Mario Gomez played for Germany at Euro 2016 this summer. Germany international striker Mario Gomez is leaving Turkish club Besiktas due to the political instability the country is experiencing. The former Bayern Munich and Stuttgart man joined the Istanbul side on loan from Fiorentina last summer, but has announced on his Facebook page that he will not be returning next season. Turkey was the...Full Story »

Mario Gomez will play no further part in Germany's Euro 2016 campaign after tearing his right hamstring. Germany striker Mario Gomez has been ruled out of the rest of Euro 2016 with a torn hamstring. Gomez - scorer of two goals in France - was replaced after 72 minutes of Germany's quarter-final victory over Italy on Saturday, with a subsequent MRI scan revealing the extent of the injury. I...Full Story »

Sporting came from behind to qualify for the Europa League's last 32 while Besiktas crashed out after conceding three times in 11 minutes. The Turkish side dominated the opening half in Lisbon and deservedly led just before the hour when ex-Sporting man Ricardo Quaresma's exquisite pass set up Mario Gomez for the opener. However, Sporting flipped the game on its head and won 3-1 thanks to quic...Full Story »

Mario Gomez and Juan Manuel Vargas got the goals as Fiorentina made sure of a place in the Europa League semi-finals. Gomez netted in the 43rd minute before substitute Vargas capped the success in injury-time as the Serie A side sealed a 2-0 victory over Dynamo Kiev - and a 3-1 aggregate success. Fiorentina were on top for much of the contest at Stadio Artemio Franchi, thoroughly deserving t...Full Story »

Two second-half goals from Mario Gomez were not enough for Fiorentina to take all three points at Udinese on Sunday evening. Fiorentina came to life in the second half after Udinese defender Molla Wague had given the hosts a 15th-minute lead. Germany forward Gomez headed in an equaliser five minutes into the second half before he put the Viola ahead three minutes later. However, Panagiotis K...Full Story »

Fiorentina forward Mario Gomez will hope to replicate his last performance against Atalanta when the two sides square off in Florence on Sunday. The Germany international had not scored since November 30 before striking twice against Atalanta in last month's Coppa Italia 3-1 triumph. That game triggered a good run for Gomez, who hit the back of the net three times in his next two games. Two o...Full Story »

Fiorentina's Mario Gomez rediscovered his goalscoring touch in Serie A to keep Roma choking in the title race. The striker, signed from Bayern Munich for 20million euro in 2013, has struggled against injuries and poor form but doubled his tally for the league campaign with a first-half opener on Sunday evening. Even though Roma did manage to level through former Viola midfielder Adem Ljajic fo...Full Story »

Dinamo Minsk ended their Europa League campaign by defeating previously unbeaten Fiorentina 2-1 in Florence on Thursday. The Belarus outfit had taken just one point from their opening five games and had no chance of progressing but nevertheless signed off from the competition with an impressive display against the Group K winners. The victory was also the first time a Belarusian side had beate...Full Story »

Manuel Pasqual spared Fiorentina from an embarrassing home defeat to PAOK Salonika by firing home the free-kick that sent the Italians into the Europa League knockout stages. Mario Gomez, making his long-awaited comeback from injury, fluffed countless chances to score and when the Italians ran out of puff, PAOK hit them on the counter to notch through Maarten Martens. There was, however, enoug...Full Story »

Osasuna forward Roberto Torres believes victory over fellow strugglers Real Valladolid on Friday night could go a long way to securing their Primera Division status for another season. The Pamplona-based side are experts at surviving relegation dogfights and they boosted their hopes of earning a 14th successive campaign in the top flight with a 2-1 win at Almeria last Friday. That victory lift...Full Story »