Former Bundesliga top-scorer Grafite looks set to become the third star striker to leave the Bundesliga in recent weeks as reports in the German media on Saturday link him to Dubai side Al Ahli. After Ruud van Nistelrooy quit Hamburg to join Spanish side Malaga at the end of May and Miroslav Klose signed for Italy's Lazio from Bayern Munich last week, Brazilian Grafite is now also poised to tur...Full Story »

BERLIN (AFP) - Bayern Munich remain hopeful of capturing Manchester City's want-away defender Jerome Boateng after the Germany star said he wants to join the Bavarian giants and return to the Bundesliga. "I believe that there is a chance that we will come to an agreement," Bayern's CEO, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, told German magazine Kicker. "We will have to play a waiting game and this is not s...Full Story »

Midfielder Christian Trasch  became the latest name on Germany’s growing injury list when he was ruled out of this month’s Euro 2012 qualifiers, the team confirmed on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Stuttgart player twisted his left ankle during training on Tuesday, making him the second holding midfielder after Bastian Schweinsteiger to be ruled out of their Group A games in Austri...Full Story »

BERLIN (AFP) - Veteran striker Miroslav Klose remains German national coach Joachim Loew's preferred choice despite playing second fiddle to Mario Gomez at German giants Bayern Munich, Loew said on Saturday. Loew told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that 32-year-old Klose, who is second in the German national side all-time scorers list with 61 goals, had the upper hand on Gomez when it came ...Full Story »

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer's transfer from Schalke to Bayern Munich is still far from complete and he may stay in Gelsenkirchen for another year, Royal Blues' chairman Clemens Toennies has said. Neuer led Schalke to their fifth German Cup title on Saturday with a 5-0 demolition of second-division Duisburg at Berlin's Olympic Stadium in what could prove to be his last game for the Royal Blu...Full Story »

Bayern Munich target Manuel Neuer will lead out Schalke 04 for potentially the last time in Saturday's German Cup final, but the Germany goalkeeper insists he will always be a loyal Royal Blues fan. "I love Schalke, this club is like a piece of home for me and will remain so for sure," Royal Blues captain Neuer told German magazine Sport-Bild ahead of the cup final against second-divison Duisbu...Full Story »

Newly-promoted Hertha Berlin have signed midfielder Andreas Ottl from Bayern Munich on a free transfer, the capital city club announced Saturday as they prepare to return to the German league. The 26-year-old Ottl has signed a three-year contract, having been at Bayern since 1996, and made 15 appearances for Munich in the Bundesliga last season. He is the second Bayern player to join Hertha ...Full Story »

Bastian Schweinsteiger played the last three Bundesliga matches of the season with a broken toe and is doubtful for Germany’s Euro 2012 qualifiers next month, his club Bayern Munich said on Wednesday. Schweinsteiger was injured in the 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt but still played in the subsequent matches against Schalke 04, St Pauli and VfB Stuttgart. “It is still not clea...Full Story »

MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - Bayern Munich's Mario Gomez admitted he was delighted to collect the award as the Bundesliga's top-scorer after becoming the first German for 30 years to net 28 league goals in a season. The 25-year-old has scored 39 goals for Bayern in all competitions this term and he netted in Munich's 2-1 win over VfB Stuttgart on Saturday on the final day of the season as the Bavari...Full Story »

Bayern Munich failed to reach the automatic Champions League spot, despite winning against Stuttgart 2-1 at the Allianz Arena. Shinji Okazaki gave the visitors a shock lead, but 'Torjager' Mario Gomez equalised before half-time. Bastian Schweinsteiger popped up with the winner in the second half to secure the three points, but that was not enough for Bayern to claim second as Bayer Leverkusen ...Full Story »