Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic is certain that striker Niclas Füllkrug will end his goal drought soon. "If you're a Borussia Dortmund striker and you haven't scored in nine games, then of course that's an issue in the public eye. He knows we rely on his goals," Terzic said in a news conference on Friday. "One thing is the goals, the other is if you always put yourself at the service of the team. And if you put yourself at the service of the team, you'll soon start scoring goals again. It wo
Second division Kaiserslautern ended the fairytale run of third tier Saarbrücken in the German Cup with a 2-0 semi-final victory on Tuesday to reach the final for the first time in 21 years. Almamy Touré set up Marlon Ritter to head the opening goal in the 53rd minute, and then clinched matters himself with a 75th-minute header for visiting twice Cup winners Kaiserslautern. The defeat ended Saarbrücken's remarkable campaign during which they had upset a Bundesliga trio of record Cup winners Baye
Former German international Lars Stindl will end his career after the season which he played in a return to boyhood club Karlsruhe. "It was an incredibly beautiful and intense time, with many highs but also some difficult moments," Stindl said in a statement issued by second division Karlsruhe on Thursday. "It was a dream come true for me last summer to have returned to my home club. This last year was incredibly special for me!" Stindl, 35, came through the Karlsruhe academy and made his first
Freiburg coach Christian Streich has said he made the right decision to quit after more than 12 years in charge at the end of the season but has no idea at the moment what he will do then. Streich announced early last week via the Freiburg website that he was leaving after almost three decades in all at the Bundesliga club. He said at his first news conference since then on Thursday that "it is almost perfect the way it is" and that he was grateful to be among "very few coaches" who could decide
Max Eberl is to become Bayern Munich's new sporting director as of March 1, the Bundesliga champions said on Monday. Eberl, 50, signed a contract with the Munich club until the summer of 2027. The long-serving sporting director of Borussia Mönchengladbach had been Bayern's preferred candidate. Eberl was most recently at Bayern's rivals RB Leipzig. But he was sacked in September after a short spell, with the club criticizing his commitment. Speculation swirled that he had been talking to Bayern.