By Rune Gjerulff@runegjerulff

Watch: Kolo Muani's initiation into the French national team

Eintracht Frankfurt striker Kolo Muani was among the players who had to stand up and perform as he was welcomed into the French national team:

Bundesliga news

Preview Bundesliga Matchday 12RB Leipzig vs. Wolfsburg preview: Hosts in need of a response
Preview Bundesliga Matchday 12Freiburg vs. Gladbach preview: Two closely-matched sides face off
Preview Bundesliga Matchday 12Union Berlin vs. Bayer Leverkusen preview: Champions targeting away day success
Preview Borussia Dortmund, Bayern MünchenBorussia Dortmund vs Bayern München preview: Bayern mettle tested in Der Klassiker
Preview Werder Bremen, VfB StuttgartWerder Bremen vs VfB Stuttgart preview: Top six ambitions on show
Preview Augsburg, BochumAugsburg vs Bochum preview: Huge bottom-half clash
Bundesliga"Ones to watch" for Bundesliga Matchday 12
Post-match reaction 1. FC HeidenheimSchmidt on team's performance against Chelsea: "I can accept defeats like this."
Match report Europa League Ilzer's Hoffenheim fall back down to earth with desolate showing in Portugal
Preview Bundesliga Matchday 12St. Pauli vs. Holstein Kiel preview: Two promoted sides lock horns
Match report Europa LeagueEintracht extend winning streak to six with Europa League win in Denmark
Match report Conference LeagueSancho and Nkunku shine on "God save the King" night in Heidenheim
Other Europa LeagueConfirmed Lineups: Frankfurt vs. Midtjylland

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Match days

Preview Borussia Dortmund, Bayern MünchenBorussia Dortmund vs Bayern München preview: Bayern mettle tested in Der Klassiker
Preview Werder Bremen, VfB StuttgartWerder Bremen vs VfB Stuttgart preview: Top six ambitions on show
Preview Augsburg, BochumAugsburg vs Bochum preview: Huge bottom-half clash
Other VfL BochumHecking confirms more misconduct from Baldé, provides update on Bernardo's return
Other Borussia MönchengladbachGladbach confirm injury setback for Neuhaus
Team of the week BundesligaBundesliga Team of the Week: Matchday 11
Match report Bundesliga Matchday 11First-half flurry guides Gladbach past toothless St. Pauli
Post-match reaction FSV Mainz 05Da Costa praises Bell's defensive direction: "He leads us for the full 90 minutes."
Match report Bundesliga Matchday 11Mainz easily dispatch harmless Kiel, move up to seventh place
Post-match reaction Eintracht FrankfurtGötze reflects on Frankfurt role: "I feel like the grandpa here."
Post-match reaction 1. FC HeidenheimSchmidt cites Pieringer injury as reason for loss
Other Wolfsburg & DFBBaku takes the SEAL path: "Discipline is the bridge between goals and their realization."
Post-match reaction Dortmund & DFBBrandt credits DFB training work for set-piece stunner
Post-match reaction VfB StuttgartDiehl on first Bundesliga goal: "Still at a loss for words."
Post-match reaction TSG 1899 HoffenheimBruun Larsen after scoring late winner: "I'm available when needed."
Match report Bundesliga Matchday 11Götze fulfills Toppmöller's birthday wish as Eintracht join title race
Other Bayer 04 LeverkusenLeverkusen fear Terrier has suffered serious hand injury
Other RB LeipzigRose and Schäfer after latest defeat: "We must find the solutions together."
Match report Bundesliga Matchday 1115:30 Kickoffs: Leverkusen, Hoffenheim, Dortmund, Stuttgart, and Wolfsburg all victorious
Preview Borussia Mönchengladbach, St. PauliBorussia Mönchengladbach vs St. Pauli preview: Hosts look to continue home run
Post-match reaction FC BayernKompany after Bayern's 3-0 win over Augsburg: "I'm never satisfied"
Post-match reaction FC AugsburgAugsburg pleased with defensive display despite 3-0 defeat
Borussia DortmundGuirassy reportedly a big doubt for Dortmund's clash with Freiburg
Post-match reaction BayernKane after converting 25 straight penalties: "Practice is the time to miss."
Match report Bundesliga Matchday 11Another Kane "Lupenreiner" lifts Bayern over Augsburg

German Teams in Europe

Post-match reaction 1. FC HeidenheimSchmidt on team's performance against Chelsea: "I can accept defeats like this."
Match report Europa League Ilzer's Hoffenheim fall back down to earth with desolate showing in Portugal
Match report Europa LeagueEintracht extend winning streak to six with Europa League win in Denmark
Match report Conference LeagueSancho and Nkunku shine on "God save the King" night in Heidenheim
Other Europa LeagueConfirmed Lineups: Frankfurt vs. Midtjylland
Other Conference LeagueConfirmed Lineups: Heidenheim vs. Chelsea
Post-match reaction Stuttgart & DortmundStuttgart and Dortmund issue statement on away-fan treatment: "Disproportionate and degrading!"
Post-match reaction VfB Stuttgart Hoeness analyzes loss in Belgrade: "It wasn't a good performance from us"
Match report Borussia Dortmund Dortmund cruise to victory over Dinamo in the Croatian capital
VfB Stuttgart Serbian champs humble Stuttgart in Belgrade
Preview UEFA Champions LeagueConfirmed lineups: Dinamo Zagreb vs. Borussia Dortmund
Other VfB StuttgartStuttgart confirm border skirmish involving ultras
Preview TSG HoffenheimBraga vs. Hoffenheim preview: Team news and predicted lineups
Preview FC HeidenheimFC Heidenheim vs. Chelsea preview: Team news and predicted lineups
Preview Eintracht FrankfurtMidtjylland vs. Eintracht Frankfurt preview: Team news and predicted lineups
Post-match reaction Bayer 04 LeverkusenWirtz reflects on brace: "I had an abnormal amount of space"
Post-match reaction Bayer 04 LeverkusenGranit Xhaka: "We made it easy for ourselves"
Post-match reaction FC BayernVincent Kompany: "We could have scored 1-2 more goals"
Match report Bayer 04 LeverkusenWirtz wonderful as five-star Leverkusen crush Salzburg
Match report FC BayernBayern overpower 10-man PSG
RB LeipzigInter defeat stretches Leipzig's winless run to five games
RB Leipzig Confirmed lineups: Inter vs. RB Leipzig
Match report UEFA Champions LeagueConfirmed lineups: Bayer Leverkusen vs. RB Salzburg
Champions LeagueConfirmed lineups: Bayern Munich vs. PSG
Borussia DortmundReport: Dortmund to rest Guirassy against Dinamo Zagreb

DFB-Pokal

Other RB LeipzigLeipzig confirm investigation into alleged Nazi salute in stadium
Other DFB PokalDFB-Pokal draw: Kane receives direct crack at Leverkusen, Leipzig host Frankfurt, Kohfeldt heads back to Bremen
Post-match reaction TSG 1899 HoffenheimTSG praise summer signings Chaves and Tabakovic after win: "We've stabilized."
Other Eintracht FrankfurtDFB confirms two-match cup suspension for Theate
Eintracht FrankfurtMarmoush opens up about spectacular mask celebration
Mainz & Bayern"The referee was wearing a Bayern shirt" – Mainz defender slams officiating after DFB-Pokal defeat
Match report DFB-Pokal20:45 Pokal Kickoffs: Musiala minces Mainz, Bielefeld knock out Union, Hoffenheim advance
Match report DfB PokalDucksch breaks Paderborn hearts as Bremen secure last-16 berth
Match report DfB PokalHertha Berlin spring upset as Heidenheim's Pokal dreams end in controversy
Match report DfB PokalFreiburg's first-half surge sees off HSV
Match report DfB PokalMarmoush the joker as 10-man Frankfurt eliminate Gladbach
Mainz & BayernNadiem Amiri: "You definitely have respect for Bayern again"
Post-match reaction FC AugsburgDahmen after successful 2024/25 debut: "I showed the coach he can count on me."
Post-match reaction VfB StuttgartFührich comments on 2024/25 form: "I haven't met my standards."
Post-match reaction RB LeipzigBaumgartner on Leipzig success despite injuries: "All this crap has brought us closer together."
Match report DFB POKALWind's late winner secures Wolfsburg win vs Dortmund
Match report DFB POKALStuttgart see off Kaiserslautern, Köln ease past Kiel and Regensburg survive red card
Post-match reaction Bayer 04 LeverkusenRolfes critical of Leverkusen's performance despite 3-0 win
Post-match reaction Bayer 04 LeverkusenAleix Garcia eager for more minutes after scoring in the cup
Preview Eintracht & GladbachEintracht Frankfurt vs. Gladbach preview: Team news and predicted lineups
MainzHenriksen and Mainz not "afraid" of Bayern
Match report DfB PokalAugsburg advance past Schalke, Karlsruhe eliminate Kickers Offenbach
Match report DfB PokalLeipzig see off St.Pauli in six-goal Pokal thriller
Match report DfB PokalLeverkusen make light work of Elversberg
Other Eintracht FrankfurtToppmöller draws comparison to Özil in explaining Chaibi's form dip: "A matter of body language."

German National Team

Other Wolfsburg & DFBBaku takes the SEAL path: "Discipline is the bridge between goals and their realization."
Post-match reaction Dortmund & DFBBrandt credits DFB training work for set-piece stunner
DFBUEFA Nations League knockout stage and play-off draw: Germany learn opponents
Werder Bremen & DFBZetterer confirms contact with the German Football Association
Rumor DFBReport: DFB in talks with Nagelsmann over new contract
DFBCeltic star reveals dream of playing for Germany at the World Cup in 2026
DFBMusiala and Nagelsmann bemoan Wirtz's "stupid" yellow-card suspension
Post-match reaction DFBNagelsmann after Hungary draw: "I don't want to talk about the game"
Opinion DFBGermany player ratings against Hungary
Post-match reaction DFB Andrich after Hungary penalty draw: "Where should his hand go?"
Match report DFBGermany U21s conclude undefeated calendar year with draw in France
DFBConfirmed lineups: Hungary vs. Germany
DFBNagelsmann hints at starting spot for "world-class" Sané
DFBNagelsmann confirms plan to rotate heavily against Hungary
Preview DFBHungary vs. Germany preview: Team news and predicted lineups
Post-match reaction DFBNagelsmann and Kleindienst delighted after Bosnia-Herzegovina win
Post-match reaction DFBMusiala reacts to Germany's thumping of Bosnia-Herzegovina: "That was fun!"
Opinion DFBGermany player ratings against Bosnia-Herzegovina
Match report DFBUnstoppable Germany roll over Bosnia-Herzegovina to seal top spot
DFB Confirmed lineups: Germany vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina
Match report DFBGermany U21s now unbeaten in 12 after victory over Denmark in test fixture
DFBNagelsmann gives update on Wirtz and confirms goalkeeping decision
DFBKleindienst blown away by 'Wusiala': "Sometimes I don't think I'm a fantastic footballer"
DFBStiller ruled out of Germany's games against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Hungary
DFBWirtz and Stiller still missing from Germany training

Long reads

Editor's pick TSG HOFFENHEIMChristian Ilzer: A deep dive into Hoffenheim's likely next coach
Editor's pick FC BAYERNThe secrets behind Vincent Kompany's brilliant start as Bayern Munich's head coach
Analysis/Commentary Werder BremenThe world’s worst restart: Naby Keïta’s disastrous one-year spell at Werder Bremen
Analysis/Commentary Bundesliga"Ones to watch" for Bundesliga Matchday 3
Analysis/Commentary VfL Bochum‘The Unrelegatables’: How Peter Zeidler’s tactics can secure VfL Bochum’s Bundesliga status
Analysis/Commentary DFBGermany player ratings against the Netherlands
Analysis/Commentary SC FreiburgSC Freiburg analysis – Perfect response and jubilant mood on opening day
Analysis/Commentary Bundesliga Matchday 1"Ones to watch" for Bundesliga Matchday 1 (New transfers edition)
Analysis/Commentary FantasyFantasy Bundesliga: A guide to the new rules for the 2024/25 season
Analysis/Commentary Bayer 04 LeverkusenHow Bayer Leverkusen could line up for the 2024/25 season
Analysis/Commentary FC BayernHow Bayern could line up for the 2024/25 season
Analysis/Commentary DFBGermany player ratings against Denmark
Analysis/Commentary DFBGermany player ratings against Switzerland
Analysis/Commentary DFBGermany player ratings against Hungary
Analysis/Commentary DFBGermany player ratings against Scotland
Analysis/Commentary BundesligaShould the Bundesliga relegation/promotion tie be scrapped?
Analysis/Commentary BundesligaBundesliga Team of the Season
Analysis/Commentary Bundesliga "Tactics Talk"Bundesliga Tactics Talk: Round 34
Analysis/Commentary Bundesliga Matchday 34"Ones to watch" for Bundesliga Matchday 34
Analysis/Commentary Bundesliga "Tactics Talk"Bundesliga Tactics Talk: Round 33
Analysis/Commentary Bundesliga"Ones to watch" for Bundesliga Matchday 33
Analysis/Commentary Bundesliga "Tactics Talk"Bundesliga Tactics Talk: Round 32
Analysis/Commentary Bundesliga"Ones to watch" for Bundesliga Matchday 32
Analysis/Commentary Bundesliga "Tactics Talk"Bundesliga Tactics Talk: Round 31
Analysis/Commentary BayernBayern Munich player ratings against Real Madrid

Exclusive interviews

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Editor's pick MainzEXCLUSIVE: Danny da Costa rules out future coaching job
Interview Bayer LeverkusenEXCLUSIVE: Edmond Tapsoba on England links, his role models and Leverkusen's struggles this season
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Editor's pick LeverkusenSimon Rolfes interview – part two: Leverkusen boss points out "problem" with German youth development
Editor's pick LeverkusenFernando Carro interview: Bayer Leverkusen CEO says Bundesliga rights are “sold under value”, questions 50+1 rule
Editor's pick Bayer 04 LeverkusenSimon Rolfes interview: Leverkusen boss on global scouting, Frimpong’s “fantastic” rise and more
Editor's pick WolfsburgEXCLUSIVE: Jonas Wind on Wolfsburg's poor start, Niko Kovac, his dream club and more
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