Hamburg have announced that they have terminated and will extend the contract of central defender Mario Vuskovic as the Croatian is currently serving a ban. Earlier this summer it was ..read more

Bild reports that the Court of Arbitration for Sport have banned Hamburg defender Mario Vuskovic from the sport for four years until 2026.  Vuskovic has already served nearly two years of ..read more

The DFL have revealed the opening games for the 2024/25 Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga seasons, with the full schedule to be revealed.  The Bundesliga season will begin with defending champions Bayer Leverkusen making the short trip to Mönchengladbach to play Borussia Mönchengladbach at Borussia Park. Last season saw Leverkusen win the first game at Borussia Park 3-0 before the return game at the BayArena was one of the only times Die Werkself did not score all season as they drew 0-0. While in the 2.Bundesliga, newly relegated 1.FC Köln face the dinosaur of the league Hamburg. The ..read more

Bild reports that Hamburg striker Robert Glatzel is no longer destined to leave the club this summer with his release clause set to expire on Saturday. The clause is said to be worth €2.5m and no club has yet to commence any concrete negotiations for the striker, with Stuttgart one of the only teams showing interest this summer.  Glatzel is set to have a conversation with new sporting director Stefan Kuntz once he returns from holiday, but it is said that the striker will only move to a side if the sporting conditions as well as the environment are ideal meaning that a departure of t ..read more

kicker reports that VfB Stuttgart are eyeing Hamburg’s Robert Glatzel as a potential replacement for Sehrou Guirassy if he leaves the club in the summer. The future of striker Guirassy is still up in the air as he has begun to attract interest from Borussia Dortmund and has shown no signs of commitment to the Bundesliga’s Vizemeister. So, Stuttgart have begun to look at potential replacements for the 28 year old.  Hamburg’s Glatzel is one of the candidates to replace Guirassy. It is said a year ago, Stuttgart had reached an agreement with Glatzel to move to the MHP Arena but he decid ..read more

On Monday evening, VfL Bochum overcame Fortuna Düsseldorf 3-0 at the MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA and then 6-5 on penalties to remain in the Bundesliga. Heading into the clash in Düsseldorf, there was significantly little expectation that Bochum would be a Bundesliga club at the end of the night. In fact, the hosts were so confident in a promotion back to Germany’s top flight that the party atmosphere was taking place prior to kick-off. Having outplayed their Bundesliga competitors away from home last Thursday, rather than Bochum being able to mount a comeback, there was more expectation that Fortuna wo ..read more

Sky Germany reports that Stefan Kuntz is set to return to German football as Hamburg’s new Director of Sport, replacing the outgoing Jonas Boldt. Boldt is set to have his contract at Hamburg terminated, which was set to expire next summer. Earlier in the season, Boldt decided to part ways with head coach Tim Walter and replace him with Steffen Baumgart, which saw no improvement in the team’s performance and they missed out on promotion.  Hamburg finished the season 4th five points off of Fortuna Düsseldorf in the relegation playoff spot. To make matters worse, city rivals St.Pauli we ..read more

As reported by Bild (via AZ), Bayern Munich have seven-star players from the Bundesliga, Premier League, Serie A, and La Liga on their summer transfer shortlist. For the first time in twelve years, Bayern Munich will end a campaign without lifting a piece of silverware. An embarrassing early elimination from the DFB-Pokal at the hands of FC Saarbrücken was followed up by a heartbreaking defeat in the Champions League semi-final stage to Real Madrid. However, what Der Rekordmeister will feel most agitated by is the way in which Bayer Leverkusen have romped their way to a maiden Bundesliga title ..read more

The latest batch of legends to be inducted into the German Football Hall of Fame have been announced with the newest members including Bastian Schweinsteiger.  The selection process is as follows: “The HALL OF FAME of German football seeks to honour outstanding players and coaches from the men’s and women’s game and cement their status in the historical consciousness of German football. The Hall of Famers are selected by a jury made up of leading German sportswriters and the museum director. Any male or female German player from 1900 to the present day who has been retired for at least fi ..read more

Schalke striker Simon Terodde has announced that he will retire at the end of the season, bringing to an end a 16-year career in professional football. On his decision, Terodde said: “After 16 years as a professional footballer, a new phase of my life is now beginning. I felt that now is the time to end my active career. I would like to thank everyone – fellow players, coaches, responsible persons, staff, employees and fans. Schalke 04 is a special club and will remain so for me.” The 36-year-old has had a journeyman career but an interesting one in that he has tried to help several teams gain ..read more