Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Laval, France, 1989) is considered the fastest footballer on the planet. The Gabon striker is capable of running 30 metres in 3.7 seconds from scratch. That is eight hundredths of a second faster than Jamaican Usain Bolt ran when he beat the 100-metre world record in Berlin in 2009 (9.58). "He's the fastest player to play here", said Zorc, Borussia Dortmund Sporting...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola made a winning start to life as Bayern Munich coach as the defending Bundesliga champions opened with a 3-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach. Arjen Robben and Mario Mandzukic gave last season's treble winners a flying start, but an own goal from Dante gave a plucky Gladbach hope before half-time. Thomas Muller missed a penalty before David Alaba assumed spot-kick duties to sco...Full Story »

Ever humble, Pep Guardiola has played down his achievements in his fledgling managerial career, instead heaping praise on his former club, Barcelona, and the players he worked with there. With just a day to go before the Bundesliga gets underway, Pep faced the media at a press conference and was once again self-effacing with his words: "I'm not the best coach in the world. I just coached some...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola watched his Bayern Munich side cruise through to the second round of the DFB-Pokal and admitted the pressure is on them to win every match they play. Bayern were never troubled by fourth-tier side BSV Rehden, Thomas Muller grabbing a hat-trick in a 5-0 win. Former Barca boss Guardiola was pleased to have avoided an early-season slip-up after a weekend of shocks. He told the cl...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has reiterated his desire to bring Shinji Kagawa back to the club from Manchester United at some stage in the future. Watzke announced at the end of July that 'the door is always open' for Kagawa at the Bundesliga outfit. The Japan international spent two years with Dortmund before moving to Old Trafford in the summer of 2012. It had been ...Full Story »

Former Bayern Munich manager Felix Magath believes Pepe Guardiola's decision to bring Thiago to the Allianz Arena could backfire on the side's new boss. Appointed as Bayern Munich manager earlier in the summer, Guardiola followed up his move to Germany with his first signing, sealing a deal for the highly rated Thiago from former club Barcelona. The Champions League winners shelled out 20 mi...Full Story »

The Spaniard's troops went a goal behind but came back to beat Manchester City, with goalscorer Thomas Muller commending the side's progress Pep Guardiola says Bayern Munich are ready to defend their status as German and European champions following a successful pre-season where they won the Audi Cup, beating Manchester City 2-1 in the final. Die Roten racked up an incredible 65 goals in pre...Full Story »

The German coach has endured a turbulent summer with the forward as he has been eager to move away, but he is determined to diffuse the situation Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp says he wants to end the ongoing feud with wantaway striker Robert Lewandowski. The Poland international has insisted the club have went back on their word and that he also feels "cheated" out of a move to Bayer...Full Story »

The former Barcelona boss has been taken aback at just how easily and quickly his troops have embraced his ideas since his arrival at the Allianz Arena earlier this summer Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola heaped praise on his players after Wednesday night's 2-0 friendly win over Sao Paulo, revealing that he has been left astonished by just how quickly they have adapted to his footballing phil...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski insists he is fully committed to the club after a long-running transfer saga. The 24-year-old Poland star missed out on a move to European champions and domestic rivals Bayern Munich and will remain at the Westfalenstadion for the final year of his contract. But Lewandowski, who notched 24 Bundesliga goals last term and netted a further 10 during ...Full Story »