Germany

Huntelaar: Keen to edge Gomez

Huntelaar eyes Golden Boot

Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is confident he will edge Bayern Munich's Mario Gomez to the Bundesliga Golden Boot award.
Robben: Known to be selfish

Bayern want 'selfish' Robben

Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has urged winger Arjen Robben to become 'selfish' to boost the club's hunt for Bundesliga glory.

Unnerstall: Out for several weeks

Schalke dealt 'keeper blow

Schalke goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall looks set for a significant spell on the sidelines after he suffered a serious shoulder injury on Sunday.

Labbadia: Disappointed

Swabians fret over defence

Stuttgart's defensive lapses have the club up in arms as the Bundesliga club's defeat at Hannover left them off the pace for a European spot.

Gotze: Sought-after talent

United & Juve ask after Gotze

Man United and Juventus currently top the list of suitors for German starlet Mario Gotze, according to his agent.

Messi: Everyone wants his shirt

Voller gets shirty over jerseys

Two Bayer Leverkusen players are set to be slapped over the wrists for being too enthusiastic to get hold of Lionel Messi's shirt.

Dutt lays defeat on awe factor

Bayer Leverkusen boss Robin Dutt felt his side were undone by Barcelona on Tuesday because they showed the Catalans "too much respect".

Bayer Leverkusen v Barcelona

There will be no love lost between Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen this Valentine's Day as the pair line up in the Champions League.

Der Kaiser slams 'selfish' Arjen

Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben can't seem to catch a break as German footballing icon Franz Beckenbauer labels him a "selfish" player.

Cologne to punish Podolski

Lukas Podolski faces severe repercussions from Cologne following his recent media comments made about the Bundesliga outfit.

Hertha sack manager Skibbe

Hertha Berlin have sacked coach Michael Skibbe in the wake of their 5-0 thrashing at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.

Hoffenheim turn to Babbel

Hoffenheim have named Markus Babbel as their new manager following the sacking of Holger Stanislawski earlier in the week.

Injury blow for Schweinsteiger

Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger faces a spell on the sidelines after he injured ankle ligaments on Wednesday.

Hoffenheim sack manager

Holger Stanislawski has been relieved of his duties as Hoffenheim boss after a poor run of results in the league and in the cup.

Bayern seal Shaqiri signing

Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have confirmed that Basel midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri will join the club next season.

Fixtures
Results
Wednesday 22nd February
South African ABSA Premier League
Platinum Stars 3 - 4 Orlando Pirates
Black Leopards 2 - 2 Bloemfontein Celtic
International Match
China PR 2 - 0 Kuwait
UEFA Champions League
Basle 1 - 0 Bayern Munich
Marseille 1 - 0 Inter Milan
Europa League
Man City 4 - 0 FC Porto
Tuesday 21st February
UEFA Champions League
Napoli 3 - 1 Chelsea
CSKA Moscow 1 - 1 Real Madrid
Sunday 19th February
South African ABSA Premier League
Maritzburg United 0 - 2 Ajax Cape Town
Mamelodi Sundowns 0 - 0 Jomo Cosmos
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