• Heynckes v Klopp, experience meets exuberance in final

    Heynckes v Klopp, experience meets exuberance in final

    Reuters - 1 hour 11 minutes ago
    Heynckes v Klopp, experience meets exuberance in final

    By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - When Bayern Munich take on Borussia Dortmund in the first all-German Champions League final on Saturday, it will not only be a clash of footballing cultures but also a showdown of two different coaching styles. Bayern's Jupp Heynckes, 68 and at the twilight of his career, is chasing a second Champions League crown and unprecedented treble for a German club in what looks to be his last professional season with Pep Guardiola taking over in July. ...

  • Tradition meets modernism in German Wembley showdown

    Tradition meets modernism in German Wembley showdown

    Reuters - 1 hour 13 minutes ago
    Tradition meets modernism in German Wembley showdown

    By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - The all-German Champions League final on Saturday pits traditional powerhouses Bayern Munich against modernists Borussia Dortmund at London's Wembley Stadium (7:45 p.m. British time) with more at stake than Europe's premier club trophy. Bayern, four-times European champions, are Germany's richest and most successful club, while rejuvenated Borussia Dortmund won the trophy in 1997 but came to the brink of financial ruin in 2005. ...

  • Santa Fe win 3-1 unfazed by high altitude in Cusco

    Santa Fe win 3-1 unfazed by high altitude in Cusco

    Reuters - 1 hour 16 minutes ago
    Santa Fe win 3-1 unfazed by high altitude in Cusco

    BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Independiente Santa Fe took a big step towards their first Libertadores Cup semi-final since 1961 when they beat Real Garcilaso 3-1 in Peru on Wednesday. The away win in the former Inca city of Cusco in the first leg of their quarter-final was the Colombian team's second win over Garcilaso in the competition after a home victory in the group phase. Teams visiting Cusco usually have trouble with the thin Andean air at 3,600 metres above sea level but Santa Fe are not so

  • Daring Dortmund interrupt Bayern's feast

    Daring Dortmund interrupt Bayern's feast

    AFP News - 1 hour 41 minutes ago
    Daring Dortmund interrupt Bayern's feast

    The all-German Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich on Saturday marks the culmination of an intensifying and increasingly bitter rivalry.

  • Carlos Alberto acquitted of doping

    Carlos Alberto acquitted of doping

    GOAL.com - 3 hours ago
    Carlos Alberto acquitted of doping

    The Vasco Da Gama player has successfully overturned his suspension but may face further trials if the regulatory body appeals his case