There was some ridicule when Chelsea signed 36-year-old Jordan Henderson in the summer, but they are not being mocked now. Henderson was the hero for Chelsea on Saturday after scoring two goals in the Blues’ 5-1 win over Bournemouth.
Former national team captains Oliver Kahn and Michael Ballack took a decidedly critical view of the current discussion surrounding Joshua Kimmich. The DFB captain, however, emerged only moderately well from it.
Bayern Munich have been good at integrating young players from the academy into the first team over the last six years. In the current squad, Bayern have Josip Stanisic, Jamal Musiala, and Lennart Karl as first-team players after coming through the academy.
Months ago, Bayern youngster Karl caused a major stir with an innocuous remark about his "dream club". His prominent adviser has little understanding for it.
According to Michael Ballack, the DFB neglect their former greats. Speaking to Sport Bild, the former captain of the Germany national team sharply criticises the association and suggests new approaches.
Florian Wirtz became Liverpool’s first £100m+ signing last summer, and a former teammate of his may have played a part in that then club-record transfer coming to fruition.
Liverpool’s record signing Florian Wirtz decided to leave Germany for Anfield, with Michael Ballack offering his view on why Bayern Munich were never the right destination.
Bayern Munich will face a familiar foe in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. Domestic rivals Bayer Leverkusen is in the way of a quarter-final spot in Europe's elite competition.
Bayern Munich managed a 2-1 win against Celtic in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League knockout stage playoffs. Michael Olise scored a stellar left footed goal at Celtic Park (45') before Harry Kane doubled the lead with a left footed strike (49').