Bundesliga

Xabi Alonso to leave Leverkusen at the end of the season

Xabi Alonso to leave Leverkusen at the end of the season

Xabi Alonso will leave his role as Bayer Leverkusen head coach at the end of the season, Afrosport reports. The 43-year-old joined Leverkusen in October 2022 and led them to their first-ever Bundesliga title last season, going the entire campaign unbeaten. He also won the German Cup and reached the final of the Europa League. The pharmaceutical-backed outfit however failed to defend the Bundesliga which went...

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‘Extra bit sweet’ – Harry Kane reflects on winning first career trophy

Harry Kane has described the feeling of winning the first trophy of his prolific career as "extra bit sweet" after lifting the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, Afrosport reports. Kane has enjoyed a career laden with goals as the all-time top scorer of Tottenham Hotspur (280 goals) and the England national team (71 goals), winning lots of individual accolades along the way. A major trophy had however...

Leverkusen boss Alonso eyes ‘early return’ for midfielder Florian Wirtz

Leverkusen boss Alonso eyes ‘early return’ for midfielder Florian Wirtz

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso on Friday confirmed that midfielder Florian Wirtz, who has been sidelined with an ankle injury, will return ‘earlier than expected', Afrosport reports. Wirtz sustained the ankle injury in a 2-0 loss to Werder Bremen in early March and was not expected to return until late April. Alonso, however, told reporters at his pre-match conference that the 21-year-old was set to return...

Bundesliga: Boniface scores as Leverkusen close gap on leaders Bayern

Bundesliga: Boniface scores as Leverkusen close gap on leaders Bayern

Victor Boniface put his name on the scoresheet as Bayer Leverkusen defeated Bochum 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday night, Afrosport reports. The reigning champions recorded a remarkable 4-3 comeback win away at Stuttgart last time out and started on the front foot, this time in front of BayArena crowd through Aleix Garcia in the 20th minute. Bochum levelled six minutes later through Felix Passlack but...

Bayern consider legal action against Canada Soccer over Davies injury

Bayern consider legal action against Canada Soccer over Davies injury

Bayern Munich are considering taking legal action against Canada Soccer after accusing the body of negligence on Alphonso Davies who returned from international duty with an anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL), Afrosport reports. Davies went off injured 12 minutes into Canada's 2-1 win over the rivals United States in the Concacaf Nations League third/fourthplace play-off on Sunday. Canada Soccer had initially cleared Davies of any serious...