Preview time: Bayern's Pokal opener will be tomorrow on the road against VfL Osnabrück
DFB-Pokal Matchday Preview: VfL Osnabrück vs. Bayern Munich
FC Bayern will make quick work of the recently promoted hosts.
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Made to work for it, but got the job done. Match report from an excellent FC Bayern Frauen win over Mainz 05 on Monday:
Bayern Munich Frauen grind out professional win against Mainz
FC Bayern had to work very hard for this win.
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Good interview by Klopp while visiting Mainz. It’s on the IG site. www.instagram.com/reel/Dcv4fUb...
1. FSV Mainz 05 on Instagram: "Rückkehr als Bundestrainer! 🔴⚪️"
18K likes, 134 comments - 1fsvmainz05 on September 1, 2026: "Rückkehr als Bundestrainer! 🔴⚪️".
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Don’t have a clip of this but at the tail end of today’s Pokal match against BVB, fifth-tier HEBC Hamburg had an absolutely mad play-out-the-back sequence and damn near pulled it off! Sprung a player into open green and it had everything but the final pass. It also almost had that
Preview time: Bayern's Pokal opener will be tomorrow on the road against VfL Osnabrück
DFB-Pokal Matchday Preview: VfL Osnabrück vs. Bayern Munich
FC Bayern will make quick work of the recently promoted hosts.
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After 20 minutes, the stat that just flashed in today's Pokal match — passes completed: 16 to HEBC Hamburg, 147 for BVB
United States viewers — confirming that today's #DFBPokal match between HEBC Hamburg and BVB is on DFBPlay.tv (no geoblock, apparently an issue previously) and presumably, Bayern's Pokal match tomorrow will be too
Bavarian Podcast Works: Monday Hot-takeaways, August 31, 2026 open.spotify.com/episode/4fLN...
Bavarian Podcast Works: Monday Hot-takeaways, August 31, 2026
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Antonio Rüdiger retires from the German men's national team
Breaking: Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger announces his retirement from international football
The 33-year-old has ended his Germany stint effective immediately
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Bavarian Podcast Works — Preview Show: VfL Osnabrück vs. Bayern Munich (DFB-Pokal) open.spotify.com/episode/6F1A...
Bavarian Podcast Works — Preview Show: VfL Osnabrück vs. Bayern Munich (DFB-Pokal)
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Have to say, this transfer window closing period is turning into a spot of concern for a lot of Bayern fans. Cardozo out, Ibrahimović leaving on loan; Itō potentially on the move as well. Squad vacancies opening up front to back, and the midfield was already running light. Maybe a late addition?
Bayern CB/LB Hiroki Itō has been linked with a late move to Ajax:
Report: Bayern Munich’s Hiroki Itō offered to AFC Ajax by his management
The Japanese CB has been available for transfer all summer and could finally leave late in the window.
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Said El Mala is said to be closing in on his Germany return under Jürgen Klopp
FC Köln’s Said El Mala to be included in Jürgen Klopp’s Germany squad
El Mala’s going to be in Klopp’s first Germany squad next month
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Two beautiful goals and a long-awaited return for Lena Oberdorf! ✅ Gotta say it was a good day
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Right on cue! Bayern get a second in stoppage time to put this one in the bag. 2-0 over Mainz in Frauen-Bundesliga MD02
Germany’s September 27 match vs. Greece is sold out as frenzy builds for Jürgen Klopp debut
Jürgen Klopp’s first match as Germany manager sold out after 10 minutes
Fans clearly want to see the new-look Mannschaft under Klopp
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"There will be situations where you can say: ‘Perhaps a different decision could have been made.' But that’s an inherent part of football." The Bundesliga is leaning away from VAR in 2026/27:
VAR to interfere less this Bundesliga season
DFB wants to strengthen referee decision-making authority with less VAR intervention
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Manuel Neuer on Bayern's Champions League opponents, including highly-anticipated bouts against Arsenal and Atlético Madrid
Manuel Neuer eager for ‘classic’ against Arsenal, clash away to Atletico in anticipation of returning for UCL final
Neuer is ready to bring the trophy back to Munich.
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Jürgen Klopp's Germany squad announcement is set for September 17th. Lothar Matthäus doesn't like it.
Lothar Matthäus criticizes Jürgen Klopp’s squad announcement timing
Matthäus seems to have a lot of opinions about everything.
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