009 07:50:00

The new Bundesliga season kicked off on Friday when defending champions Wolfsburg beat Stuttgart 2-0 at the Volkswagen Arena -- Fanzone details what to expect from the new campaign:

Wolfsburg on verge of first Bundesliga titleupdated: Sat May 16 2009 13:00:00

Wolfsburg hammered Hanover 5-0 on Saturday to move two points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga, with just one match remaining.

Wolfsburg continue to set Bundesliga paceupdated: Sat May 02 2009 12:52:00

Edin Dzeko grabbed a hat-trick as VfL Wolfsburg kept their lead in the Bundesliga title race with a 4-0 home win over midwinter 'champions' Hoffenheim on Saturday.

Beaten Wolfsburg remain top of Bundesligaupdated: Sun Apr 26 2009 13:48:00

The Bundesliga title race continues to prove the most exciting in living memory after league leaders Wolfsburg were beaten 2-0 at relegation-threatened Energie Cottbus on Sunday.

10-man Bayern suffer Bundesliga title blowupdated: Sat Apr 25 2009 13:43:00

Bayern Munich had Franck Ribery sent off in the second half as they slipped to a 1-0 home defeat to Schalke 04 which dents their Bundesliga title hopes.

Apologetic German soccer team offers refundsupdated: Sun Apr 19 2009 10:07:00

A struggling German soccer team is offering a refund to its fans who traveled to another city to watch it suffer a 4-0 loss.

Bayern routed by leaders VfL Wolsburgupdated: Sat Apr 04 2009 17:13:00

Bayern Munich suffered a humiliating 5-1 defeat to new leaders VfL Wolsburg which leaves their Bundesliga title defense on the rocks as they slip to fourth place.

Leverkusen send holders Bayern crashingupdated: Wed Mar 04 2009 17:08:00

Holders Bayern Munich have crashed out of the German Cup, losing 4-2 at Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen in Wednesday's quarterfinals.

Ruhr Valley rivals share Bundesliga drawupdated: Fri Feb 20 2009 17:11:00

Ruhr Valley neighbors and rivals Schalke and Borussia Dortmund shared a 1-1 draw in Gelsenkirchen on Friday, a result that benefited neither side in their attempts to climb up from their mid-table positions in the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim back on top with new home winupdated: Sat Jan 31 2009 14:05:00

Hoffenheim celebrated the first match in their new Rhein-Neckar Arena stadium with a 2-0 win over struggling Energie Cottbus to go back to the top of the Bundesliga.

SI.com: World Soccer: Hoffenheim fights on as surprising Bundesliga leadersupdated: Thu Jan 29 2009 11:06:00

As ascents to the footballing summit go, that of 1899 Hoffenheim takes some beating, more state-of-the-art cable car than rope and crampons. A year ago, the club based in a micro-conurbation in the southwest of Germany was mid-table in the Second Division, eight points off a promotion slot. Twelve months later, Hoffenheim topped the Bundesliga at the winter break, albeit only on goal difference from Bayern Munich.

Bayern held as Leverkusen top Bundesligaupdated: Sat Nov 15 2008 12:18:00

A late equalizer from American midfielder Michael Bradley earned Borussia Moenchengladbach a stunning 2-2 home draw with Bayern Munich, as Bayer Leverkusen remain top of the German Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim thrash Hamburg to top Bundesligaupdated: Sun Oct 26 2008 16:31:00

Bundesliga new boys Hoffenheim shocked previous leaders SV Hamburg with a 3-0 win on Sunday to top the German standings.

SI.com: World Soccer: Hoffenheim's meteoric rise to Bundesliga contendersupdated: Thu Oct 23 2008 13:30:00

Preseason forecasts of the survival chances of newly promoted clubs tend to be of the dark, doom-laden and deeply condescending variety, the vast majority condemned even before a ball is kicked. So it made a refreshing change for Bundesliga rookies 1899 Hoffenheim to be welcomed aboard in August to the sound of optimism.

Hoffenheim lead Bundesliga after second winupdated: Sat Aug 23 2008 13:58:00

Newly-promoted Hoffenheim sit atop the Bundesliga after two rounds after beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-0 on Saturday for their second straight win.

German Bundesliga Previewupdated: Mon Aug 11 2008 15:55:00

CNN.com's Football Fan Zone looks ahead to the new season in Germany which kicks off on Friday August 15.

Schalke secure Champions League placeupdated: Tue May 06 2008 16:37:00

Schalke cruised to a 3-0 Bundesliga victory at Bochum on Tuesday to lift them up to second place in the table and seal their Champions League berth for next season.

Bayern clinch 21st Bundesliga titleupdated: Mon May 05 2008 00:13:00

Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga championship on Sunday, completing the German double with a 0-0 draw at VfL Wolfsburg.

Zenit crush Bayern to reach UEFA finalupdated: Thu May 01 2008 17:30:00

Zenit St Petersburg booked their place in their first-ever UEFA Cup final in Manchester on May 14 after crushing Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 4-0 in Russia on Thursday.

Bayern a point away from Bundesliga titleupdated: Sun Apr 27 2008 16:12:00

Two goals from Franck Ribery helped Bayern Munich beat champions Stuttgart 4-1 on Sunday to move 12 points clear in the Bundesliga with just one point required from their last four games to seal a 21st German title.

Rutten to take charge at Schalkeupdated: Wed Apr 23 2008 06:10:00

Dutchman Fred Rutten will take charge of Bundesliga side Schalke next season.

Rafinha sends Schalke up to secondupdated: Fri Sep 28 2007 16:50:00

Schalke's Brazilian defender Rafinha fired them up to second place in the German Bundesliga table by converting a 44th minute penalty which gave them a 1-0 home win over Hertha Berlin.

Bayern aim to bounce back to formupdated: Thu Jul 26 2007 01:40:00

Every big club begins a new season with something to prove. But none more so this year than Bayern Munich.

Stuttgart clinch Bundesliga titleupdated: Sat May 19 2007 11:25:00

VfB Stuttgart won the Bundesliga title on the final day of the season on Saturday when a 2-1 comeback win over Energie Cottbus kept them two points ahead of runners-up Schalke 04.

Stuttgart's wild ones two games from greatnessupdated: Wed May 16 2007 10:46:00

The former Liverpool and Scotland defender turned television pundit Alan Hansen once remarked of the fledging Manchester United side of Giggs, Beckham, Scholes and Neville that you "never win anything with kids." Alex Ferguson's young guns went on to win the English league and cup double.

Heynckes quits at Moenchengladbachupdated: Wed Jan 31 2007 06:22:00

Borussia Moenchengladbach coach Jupp Heynckes has resigned a day after a 0-0 draw against visiting Nuremberg, which extended their winless run to 13 games.

Werder return to top of Bundesligaupdated: Sun Jan 28 2007 14:11:00

Werder Bremen took back top spot in the Bundesliga with a comfortable 3-0 victory at home to Hanover on Sunday.

Confident Bremen ready for Bayernupdated: Thu Oct 19 2006 04:50:00

Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich are in the sort of form to produce a classic when they meet in the Bundesliga on Saturday -- provided their powers of recovery are up to it.

Bundesliga clubs fined over racismupdated: Wed Sep 27 2006 12:51:00

The German Football Federation (DFB) have fined Bundesliga clubs Alemannia Aachen and Borussia Monchengladbach 50,000 euros and 19,000 euros respectively for racist slurs by fans in the league meeting on September 16.

Mainz and Bielefeld both crash outupdated: Sun Sep 10 2006 14:16:00

Bundesliga sides Mainz and Arminia Bielefeld crashed out in the first round of the German Cup on Sunday, both losing to teams from the third division.

Werder slump to defeat at Schalkeupdated: Fri Aug 25 2006 16:49:00

Schalke beat Werder Bremen 2-0 on Friday in an ill-tempered clash between the two north German clubs with Bundesliga title aspirations.

Bayern go through after penaltiesupdated: Wed Aug 02 2006 17:21:00

Bayern Munich beat Schalke 4-1 in a penalty shootout to advance to the final of Bundesliga's pre-season League Cup tournament against Werder Bremen.

Heynckes back at Moenchengladbachupdated: Tue May 23 2006 08:56:00

Jupp Heynckes has returned to his roots after being named the new coach of German side Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Bayern seal 20th Bundesliga crownupdated: Sat May 06 2006 11:25:00

Bayern Munich clinched the German Bundesliga title for the 20th time as closest rivals Hamburg SV were beaten 4-2 away to Hertha Berlin on Saturday.

Bayern/Werder in European hangoverupdated: Sat Mar 11 2006 13:11:00

Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen suffered hangovers in the Bundesliga on Saturday after their Champions League exits.

Hoeness happy as player limits goupdated: Thu Jan 05 2006 11:45:00

Top Bundesliga clubs have welcomed the German football league's (DFL) decision to scrap the limit on the number of non-Europeans they are allowed to field.

Klose handed top Bundesliga honorupdated: Mon Jan 02 2006 15:33:00

Werder Bremen striker Miroslav Klose has been named the best outfield player of the first half of the season in Kicker's poll of Bundesliga professionals.

Bremen reveal $6.8 million profitupdated: Tue Nov 29 2005 08:02:00

Werder Bremen, the 2004 Bundesliga champions, have achieved a record turnover and a big profit last season, the club has announced.

Bundesliga bids to boost TV incomeupdated: Tue Nov 01 2005 12:55:00

The German Football League (DFL) has opened bidding for TV rights for the next three seasons hoping to significantly raise income from the current euro302 million ($362.4m).

Bremen have to face Ailton againupdated: Sun Mar 06 2005 14:24:00

German champions Werder Bremen will face their former star striker Ailton again in the cup semi-finals after being drawn to visit in-form Schalke 04.

Bayern extend Bundesliga advantageupdated: Sat Feb 05 2005 11:35:00

Peruvian Paolo Guerrero starred as Bayern Munich stretched their German Bundesliga lead to three points with a 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen.

Schalke in swoop to sign Azaouaghupdated: Mon Dec 27 2004 11:46:00

Ambitious Bundesliga club Schalke have signed talented midfielder Mimoun Azaouagh from Mainz.

Ailton rodeo injury upsets Schalkeupdated: Tue Dec 21 2004 04:57:00

Schalke 04 striker Ailton will face no sanctions from the Bundesliga club although club officials were not amused to learn that he fractured two fingers in a rodeo event in his native Brazil.

Moenchengladbach appoint Advocaatupdated: Tue Nov 02 2004 13:12:00

Bundesliga side Borussia Moenchengladbach have appointed Dutchman Dick Advocaat as coach in place of Holger Fach, who was sacked last week.

Heynckes sacked as Schalke coachupdated: Wed Sep 15 2004 05:45:00

German Bundesliga Schalke 04 have dismissed coach Jupp Heynckes with immediate effect, said club general manager Rudi Assauer.

Deisler double as Bayern claim cupupdated: Mon Aug 02 2004 14:37:00

Two-goal Sebastian Deisler helped Bayern Munich to a 3-2 win over Bundesliga champions Werder Bremen in Monday's German League Cup final at Mainz.

Werder are through to face Bayernupdated: Thu Jul 29 2004 16:55:00

Bundesliga champions Werder Bremen comfortably beat VfB Stuttgart 2-0 in the semifinals of the German League Cup in Meppen on Thursday.

Bayern surge into League Cup finalupdated: Wed Jul 28 2004 16:50:00

Bayern Munich warmed up for the Bundesliga campaign by crushing Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the German League Cup semifinals on Wednesday.

Werder closing on Bundesliga crownupdated: Sun Mar 21 2004 14:07:00

Runaway leaders Werder Bremen moved a step closer to the Bundesliga title with a 2-0 win at VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday.

Bremen extend Bundesliga advantageupdated: Sat Mar 13 2004 11:37:00

Werder Bremen stretched their German Bundesliga lead to nine points with a 3-2 win over bottom club Cologne.

Schalke hold German leaders Bremenupdated: Sat Feb 21 2004 11:31:00

German Bundesliga leaders Werder Bremen were held to a goalless draw at Schalke 04, but they still lead defending champions Bayern Munich by seven points.

Leaders Bremen snatch late winnerupdated: Sat Feb 07 2004 11:31:00

German leaders Werder Bremen needed a last-minute winner to maintain their momentum at the top of the Bundesliga, beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1.

Bremen snatch win with late doubleupdated: Tue Feb 03 2004 17:00:00

Bundesliga leaders Werder Bremen scored twice in added time for a 3-2 away win at Second Division Greuther Fuerth in a German Cup quarterfinal on Tuesday.

Stars may come second to sausagesupdated: Wed Jan 21 2004 15:52:00

The German Football Federation has asked world ruling body FIFA to extend the half-time match break to 20 minutes in order to sell more beer and sausages.

Bundesliga must seek a new tv dealupdated: Thu Jan 01 2004 11:51:00

For the second time in less than three years, the German Bundesliga will have to arrange a new television deal.

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