Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez has told Jonjo Shelvey to be ready to make an impact as the midfielder awaits his chance to get back into the team. Shelvey will hope for a first start since the opening day of the season when former club Liverpool arrive at St James' Park on Sunday, having been limited to two appearances as a substitute since his return from suspension. Benitez, who signed Shelve...Full Story »

FC Bayern München are looking ahead to Tuesday's Group B Champions League tie with Anderlect, as they seek to put last Saturday's shock Bundesliga loss to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim behind them. The Bavarians were stunned by a brace from Mark Uth despite dominating virtually every aspect of the contest against Die Kraichgauer. As a result, captain Manuel Neuer was hopeful the club will become m...Full Story »

Mats Hummels' late header secured Germany a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in Prague to guarantee the world champions at least a play-off place from World Cup qualifying Group C. Die Mannschaft, captained by Thomas Muller for the first time in a competitive fixture, took an early lead after just four minutes through RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner. However, the Czech Republic netted a deserv...Full Story »

Bayern Munich centre-half Mats Hummels has been criticised on social media for a dare-deveil balcony jump that has also annoyed Germany's general manager Oliver Bierhoff. Hummels put a video on Instagram of him performing the jump into a swimming pool with the clip: "it looks more spectacular than it is in reality and don't try it at home." Bierhoff commented: "We are not the social media po...Full Story »

Bayern Munich and Germany national team star Mats Hummels has joined Man United’s Juan Mata in donating 1% of his Bayern wage each week to charity. The pair will donate the 1% of their wages to a worldwide charity that supports global football events and initiative for children. The charity called Common Goal is run by a Berlin-based group called streetfootballworld and will be delight...Full Story »

Newcastle beat Barnsley 3-0 at St James' Park this afternoon but ended up winning the league after Aston Villa's late equaliser saw them grab a 1-1 draw with Brighton. The Magpies will now begin their summer preparations for a return to the Premier League with Rafa Benitez expected to be backed well in the transfer market. And the Spaniard said the way they ended up getting promoted was the ic...Full Story »

Rafael Benitez led Newcastle back into the Premier League as champions as they snatched the Sky Bet Championship title on a dramatic final day. Goals from Ayoze Perez, Chancel Mbemba and substitute Dwight Gayle secured a deserved 3-0 victory over Barnsley in front of owner Mike Ashley and a crowd of 52,276 at St James' Park, and Jack Grealish's last-gasp strike for Aston Villa denied Brighton...Full Story »

Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez will monitor the fitness of Jack Colback and Isaac Hayden ahead of the Good Friday visit of play-off hopefuls Leeds. Colback has been struggling with a virus and Hayden tightness in his ankle, causing the two midfielders to miss the last two matches. Striker Dwight Gayle is out after going off with hamstring trouble 29 minutes into last weekend's 2-1 defeat at ...Full Story »

Rafael Benitez is set to restore striker Dwight Gayle to Newcastle's starting line-up when they face Wigan at St James's Park. Benitez rested Gayle for the 1-1 draw at Birmingham before the international break, which extended the Magpies' winless streak to three games. Jonjo Shelvey is also set to make a timely return in midfield after he missed the game at St Andrew's due to illness. Paul Du...Full Story »

Not in Mats Hummels’ house! Bayern Munich’s commanding centre-back may have just pulled off the tackle of the season at the Allianz Arena. Frankfurt’s Swedish forward Branimir Hrgota did the hard work by rounding Manuel Neuer but he didn’t account for Hummels’ incredible commitment and timing… The score was 0-0 at the time and Hrgota would have been regre...Full Story »