Person: Hummels

Germany qualify for World Cup after ending Northern Ireland’s fine run

Northern Ireland 1 Germany 3

Fri, 06 Oct, 2017

Borussia Dortmund progress to final thanks to Ousmane Dembele winner

Ousmane Dembele scored the winner as Borussia Dortmund booked their place in a fourth successive DFB-Pokal final with a thrilling 3-2 victory over holders Bayern Munich.

Wed, 26 Apr, 2017

Lukas Podolski signs off in style with stunner

England promised much but Gareth Southgate’s first match as permanent manager ended in defeat as Lukas Podolski marked his final Germany appearance with a stunning winner.

Thu, 23 Mar, 2017

Gunners suffer second 5-1 mauling at hands of Bayern

Arsene Wenger saw Arsenal humiliated again as their 10 men crashed out of the Champions League after another five-goal mauling at the hands of Bayern Munich.

Tue, 07 Mar, 2017

Bayern head and shoulders over sorry Gunners

Bayern Munich 5 - 1 Arsenal

Thu, 16 Feb, 2017

Bayern Munich crush title rivals Leipzig

Bayern Munich 3 RB Leipzig 0: Bayern Munich flexed their muscles in the Bundesliga’s top-of-the-table clash last night by beating RB Leipzig 3-0 to move three points clear at the top of the standings.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2016

Doubts linger, but Pep Guardiola can light a fire

Graeme Souness had enough of fielding questions, fancied turning the tables.

Fri, 12 Aug, 2016

Bastian Schweinsteiger fit to lead Germany

Bastian Schweinsteiger will lead Germany onto the field for tonight’s Euro 2016 semi-final against France after being passed fit to play.

Thu, 07 Jul, 2016

Where are the outstanding teams and young players in this mediocre Euro 2016?

With three games to go at Euro 2016, I find myself still scratching my head and looking in vain for the outstanding team which deserves to win this tournament.

Wed, 06 Jul, 2016

Thomas Muller: Germany are respectful, but we fear no-one

Thomas Muller says Germany are not afraid of France ahead of tomorrow night’s Euro 2016 semi-final in Marseille.

Wed, 06 Jul, 2016

Joachim Low: France will be different proposition this time

Germany coach Joachim Low admits his side’s World Cup win over France two years ago will have no bearing on their Euro 2016 semi-final.

Tue, 05 Jul, 2016

A night to forget as Germany and Poland in Paris stalemate

Stick up the posters and call the police: the old Germany have gone missing.

Fri, 17 Jun, 2016

‘Bad day at office’ for Spurs as Marco Reus runs riot

Mauricio Pochettino insists he does not regret fielding a weakened team despite Borussia Dortmund thrashing Tottenham 3-0 in the Europa League last 16.

Fri, 11 Mar, 2016

Mauricio Pochettino expecting Borussia Dortmund onslaught

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has classed Borussia Dortmund as one of the best teams in Europe ahead of their Europa League last-16 clash tonight.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2016

Mats Hummels: We didn’t really turn up

Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels was impressed with the Aviva Stadium atmosphere in Thursday night’s defeat by the Republic of Ireland, but refused to accept that it played any part in Germany’s downfall.

Sun, 11 Oct, 2015

Germans expecting qualified success

By their faults you shall judge them.

Thu, 08 Oct, 2015

Seamus Coleman checks-in despite missing Merseyside derby

Seamus Coleman last night reported for international duty despite his Everton manager Robert Martinez all but ruling the full-back out of Ireland’s Euro qualifier against Germany on Thursday.

Mon, 05 Oct, 2015

Germany do Ireland big favour

Germany 3 Poland 1: Germany followed the example of Georgia last night by doing the Ireland a major favour in the Euro qualification pursuit.

Sun, 06 Sep, 2015

Robert Lewandowski: Germany won’t swarm all over us now

Three days on from the 76th anniversary of Germany invading Poland, a movement of sorts has occurred in the opposite direction for tonight’s top-of-the-table Group D tie in Frankfurt (7.45pm).

Fri, 04 Sep, 2015

Mats Hummels’ Manchester United denial

Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has denied making any promise to join Manchester United.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2015

Germany edge towards summit

Euro 2016 Qualifier Group D

Mon, 30 Mar, 2015

Carlos Tevez leads Juventus into last eight of Champions League

Borussia Dortmund 0 Juventus 3 (Juventus win 5-1 on aggregate): Carlos Tevez scored two and set up another as Juventus cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2015

Players scale fences to talk to fans as Dortmund hit bottom

Football stars apologising to fans is not something you see every day.

Thu, 05 Feb, 2015

No crisis here, says Germany boss Low

Three months and one day ago Jogi Low was celebrating becoming a world champion.

Wed, 15 Oct, 2014

Late O’Shea goal grabs a miracle draw in Gelsenkirchen

Germany 1 Republic of Ireland 1

Tue, 14 Oct, 2014

Germans vow to rediscover scoring touch

Poland 2 Germany 0

Mon, 13 Oct, 2014

Germany attack unlikely to be as a wasteful two games on the trot

German football is like the German economy. Both are normally so strong that an upset can be magnified into a potential crisis, writes David Shonfield.

Mon, 13 Oct, 2014

COMMENT: United now realising it’s a long way back from the fall

ONLY 15 months after they won the league and three years after they reached the Champions League final for the third time in four years, it is already hard to fathom a way back for Manchester United after their humbling 4-0 defeat to League One MK Dons.

Thu, 28 Aug, 2014

Rebuild won’t come cheap

Having been battered from pillar to post for his failures in last summer’s transfer window, Ed Woodward’s promise of a fluid budget for the new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal represents a rigid dichotomy between the approach under David Moyes, even if such grand promises could easily become the sword Woodward falls upon.

Thu, 24 Jul, 2014