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Wolfsburg moved a big step closer to the Bundesliga title this afternoon with a thumping win at Hannover while Bayern Munich were held to a 2-2 draw at Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim’s dream first season in the Bundesliga continues to get better as they moved three points clear at the top with a 3-1 win at Cologne this afternoon.

CRISTIANO RONALDO has admitted that he is pleased to see Chelsea top of the Premier League because it reflects well on his former international coach, Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Bochum stunned Bayern Munich with two late goals to rescue a point from a 3-3 draw and pile the pressure on Bayern coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

Hamburg went top of the Bundesliga today as Bayern Munich continued to struggle under new boss Jurgen Klinsmann.

Hoffenheim’s fairytale start to their debut season in the Bundesliga came to an end as they were went down 5-2 at Bayer Leverkusen today.

West Ham have signed Czech goalkeeper Jan Lastuvka on a season-long loan from Shakhtar Donetsk, according to the Ukrainian club.

FOR drama and surprise there is nothing quite like La Liga, although the Premier League shows signs of running it close this season.

Werder Bremen took full advantage of Bayern Munich’s inactivity to beat Hamburg 2-1, knocking their rivals off the top of the Bundesliga for the first time this season.

A late goal from Bastian Schweinsteiger enabled Bayern Munich to stretch their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to six points with a 2-1 win at Bochum.

CLINTON MORRISON admitted last night that his omission from the Republic of Ireland squad has left him bitter.

Bochum, Arminia Bielefeld and Eintracht Frankfurt all suffered defeats and missed the chance to go top of the German Bundesliga.

Luca Toni, Miroslav Klose and Franck Ribery shone on their Bayern Munich debuts as the German giants won decisively against Hansa Rostock on the first Saturday of the 2007-08 Bundesliga.

Former Hannover boss Peter Neururer has alleged doping was rife in German football during the 1990s.

Werder Bremen can close the gap at the top of the Bundesliga to a point tomorrow after Schalke again dropped points, held to a 1-1 draw by Hannover.

REAL Madrid coach Fabio Capello praised David Beckham after the former England captain marked his return with a goal in a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad.

With the top three scheduled to play tomorrow and Bayern Munich losing a day earlier, Hertha Berlin made the most of their opportunity and closed the gap to just one point between themselves and the fourth-placed champions.

Bayern Munich today announced the sacking of Felix Magath and replaced him with former boss Ottmar Hitzfeld.

RONALDINHO grabbed his 11th league goal of the season as Barcelona extended their lead at the top of La Liga to two points after a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad at the Nou Camp on Saturday, while Sevilla moved into second spot after a 2-1 comeback win at home to Real Madrid.

RONALDINHO scored a sensational overhead kick as Barcelona thrashed Villarreal 4-0 at the Nou Camp to stay at the top of La Liga.

Borussia Dortmund's woes have been heightened by the loss of defender Philipp Degen to injury.

BARCELONA’S Cameroonian international Samuel Eto’o was targeted by racist taunts after scoring at Racing Santander in the Primera Liga last night.

OWEN Hargreaves drove out of Bayern Munich’s training ground yesterday but remained tight-lipped on his potential move to Manchester United.

Owen Hargreaves drove out of Bayern Munich’s training ground this afternoon but remained tight-lipped on his potential move to Manchester United.

Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves is set to make a statement today after reports he has been fined for speaking out on his hopes of joining Manchester United.

Owen Hargreaves was today omitted from Bayern Munich's squad for the Bundesliga match with Bochum.

BAYERN MUNICH have hit out at Manchester United and warned the Old Trafford outfit not even €50m would tempt them to sell Owen Hargreaves.

Cologne’s Danish international Peter Madsen is close to joining Coca-Cola Championship side Southampton on loan.

Czech Republic striker Vratislav Lokvenc has turned down Portsmouth to sign for Austrian side Salzburg.

Schalke clinched a place in next season’s Champions League while Werder Bremen made the qualifiers as the Bundesliga season came to an end.

TWO goals from Ludovic Giuly and one apiece for Oleguer and Gerard gave Barcelona a 4-0 win over Malaga last night and moved them a step closer to their first La Liga title in six years.

Former Rangers and Holland boss Dick Advocaat has resigned as coach of Borussia Monchengladbach despite the club announcing over the weekend that he was set to remain in charge.

A 74th-minute goal from Brazilian Kaka gave AC Milan a 1-0 victory in the Milan derby and inflicted Inter’s first defeat of the season last night.

Bayern Munich served notice of their title ambitions when they beat leaders Wolfsburg 2-0 to move within a point of the top of the Bundesliga.

Wolfsburg returned to the top of the Bundesliga with a 3-0 win over Bochum although their stay at the top could be short-lived.

Germany coach Rudi Voller has surprised most observers by picking Thomas Brdaric in his Euro 2004 squad.

Borussia Dortmund may have virtually surrendered their Bundesliga title to Bayern Munich, but they made sure Ottmar Hitzfeld’s men suffered their second successive defeat with a 1-0 win with Marcio Amoroso’s penalty in the 61st minute.

REAL SOCIEDAD saw their Spanish first division lead dwindle to just two points after a goalless draw with relegation-threatened Espanyol yesterday afternoon.

RONALDO came off the bench to make a dramatic Real Madrid debut last night, scoring his first goal within 60 seconds and adding a second 14 minutes later to help his side to a 5-2 win over Alaves.

BAYERN MUNICH destroyed Hamburg SV 3-0 on Saturday to pick up their second easy win in two weeks and move into third place in the Bundesliga while promoted VfL Bochum extended their unbeaten run to stay top.

BRAZILIAN, Elber struck four times as Bayern Munich put their German league title chase on track by hammering Arminia Bielefeld 6-2 on Saturday.

Germany coach Rudi Voller has called up uncapped Hertha Berlin defender Arne Friedrich for next week's friendly against Bulgaria in Sofia.