Mateu Morey was hailed as Borussia Dortmund's "secret hero" after the Spaniard made an emotional return to Bundesliga action from almost three years on the sidelines. Morey suffered a severe knee injury in a German Cup match in May 2021 and did not play in an official match until coming on late in Dortmund's 3-0 win over Freiburg on Friday. He was celebrated by the fans in the huge south stand afterwards, and the 23-year-old spent a long time on the pitch where he also took many selfies, as it w
Donyell Malen's brace led Borussia Dortmund back to winning ways in a 3-0 Bundesliga win against Freiburg on Friday. Dortmund won their first three games of the year, but there was plenty of criticism after last week's poor performance in a goalless draw at Heidenheim. Malen got Dortmund's opener in the 16th minute after he received a pass from Niclas Füllkrug and fired an unstoppable effort into the net. He completed his brace before the break and thanks to 12 minutes of added time after the ga
German World Cup winner Jérôme Boateng made his debut for Serie A bottom club Salernitana in a 0-0 draw at Torino on Sunday, after not playing an official match in more than half a year. Defender Boateng played for an hour as Salernitana ended a run of four straight defeats but are six points away from safety. The 35-year-old had signed for the club earlier in the week. Boateng's contract at French side Olympique Lyon was not renewed in summer and he kept fit at the training ground of his former
Bayer Leverkusen retained a two-point lead over Bayern Munich into their Bundesliga table topper next week, with Leverkusen winning 2-0 at bottom side Darmstadt and Bayern's 3-1 over Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 marking Thomas Müller's 500th career victory. Nathan Tella scored a 33rd and 52nd minute brace as Leverkusen regrouped well from a 0-0 draw against Gladbach eight days ago and remain unbeaten in all competitions. Gladbach led in Munich from Nico Elvedi in the 35th but the champions fough
Former Bayern Munich and Germany defender Jerome Boateng has signed a deal to join Salernitana, the Serie A team said on Friday. The 2014 World Cup winner signed a contract until the end of the current season. Boateng spent 10 years at Bayern, winning all club titles on offer with them, including trebles in 2013 and 2020. Most recently, he played at Olympique Lyon until July 2023, but his contract was not extended. Bayern had considered signing Boateng again and the defender even trained with th