• Heynckes v Klopp, experience meets exuberance in final

    Heynckes v Klopp, experience meets exuberance in final

    Reuters - 43 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 - 45 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 - 48 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 13 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 - 2 hours 42 minutes 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