Former Germany international goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand has extended his contract with Schalke 04 until 2014, the Bundesliga club confirmed on Tuesday. The 33-year-old joined Schalke 04 as their third goalkeeper in October 2011 when he was without a club, and has played six Bundesliga games and five Europa League matches before picking up an elbow injury. His career has stalled since 2007 an...Full Story »

Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen has been voted the Eredivisie Player of the Year by De Telegraaf. The Belgium international beat off competition from Heerenveen's Bas Dost, Feyenoord's Jordy Clasie and team-mate Christian Eriksen to win the prestigious award, which he will add to the Player of the Year accolade he received from his own club just a few weeks ago. The 25-year-old Vertonghen played ...Full Story »

Cologne had their German league relegation confirmed on Saturday, while Borussia Dortmund broke the Bundesliga record for the most points in a season with a 4-0 thrashing of Freiburg. "My team has erased any doubts and proven their character," said Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp after his side finished the season eight points clear of Champions League finalists Bayern Munich. "They have shown an ...Full Story »

Manuel Neuer's key saves in Madrid helped put Bayern Munich into the Champions League final, inspiring words of love from his chairman amidst signs he may have begun to win over the club's hard-core fans. Gelsenkirchen-born Neuer proved he was worth every cent of the 22 million euros Bayern paid Schalke 04 for him in July when he stopped Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka's spot-kicks as Munich won the...Full Story »

Schalke 04's Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar capped a memorable weekend, which included a training ground bust-up and his 25th league goal of the season, by being stranded in Augsburg, it was reported on Tuesday. Huntelaar was photographed fighting with team-mate Jermaine Jones in training on Saturday, and then scored as the Royal Blues drew 1-1 at Augsburg on Sunday only to be forgotten by h...Full Story »

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has said he expects Wednesday's Champions League semi-final return leg at Real Madrid to be like a trip to 'hell'. Bayern hold a slender 2-1 lead from Tuesday's first-leg in Munich after Germany striker Mario Gomez scored the 90th-minute winner after Real midfielder Mesut Ozil had earlier scored what could prove to be a crucial away goal. "We have g...Full Story »

Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar brushed off his training pitch bust up with team-mate Jermaine Jones to save Schalke 04's blushes on Sunday in their 1-1 draw at Augsburg in the German league. The German title was decided on Saturday when Borussia Dortmund were confirmed as champions for the eighth time in their history with a 2-0 win at home to Moenchengladbach. But while Dortmund will finis...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has hailed the German league champions' 'best-ever season' in the wake of their record-breaking unbeaten run to the defence of their title as they eye more records. Dortmund's 2-0 home victory over Moenchengladbach on Saturday left them eight points clear of second-placed Bayern and crowned German champions for the eighth time to claim their fifth Bundesliga...Full Story »

An injury-time goal from Franck Ribery rescued Bayern Munich, which was granted a stay of execution in its hopes for the Bundesliga title with a 2-1 comeback victory over Werder Bremen at the Weserstadion. Naldo opened the scoring early in the second-half with a tap in, before turning the ball into his own net with 15 minutes to go. Bayern laid siege to the Bremen goal in the closing stages, an...Full Story »

Bundesliga club Hamburg are interested in signing Liverpool's Dutch international striker Dirk Kuyt, the Germany sports daily Bild reported on Friday. "A player like Kuyt, who is still sharp, can bring a lot to any club. He's a selfless player with a great mentality," Hamburg sporting director Frank Arnesen told the newspaper. The 31-year-old Kuyt, who has 85 caps for the national side, joined...Full Story »