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Now serving as Red Bull’s head of global soccer, former Mainz, Borussia Dortmund, and Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp has confirmed that he has no plans to return to coaching.

Borussia Mönchengladbach have had a disastrous start to the season, sitting at the bottom of the Bundesliga table with just two points from five matches.

Four German clubs – Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt – feature as the 2025/26 Champions League continues off this week.

The 2026 World Cup is less than a year away, marking the first time the tournament will be hosted by three countries and expanded to 48 teams. With qualifiers underway, FIFA has sanctioned a former host nation in a ruling that could jeopardize its chances of making it to the competition.

The USMNT opened the 2025 U-20 World Cup in Chile with a statement, routing New Caledonia 9-1 in their Group Stage debut. It was a showcase of emerging talent looking to earn a place in the senior squad in the coming years. With such a dominant result, it naturally raises the question: what is the biggest win in U-20 World Cup history?

Ahead of their crunch Champions League match with Atlético Madrid tonight, Dino Toppmöller noted just how big the task is for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Spanish capital. 

Bayern Munich have touched down in Cyprus ahead of their game with FC Pafos, but the fixture is far from a guaranteed win as Vincent Kompany explained in his press conference.

Bayer Leverkusen’s ship appears to have been steadied by coach Kasper Hjulmand in recent weeks as they prepare to host PSV Eindhoven on Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League. Wednesday night’s kick-off is set for 21:00 CET at the BayArena. 

UEFA Champions League action returns for Matchday 2 as Borussia Dortmund host Athletic Bilbao in their first European fixture at the Westfalenstadion this season. Kick-off is scheduled for 21:00 CET on Wednesday evening. 

1.FSV Mainz 05 will be without Robin Zentner for the next two upcoming Bundesliga matches, the club has confirmed.

A report emerging from Kicker.de suggests that Hamburger SV midfielder Fábio Vieira's injury is not as bad as first feared.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash with Bayern Munich, Pafos FC head coach Juan Carlos Carcedo has expressed his delight to be in competition with the seven-time champions of Europe. 

Jonas Urbig completed his first training exercises this morning, September 29, on a side pitch at Säbener Straße.

As Bayern Munich prepare to jet off to Cyprus for a meeting with Pafos FC tomorrow night, Max Eberl discussed contract talks with BILD regarding Harry Kane and Dayot Upamecano.

Eintracht Frankfurt will aim to build on their impressive 5-1 victory over Galatasaray in their Champions League opener when they visit Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.