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7 hours ago VfB Stuttgart left-back Borna Sosa has told bundesliga.com there is a possibility that he could represent Germany at UEFA Euro 2020 this summer. Sosa has been one of the breakout stars of the 2020/21 Bundesliga campaign, his nine assists meaning he has laid on more goals than any other defender in the German top flight. The 23-year-old Zagreb native has turned out for Croatia 56 times up until U21 level, but he could qualify for Die Mannschaft through his mother Vesna, who was born...

Löw limps closer to exit after Germanys latest painful loss Follow Us Question of the Day By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press - Thursday, April 1, 2021 DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) - Joachim Löw‘s explanations of what went wrong in the German national team’s latest humiliating loss have become a familiar ritual. When South Korea eliminated Germany from the 2018 World Cup, he said the team went to Russia �...

Key players Manuel Neuer (96 caps) The 34-year-old goalkeeper reached top form again in 2020, and was instrumental as Bayern won the UEFA Champions League. Neuer is Germanys captain and occasionally acts as their unofficial sweeper as well. Joshua Kimmich (50 caps, 3 goals) Reliability, work rate, versatility, leadership: the list of important qualities Kimmich brings to the table seems to increase every year. The 26-year-old will likely be fielded as a central midfielder rather than a right-ba...

Late Tadic penalty keeps Ajax in control of title race Eindhoven (Netherlands) (AFP) – Dusan Tadic netted an injury-time penalty to secure Ajax a 1-1 draw at second-placed PSV Eindhoven on Sunday to stay six points clear at the top of the Eredivisie. The Amsterdam giants went into the match on an 11-game winning streak after beating Lille in the Europa League in midweek, but a point was an excellent result for Erik ten Hag’s side, who also have a game in hand. PSV, without a win over their...

Davy Klaassen tucks away Ajax’s second goal against AZ. Photo: ANP/Olaf Kraak Ajax emerged as the big winners from ‘Super Sunday’ as they beat AZ Alkmaar 3-0 to go seven points clear in the Eredivisie. PSV Eindhoven went down 3-1 to Feyenoord in De Kuip, but stay in second place after Vitesse Arnhem drew at home with RKC Waalwijk on Saturday, while Feyenoord displaced AZ in fourth spot. Brazilian winger Antony put Ajax 1-0 ahead after 14 minutes after Davy Klaassen’s stepover made space...

The hosts got off to a bright start in the fourth minute when Bryan Smeets unleashed an unstoppable shot past goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo due to some shambolic defending by the PSV defenders. In the 24th minute, the visitors levelled matters through Mauro Junior, who headed past goalkeeper Okoye thanks to a cross from Cody Gakpo, who is of Togolese and Ghanaian descent. The score was 1-1 at the half-time break. Two minutes into the second-half, Malen restored PSV’s lead – beating Okoye from close...

Bryan Linssen scored a second-half hat-trick for Feyenoord. Photo: Tom Bode/ANP Ajax go into the Christmas break with a lead of just one point in the Eredivisie after they could only manage a draw at home against struggling Willem II. Erik ten Hag’s side took the lead in Tilburg after just three minutes as Antony pounced on some slack defending, but lost momentum and were punished shortly after half-time when Kwasi Wriedt squeezed a shot into the corner. A frustrated Ten Hag said he warned hi...