6 Wolfsburg – after sacking head coach Daniel Bauer earlier today – have officially confirmed the re-hiring of former head coach Dieter Hecking. The 61-year-old returns to the Bundesliga outfit he last coached 10 years ago. Hecking brings with him the experience of having coached 443 Bundesliga matches with Wolfsburg, Nürnberg, Hannover 96, Alemannia Aachen,

Kylian Mbappé has remained Real Madrid’s most in-form player, leading the team’s scoring ahead of Vinícius Jr. However, the French star was diagnosed with a sprain in his left knee, which appears likely to sideline him for several matches. As a result, Kylian could miss France’s upcoming international friendly doubleheader. Nevertheless, he has reportedly made

Richard Garnett, sports editor at Reach PLC, who own the Liverpool ECHO, spent a long weekend in Italy watching live football and found the game that he used to know and love 13:11, 08 Mar 2026Updated 13:13, 08 Mar 2026 Fans of Pisa during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and AC Milan at

The issue of racism has resurfaced in the Spanish league after an incident during a match between Real Sociedad B and Castellón in which Japanese defender Kazunari Kita was subjected to racist abuse. According to Spanish radio station Cadena SER, Kita informed the referee that he had been subjected to racist abuse from Castellón defender

Manchester United’s interest in signing a left winger this summer has led to Bournemouth’s Marcus Tavernier being added to a reported list of options to strengthen that side of the pitch. Despite being flush with contenders for the right flank—Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and even Patrick Dorgu—United are lacking on the left. Even Dorgu was

Munich shine not only as a collective, but also with outstanding individual quality. The German record chmpions are the only team to have two midfielders who’ve played at least 100 line-breaking passes this Champions League campaign: Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlović (102 each). Passes into space might be a key factor against Atalanta too. Once the

1 Sky Germany report that Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder Rocco Reitz has reached a verbal agreement with RB Leipzig. The 23-year-old will reportedly sign a five-year contract with the Saxony club until 2031. However, Leipzig – who want to finalise the deal as soon as possible – are unwilling to pay Reitz reported €25m-€28m release clause, and

1 Wolfsburg have announced the dismissal of head coach Daniel Bauer and managing director of sports, Peter Christiansen. VfL’s decision comes following the 2-1 defeat against Hamburg, with the club occupying 17th, two points adrift of Werder Bremen who occupy the relegation play-off, who play Union Berlin later today. “This decision was anything but easy

Milan will look to Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic in the Derby della Madonnina against Inter, while Cristian Chivu will pick Francesco Pio Esposito and Ange-Yoan Bonny up front. It kicks off at 20:45 CET (19:45 GMT) at the Stadio Maradona in San Siro, Milan. Advertisement Inter are the table leaders with a 10-point advantage

As one of football’s largest and most historic institutions, Real Madrid always worry about the perception of the club and the image projected to any viewing it from the outside. The results, on that front, are crucial for they largely define the club’s image. Even in a season where matters are not going their way,

1 Mainz 05 remain largely pleased with the manner in which Paul Nebel has stepped his game up in Nadiem Amiri’s absence. Mainz sporting director Niko Bungert singled the Germany U21 international out for special praise last week after he set up a Sheraldo Becker goal in a 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen. Nebel didn’t

2 RB Leipzig professionals have revealed that they received a special post-match team talk from club chairman Oliver Mintzlaff after Saturday afternoon’s Bundesliga fixture against Augsburg. The German Red Bulls entered their own locker room trailing 0-1. They rallied to win 2-1, though the performance wasn’t necessarily pretty and owed much to an own-goal from

2 SC Freiburg head coach Julian Schuster and the player himself have spoken on Vincenzo Grifo’s tying of Nils Petersen’s overall club goal-scoring record. Grifo also revealed that he received congratulations from former Bundestrainer Joachim Löw as well. Grifo opened up the scoring in the six-goal thriller against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, in the process

Yamal goalkeeps the champions four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga standings. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 7 Mar 20267 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Lamine Yamal once again showed his ability to decide a

Bayern Munich center-back Jonathan Tah has faced off with Atalanta before and knows that the style of play is going to make for a competitive, fun throwdown in the Champions League on March 10th. “I’ve played against Atalanta before; they’re a good opponent, they play intense football. You could see that in their matches against

Four points separate Barcelona and Real Madrid in a La Liga title race that could get blown open in the next few weeks. Álvaro Arbeloa’s men kicked off the weekend slate desperate to snap a two-game losing streak to keep from falling even further behind in the La Liga standings. They accomplished their task—albiet unconvincingly—with

Bayern bosses would welcome another year with Manuel Neuer, but the goalkeeper will base his decision solely on his physical condition. Neuer has decided that another experience abroad, like Thomas Müller’s in Vancouver, is out of the question for him. He wants to end his career at FC Bayern, whether at the end of this

Atlético Madrid edged past Real Sociedad 3–2 in a lively La Liga encounter that truly felt like a teaser for the looming Copa del Rey final on April 18. With both sides fresh off midweek cup victories, rotations were expected on both ends. But even with the rhythm occasionally chaotic, the entertainment value rarely dipped.