Bundesliga

Saints and Sinners

Bottom of Bundesliga 2, St Pauli, once dubbed ‘the world’s coolest club’, are in danger of becoming a footballing irrelevance. But the team from the port city of Hamburg have been there before and weathered the stormy waters to survive and prosper.

Schalke’s Tunnel Vision

This is the players’ tunnel that awaits Ireland and Germany at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen. The pitch entrance was installed at the home of Schalke 04 this season as a tribute to the region’s mining tradition.

Adidas Bayern Munich Home Kit 2014/15

German champions Bayern Munich have launched their new home kit for next season and wore it for the first time when defeating Stuttgart to celebrate the Bundesliga title.

FC Bayern München The Record Breakers

Bayern Munich and Pep Guardiola have secured the Bundesliga title in record time. 52 games unbeaten, 25 victories. The quickest championship victory in history, from adidas football.

Fair Play: Bremen’s Hunt Rejects Penalty

Werder Bremen’s Aaron Hunt convinced the referee to overturn a penalty decision after he had gone down in the box in the Bundesliga clash with relegation rivals FC Nürnberg. The player is now being touted for the FIFA Fair Play award.

Happy Birthday Bayern Munich

On this day in 1900, members of a Munich gymnast club broke away to form a football team, one that would become among the biggest in the world.