Bayern Munich smashed seven goals past struggling Hannover to re-establish the German giants' two-point lead in the Bundesliga on Saturday night.
Bayern Munich capped a successful week by returning to the top of the German Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory away to title rivals Schalke on Saturday despite having a man sent off in the first half.
Schalke claimed top spot in the Bundesliga on Saturday as previous leaders Bayern Munich suffered a second successive league defeat ahead of next week's Champions League quarterfinals.
Hamburg scored a late equalizer to deny Schalke top spot in the Bundesliga after a 2-2 draw on Sunday.
Schalke are back on top of the German Bundesliga table by a point after defeating Stuttgart 2-1 on Friday evening, with all the goals coming in a 10-minute spell just after the interval.
Ivan Rakitic scored a superb late winner as Schalke stayed firmly in the Bundesliga title race with a 2-1 win over local rivals Borussia Dortmund on Friday night.
In-form Borussia Dortmund made it five straight wins on Sunday with a topsy-turvy 3-2 Bundesliga victory at Cologne having looked like they had thrown the three points away.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is expected to break one of his golden rules by re-signing former England defender Sol Campbell.
Schalke moved to within a point of German Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen after winning 2-0 away to fellow title hopefuls Werder Bremen on Saturday night.
The pressure is mounting on coach Louis van Gaal after Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 home draw by Schalke on Saturday.
Bayern Munich closed to within two points of Bundesliga leaders Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen with a 2-1 victory at home to Bavarian rivals Nuremberg on Saturday.
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.
Torsten Frings' absence from Germany's squad is another example of why it always pays to keep your national team coach on side.
Bayer Leverkusen took over at the top in Germany with a 2-0 win at Werder Bremen secured by two late goals from Arturo Vidal and and Manuel Friedrich.
Tottenham's miserable start to the season continued as a blunder from goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes helped hand Udinese a 2-0 victory in their opening UEFA Cup Group D match in Italy on Thursday.
Schalke made an impressive start to their Bundesliga campaign as two goals from Kevin Kuranyi saw them beat Hannover 3-0 on Saturday while newly-promoted Hoffenheim also won 3-0 at Energie Cottbus.
Germany coach Joachim Loew has named uncapped Stuttgart defender Serdar Tasci in his squad for next week's friendly international against Belgium in Nuremberg.
Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi fired Schalke up to joint second in the Bundesliga, while Bayern Munich have a golden chance to put one hand on the league title if they beat Stuttgart on Sunday.
Yaya Toure picked the perfect time to get his first Champions League goal for Barcelona, as his 43rd minute strike gave the 2006 winners a 1-0 win over Schalke and a place in the semifinals of the competition.
Germany international striker Kevin Kuranyi fired Schalke a step closer to a Champions League quarterfinal berth as his fourth minute goal proved enough to seal a 1-0 last 16 first leg win over Porto.
Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has been named in the Germany squad for Wednesday night's friendly against Austria in Vienna -- and is set to make his first international appearance for almost a year.
Real Madrid secured top spot in Champions League Group C with a 3-1 home win against a sorry Lazio side that failed to even secure a UEFA Cup place.
Spanish striker Fernando Torres gave Liverpool a major boost when he returned to full training on the eve of Tuesday's must-win Champions League clash against Besiktas at Anfield.
Didier Drogba delivered the fatal blow as Chelsea swept three points clear in their Champions League group after a 2-0 victory against Bundesliga hopes Schalke at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
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.
Schalke have moved up to second place in the Bundesliga, retaining their unbeaten record in the process, after a 2-0 victory at Duisburg.
Werder Bremen striker Hugo Almeida scored twice in 54 seconds in an impressive 4-1 defeat of German champions Stuttgart.
Greek striker Theofanis Gekas struck early in the second half to secure a point for Bayern Leverkusen in their 1-1 draw with Schalke in Friday's Bundesliga clash.
Schalke 04 needed a Halil Altintop goal four minutes from time to scrape a 1-1 draw away to VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday.
A goalkeeping blunder by Paul Robinson to gift Kevin Kuranyi an equalizer and a wonder strike by Christian Pander secured Germany a 2-1 win over England in a friendly international at Wembley on Wednesday.
German international striker Kevin Kuranyi helped Schalke 04 blitz Nuremberg by setting up three goals in seven minutes to seal their 4-2 League Cup semifinal win on Tuesday.
Germany international striker Lukas Podolski is set to be sidelined for six months with a knee injury, dealing a big blow to his club side Bayern Munich's hopes of securing a Champions League spot next season.
Schalke 04 won 2-0 at home to bottom club Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday to go four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.
Germany coach Joachim Loew has decided to release eight senior players, including captain Michael Ballack, from his squad to face Denmark in a friendly on Wednesday.
German captain Michael Ballack says his team have only victory in mind ahead of Saturday's vital clash with fellow Euro 2008 Group D leaders Czech Republic in Prague.
Schalke 04 missed a chance to go seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday when they squandered a two-goal lead and had to settle for a 2-2 draw at VfL Wolfsburg.
Germany international striker Kevin Kuranyi was on target as Schalke beat Hertha Berlin 2-0 to increase their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to six points on Saturday.
Stand-in strikers Kevin Kuranyi and Mario Gomez led Germany to a 3-1 win over Switzerland in a friendly international on Wednesday.
Schalke won 3-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday to move three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga and leave Bayern Munich trailing by six points.
Schalke accepted two first-half gifts from Dortmund on their way to an easy 3-1 win in the big Ruhr Valley derby, a result that took them back level on points with Bundesliga leaders Werder Bremen.
Schalke 04 brushed aside Mainz 4-0 to move level on points with Werder Bremen at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday, while Bayern Munich revived their title challenge with a frantic 3-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen.
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.
Bayern Munich moved ominously to the top of the Bundesliga table with Dutch international Marc van Bommel scoring for the second game in succession to clinch a 2-1 win over Alemannia Aachen on Saturday.
Schalke beat Werder Bremen 2-0 on Friday in an ill-tempered clash between the two north German clubs with Bundesliga title aspirations.
Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann has spung a World Cup surprise by naming uncapped Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder David Odonkor in his 23-man squad for the finals.
Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann will alternate goalkeepers Oliver Kahn and Jens Lehmann in the two warm-up games that will help determine his squad for the World Cup finals.
Under-pressure Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick will leave the Bundesliga club at the end of the season.
Peruvian international Claudio Pizarro scored both goals for Bayern Munich as they beat Mainz 2-1 at the Allianz Arena and swept into a six-point lead at the top of the German Bundesliga.
Coach Juergen Klinsmann again omitted Christian Woerns when he named his squad for Germany's friendly against France on November 12.
Bayern Munich striker Roy Makaay scored a hat-trick as the German champions pulled off a crushing 5-2 Bundesliga victory at Bayer Leverkusen.
Schalke won the German League Cup for the first time after defeating Stuttgart 1-0 - despite having two players sent off for unsporting conduct.
Schalke are through to the final of the German League Cup after goals from Zlatan Bajramovic and Ebbe Sand beat Werder Bremen 2-1.
Brazilian striker Ailton is leaving German title runners-up Schalke 04 for Besiktas after one season at the Bundesliga club.
Danish international striker Jon Dahl Tomasson has joined Bundesliga side Stuttgart from AC Milan, the German club have confirmed.
Host nation Germany survived a bout of first-night nerves to beat Australia 4-3 in a frantic Confederations Cup match in Group A in Frankfurt on Wednesday.
Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi is joining Schalke 04 from VfB Stuttgart on a five-year contract, for an estimated fee of seven million euros ($8.4 million).
Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann has recalled Bayern Munich's Sebastian Deisler and Dietmar Hamann of Liverpool in a 23-man squad for next month's Confederations Cup.
Bayern Munich took pole position in the race for the Bundesliga title by coming from behind to beat 10-man Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 while closest rivals Schalke 04 lost 3-0 at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.
Oliver Neuville and Frank Baumann have been given a chance to impress Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann in Saturday's friendly in Slovenia.
Germany have called up 33 players for fitness tests later this month, giving a hint of coach Juergen Klinsmann's plans for the 2006 World Cup.
Hernan Crespo scored twice to earn Argentina a 2-2 draw with World Cup hosts Germany in an international friendly on Wednesday.
VfB Stuttgart goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand was on Thursday urged by coach Matthias Sammer to make up his mind quickly about his future at the club.
Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann says his team must end their four-year winless streak against top teams when they host Argentina in a friendly next week in Duesseldorf.
Christian Pander should make a belated debut for Germany when Juergen Klinsmann's side take on a Bundesliga international team in a benefit match for the tsunami relief effort next week.
World Cup runners-up Germany were far from impressive in a 5-1 victory over football minnows Thailand in a friendly international in Bangkok.
Stuttgart advanced to the last of 32 in the UEFA Cup when the Bundesliga club beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 in their final Group G match on Wednesday.
Bayern Munich finished the first half of the German Bundesliga season as honorary "winter champions" after rallying from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw with Stuttgart.
Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann has called up uncapped defender Moritz Volz of Fulham for next week's friendly against Cameroon.
Stuttgart raced to a second straight victory to take control of Group G of the UEFA Cup by beating Portugal's Benfica 3-0 in Germany on Thursday.
Cacau scored a goal in each half as Bundesliga leaders Stuttgart cruised to a 5-1 victory over Beveren, giving them an early lead in UEFA Cup Group G.
VfB Stuttgart striker Kevin Kuranyi will be sidelined for four weeks after injuring his ankle in a UEFA Cup match on Thursday, the club said Saturday.
Stuttgart and Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi looks likely to be out of action for up to two months after injuring his ankle in the UEFA Cup on Thursday.
Two goals from Patrick Kluivert gave Newcastle victory over Bnei Sachnin of Israel in a bad-tempered UEFA Cup tie in which the home side's Nicky Butt was sent off along with Sachnin's Abbas Swan.
Brazilian-born striker Kevin Kuranyi scored the equalizer to earn Germany a 1-1 draw with Brazil in a friendly in Berlin, that was a rematch of their 2002 World Cup final.
Kevin Kuranyi scored a hat-trick as Germany began life under new coach Juergen Klinsmann with a 3-1 win in a friendly against Austria.
Germany defender Jens Nowotny has returned to training from a knee injury and should play in Saturday's Euro 2004 Group D game against Latvia.
Kevin Kuranyi scored twice as Germany extended their unbeaten run against Switzerland to 16 games with a 2-0 win in a high-tempo and combative clash in Basel.
Rudi Voeller has backed the players that helped Germany reach the 2002 World Cup final in his 22-man squad for the 2004 European championships in Portugal.
Germany coach Rudi Voeller indicated he may draft in 18-year old Lukas Podolski to boost the squad for next week's friendly against Romania.
Germany coach Rudi Voeller has lost striker Miroslav Klose from Wednesday's friendly against Belgium with a knee injury that will sideline him for several weeks.
Werder Bremen maintained their four-point advantage at the top of Germany's Bundeslia after a 4-0 win over Hertha Berlin.
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