Robert Lewandowski was offered a world record offer in excess of €40 million per year from a Chinese club, but he has no plans to leave Bayern Munich now, his agent Cezary Kucharski has claimed. Lewandowski signed a new deal with the Bundesliga champions through to 2021 only in late December. However, the Polish goal…
Thomas Muller will hardly find any playing time at Bayern Munich in the second half of this season, Lothar Matthaus has claimed in his column for Sport Bild. Muller, 27, has only started 16 out of a possible 24 matches during the first half of this season, and played full 90 minutes just nine times, scoring…
Hakan Calhanoglu has conceded that he would find it difficult to turn down any offer from Manchester United. The Bayer Leverkusen midfielder has been heavily linked with a January move to Chelsea. But the Turkey international has been rather talking about a potential move to their Premier League rivals Manchester United. Not only that, he…
Chelsea have received a huge boost in their bid to sign Bayern Munich star Arturo Vidal. Over the past few months, several reports have claimed that Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is keen to bring Vidal to Stamford Bridge. The Chile international has so far gone through a challenging period at Bayern this season, falling out…
Schalke striker Breel Embolo has refused to rule out the rumours suggesting he received a phone call from Jose Mourinho, urging him to join Manchester United. The Switzerland international was chased by a host of Europe’s elite clubs in the summer after his impressive performances at boyhood club Basel. The 19-year-old striker, who can also…
Liverpool and Arsenal are among the Premier League clubs keeping a close tab on Bayer Leverkusen’s Julian Brandt ahead of the January transfer window, according to the Mail. Tottenham and Everton also sent scouts to watch the highly-rated 20-year-old winger in recent weeks. All four clubs had representatives during a Bundesliga fixture between Leverkusen and…
Nelson Semedo, whose name when translated to english means ‘Without Fear’, is one of Portugal’s hottest prospects. The right back has been under the radar of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich, and has recently sparked interest at Old Trafford, with United reportedly asking Benfica president Vieira about his availability when he flew to Manchester to complete the move of…
Bayern Munich have reportedly secured the deals for Hoffenheim duo Niklas Sule and Sebastian Rudy. German news outlet Bild claim that Bayern have to pay around €25m for 21-year-old centre-back Sule, while midfielder Rudy will part away with Hoffenheim on a free transfer, as his contract runs out at the end of the season. If…
Arsenal have gained an advantage over their Premier League rivals in the race to sign David Alaba, thanks to the defender’s recent comments. David Alaba joined Bayern Munich’s youth academy back in 2008, and has since not only progressed through its ranks, but has also established himself as a mainstay of the team. The youngster has…
Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness has revealed that star striker Robert Lewandowski has been offered a lucrative contract to extend his stay at the Allianz Arena. Lewandowski’s current deal runs out in June 2019, and he has been attracting a lot of interest from some of the world’s biggest clubs following his goalscoring heroics over…
Liverpool and Tottenham are both interested in signing Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez. The Premier League duo are planning rival offers to bring the former Manchester United striker back to England, as per the Mirror. Both teams will be looking to submit an offer come January the 28-year-old’s services. Chicharito joined Bayer Leverkusen back in 2015, and has been…
Julian Draxler seems to have taken a step closer to heading out the exit door at Wolfsburg, according to new reports emerging from Germany. As per Bild, Draxler has been left out of the squad that will face Bayern Munich on Saturday. The report further adds that the youngster may not feature for Wolfsburg ever again,…
Borussia Dortmund star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been linked with Real Madrid for quite a long time. And amid this speculation, Aubameyang’s mother, Margarita Crespo, has revealed that the striker likes to speak about Real Madrid and not Barcelona. She also spoke about the possibility of a move to Santiago Bernabeu in an interview quoted in AS. Margarita…
Mats Hummels has finally confirmed that he nearly signed for Manchester United back in 2014. The Bayern Munich defender used to be a highly sought-after transfer target for former Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal, as the Dutch manager was keen to land defensive reinforcements. But due to some stumbled talks at the final stage,…
With Arsene Wenger’s reign as Arsenal manager crossing two decades, it might be the time for Arsenal to start considering the possibility of soon going ahead without him. With the French genius at the helm for so long, he has won almost everything there is to win, and the next person to follow his footsteps…
Manchester United scouts have urged Jose Mourinho to sign Hoffenheim’s highly-rated defender Niklas Sule. Sule has been enjoying an impressive form with his club this term, and is believed to be attracting a lot of interest from Europe’s elite clubs. Chelsea are apparently the frontrunners to sign the centre-back, with ESPN reporting that he is now on…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is looking to sign Borussia Dortmund’s young midfielder Julian Weigl in the next transfer window. A year ago, before the arrival of Pep Guardiola, Manchester City wanted to sign this young pass master. According to Sky Germany, City had offered €25 million for Julian Weigl, but the deal didn’t go…
Bayern Munich will never sell their star forward Thomas Muller to Manchester United, according to former Minister President for Bavaria, Edmund Stoiber. German superstar Thomas Muller was linked with a move to Manchester United over the last couple of transfer windows. However, the former minister president for Bavaria has now revealed that the aforementioned move will never…
Franck Ribery has signed a new one-and-a-half year contract extension with Bayern Munich, the club has confirmed. Ribery has been a sensation for Bayern Munich since signing for the club back in 2007. The Frenchman, who is now 33 years old, has made 333 appearances for the Bavarian giants, and has scored 108 goals for…
Andre Schurrle has opened up about his struggles at Chelsea, and admitted that Jose Mourinho showed him how hard life as a football player can be. Schurrle moved to Stamford Bridge from Bayer Leverkusen in 2013, but just 18 months and 20 starts later, he was on his way back to the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg.…
Henrikh Mkhitaryan could be set for a return to Borussia Dortmund. According to Steve Bates, writing in the Sunday People, Dortmund have been surprised by the Armenian’s incredible fall from grace since he left the club in the summer for a move to Manchester United. Dortmund boss Tomas Tuchel, CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke, and General manager Michael…
Benjamin Henrichs is attracting interest from several top clubs in the Premier League. According to German news outlet Bild, the Bayer Leverkusen starlet is a transfer target for top clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester City, and Manchester United. Henrichs has shot to fame in recent weeks, impressing with some solid displays at the back for the…
Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was left out of the club’s crucial UEFA Champions League tie against Sporting last night, after getting suspended due to ‘internal reasons’. Aubameyang has been in hot form this season, having already scored 10 goals in 13 games for Dortmund in all competitions. He was, therefore, fully expected to start the…
Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand admits that he is still surprised Manchester United let Javier Hernandez leave for only £7.3 million. Javier Hernandez left Manchester United last year, after having spent 6 seasons at the club, to join Bayer Leverkusen due to his fallout with the then manager Louis Van Gaal. The season…
Bayern Munich and Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches has won the 2016 Golden Boy Award. The Golden Boy Award is an annual award hosted by Italian news outlet Tuttosport, and it is given to the best football player under the age of 21 in Europe. It has been previously awarded to the likes of Wayne Rooney,…
Memphis Depay could be set for a switch to the Bundesliga in January. According to reports in German newspaper Bild, the Dutch winger has attracted interest from Wolfsburg, and might decide to call time on his short Old Trafford career in favour of a switch to the Volkswagen Arena. Depay signed for Manchester United last summer…
Valencia are reportedly preparing a sensational £40 million bid for Bayer Leverkusen striker Javier Hernandez. ‘Chicharito’, as he is affectionately known, has elevated himself to being one of the hottest and most wanted strikers in world football since signing for Leverkusen in 2015. He netted an emphatic total of 26 goals overall last year, and also…
Julian Draxler will definitely be leaving Wolfsburg at the end of the season, according to his agent Fabio Parisi. The talented youngster has been linked with a move to Premier League giants Arsenal since he was a fresh faced 18-year-old at Bundesliga club Schalke, but a move to the Emirates never materialised for the German.…
Oliver Burke, who is being dubbed as the ‘Scottish Bale,’ recently revealed why he opted for a move to the German Bundesliga rather than a big money move to the Premier League. Burke attracted interest from many top clubs in England, including Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool. However, the teenage winger opted for…
Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel is considering leaving the club following a rift between him and the club’s chief talent spotter, according to reports from various news sources in Germany. Thomas Tuchel took over as Borussia Dortmund’s new boss back in April 2015, replacing Jurgen Klopp at the helm. Since then, he has managed to drastically improve…
According to England based media outlet The Daily Star, Bayern Munich want Jurgen Klopp to be Carlo Ancelotti’s successor. Bayern have signed ex-Dortmund players Robert Lewandowski, Mario Gotze, and Mats Hummels in the recent years, and are now interested in their former manager. Klopp joined Liverpool only last year, and has already signed a six-year…
Louis Van Gaal is reportedly set to become the next Werder Bremen manager, four months after being sacked by Manchester United. Van Gaal managed Manchester United for two years before getting sacked, with still a year left on his contract. He was sacked shortly after he managed the team to an FA Cup triumph – their first silverware…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is reportedly eyeing a swoop for three of Borussia Monchengladbach’s star players. German newspaper Bild reports that Pep Guardiola is currently interested in bringing Borussia Monchengladbach trio Thorgan Hazard, Mahmoud Dahoud, and Andreas Christensen to the Etihad next summer. Guardiola was reportedly talking to Max Eberl, Monchengladbach’s sporting director, after City’s recent…
Bayern Munich president Karl-Heinze Rummenigge has opened up about Manchester United’s failure to sign 18-year-old whizz kid Renato Sanches. The 60-year-old admitted that the Portuguese teenager might well have ended up at the Theatre of Dreams, as the Red Devils were known to have a firm interest in signing him. However, United dilly-dallied over the transfer…
Bayern Munich have broken Manchester United’s Champions League record by winning their 13th successive home game in the competition. The Bavarian club demolished Russian club FC Rostov 5-0 at the Allianz Arena, which meant they had beaten Manchester United’s record of 12 successive home wins in the competition – a record the Old Trafford outfit…
Manchester United’s right-back Guillermo Varela, who is currently loaned out to Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt, has suffered a ligament injury which could keep him out for months. In May 2013, Varela went on a two-week trial with English giants Manchester United after an impressive performance at the 2013 South American Youth Championship. On 7th June, Manchester…
Borussia Dortmund’s teenage star Christian Pulisic has been a target of Liverpool’s interest. However, the US international has crushed their hopes by revealing that he is a boyhood Manchester United fan. Pulisic is the youngest goal scorer in the Bundesliga, and is also the youngest player ever to represent a national team in a FIFA World Cup qualifier.…
According to Germany based media outlet Bild, PSG are set to make a €75m offer for Wolfsburg’s Julian Draxler. Draxler made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke at the age of 17, in January 2011, and in May of that year, he scored the first goal as Schalke 04 won the DFB-Pokal Final. In total, he played 171…
Javier Hernandez, 28, has shown his fans just how gruesome his recent hand injury is. The Little Pea, as he is known, suffered a fracture to his hand during the pre-season, after he fell down some stairs in his home. The Mexican had surgery last week, and took to social media to show off the full…
Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s move to Manchester United has not gone down well with some of his former teammates at Borussia Dortmund. The attacking midfielder, who can also play as a winger, made the switch to the Theatre of Dreams from the Westfalenstadion for £26 million earlier this summer. He is recognised as the best football player…
Real Madrid turned down the chance to sign Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich, according to popular journalist Guillem Balague. In 2012, Alex Ferguson was on the lookout for a new proven striker. #SAFmistake — The Red Devils (@utdtrd) August 19, 2016 Either he would move for Robin van Persie or Dortmund’s Robert Lewandowski. He chose…
Kingsley Coman has said that Paul Pogba would be a perfect fit for Bayern Munich. Kingsley Coman: "He has unbelievable abilities and huge marketing value, he stays in people’s minds.” pic.twitter.com/TdMeVlU6ih — The Red Devils (@utdtrd) August 17, 2016 The midfielder, who is at Bayern on loan from Juventus, has played alongside Pogba at club…
Omer Toprak, Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen’s star defender, has revealed to Turkish news outlet Fanatik that he could be leaving the German club in the ongoing transfer window. According to the report, Toprak only hinted at an exit without saying anything about his possible destinations. Toprak began his career with TSB Ravensburg in 1994. In…
Bayern Munich’s 18-year-old midfield prodigy, Renato Sanches, has been diagnosed with a thigh injury, which he sustained during the Euro 2016 Final. As per Bayern Munich’s official website, the teenager will need at least four weeks to get back to match condition and will, therefore, have to wait in order to make his first team…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has cleared the air surrounding his future, amidst claims that he will be joining former Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, coupled with rumours of teaming up with Zidane floating around too. French born Aubameyang began his career with Italian giants AC Milan, who loaned him to four French clubs before he joined Saint-Etienne permanently…
Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinze Rummenigge has ruled out the possibility of Manchester United outcast Bastian Schweinsteiger returning to the club. Schweinsteiger swapped The Allianz for Old Trafford last summer, in a move that raised several eyebrows at Pep Guardiola’s willingness to let the 2104 World Cup hero go. The Bundesliga Giants hardly attempted to pursuade…
The new Manchester United boss spoke about Leicester City during an interview with MUTV, stating that such a Title triumph would only happen in England. Jose Mourinho, who was recently targeted by Bayern Munich’s President for his treatment of Schweinsteiger, didn’t want to leave a reply for Karl, but instead took a dig at Europe’s…
German newspaper Bild has reported that Henrik Mkhitaryan had threatened to go on strike at Borussia Dortmund if he wasn’t permitted a move to Manchester United. The Armenian moved to Old Trafford this summer for a reported fee of around £36 million, after Dortmund conceded defeated in their attempts to make him stay. Mkhitaryan was offered a new…
Manchester United’s new boss, Jose Mourinho, has revealed how he missed out on signing Renato Sanches due to his late arrival at the club. Jose Mourinho has been busy during the past few months, trying to reshape the Manchester United squad. The Special One has already secured three new signatures this summer. Zlatan Ibrahimović, Henrikh…
Real Madrid are looking to make a third enquiry for David Alaba, according to AS. Real Madrid return once again for David Alaba with €65m bid https://t.co/4IhkqnCwu7 pic.twitter.com/xFcdboexmK — AS USA (@English_AS) August 3, 2016 Zidane and his executives are believed to have met up with the Bayern Munich officials already to discuss the availability of Alaba.…
Bundesliga News & Results
The Bundesliga, also referred to as Fußball-Bundesliga, is the primary football competition in Germany. It was founded by the German Football Association in the year 1962, and its first season was played in 1963.
This decorated German competition is the topmost football league in the world when it comes to average stadium attendances. The league recorded an overall average of 45,134 fans per game during the 2011-12 season, which was the second highest of any sports league in the world, following the American National Football League (NFL).
Bundesliga is contested by 18 of the best clubs in Germany. Each team faces the 17 others two times per season, which lasts from August to May.
The competition has undergone various structural changes since its formation. Initially, a Bundesliga win awarded a club 2 points, whereas a draw was worth 1 point, and a loss worth none. But since the 1995-96 season, each teams receives 3 points for a win, with the points for draws and losses still unchanged. The team with the most number of points following the completion of all the 360 matches wins the title.
In case of ties, the factors used to break the ties are Goal difference, followed by goals scored, total points gained in head-to-head results, goals scored in head-to-head games, away goals scored in head-to-head games, and lastly, total number of away goals scored in the entire season.
So far, out of the 54 teams that have taken part in this competition since its establishment, only 12 have managed to win it: FC Bayern Munich (25 titles), Borussia Monchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund (5), Werder Bremen (4), Hamburger SV and VfB Stuttgart (3), 1. FC Koln and FC Kaiserslautern (2), TSV 1860 Munich, Eintracht Braunschweig, 1. FC Nurnberg and VfL Wolfsburg (1).
Here at BlameFootball, we provide a thorough coverage of Bundesliga news. We make available all the in-detail information of not just the Bundesliga results after every game, but also the live scores, team news, interviews, and match analysis, along with the trending Bundesliga transfer news and speculation.