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‘The captain’s armband looks nice, but you don’t need it. A real leader has the power without the armband’ Granit Xhaka on being named Sunderland skipper

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Lucas Vázquez leads way for old-timers to give Leverkusen lift-off in 2026

Team with an average age of just under 29 finally ended their losing streak since turn of the year

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‘I had the same feeling with Sunderland as I had when I went to Leverkusen – that there could be something very special about this team’ Granit Xhaka on the Black Cats' similarities to Leverkusen’s title winners

The Swiss veteran claimed a remarkable Bundesliga win when his Leverkusen side went unbeaten in 2023/24

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Bayern go into Darth Vader mode as second-half power play floors Leipzig

Relentless 5-1 comeback win was ominous and made one wonder how many goals champions could score this season

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‘Jermain Defoe and Lorik Cana convinced me to join Sunderland. It’s the greatest challenge of my career’ Granit Xhaka on why he returned to the Premier League

The former Arsenal midfielder was signed by the newly-promoted Black Cats in the summer

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Six Potential Destinations for Xabi Alonso After Real Madrid Exit

The Spaniard will likely not be out of a job for long despite his failed tenure at the Bernabéu.

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Super Stuttgart sweep Leverkusen aside with in-demand Leweling to the fore

Plenty of prospective candidates for Germany’s World Cup squad caught the eye in a 4-1 cruise at the BayArena

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Leverkusen level up as Hjulmand oversees rebuild after Ten Hag debacle

A fightback win over RB Leipzig before the Christmas break is just reward for coach who faced a thankless task

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German World Cup winner explains why Florian Wirtz is struggling at Liverpool

Benedikt Howedes says Wirtz is ‘too good to fail’ but needs time to earn the trust of his teammates and the supporters at Liverpool

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The Longest Unbeaten Runs in Soccer History

Some teams in history have refused to be beaten.

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Pep Guardiola to include ‘father figure’ in much-changed Manchester City side

Manchester City host Brentford in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals and Pep Guardiola wants to avoid a repeat of the Bayer Leverkusen home defeat

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Xhaka, Ekitike, Zubimendi, Woltemade: Who is the Premier League Signing of the Season So Far?

Of the many Premier League summer signings to have hit the ground running, one clearly stands out as having made the biggest impact.

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Harry Kane’s penalty rescues Bayern as Mainz defy the odds with heroic point

Urs Fischer’s side are certain to begin 2026 bottom of the table but denied rampaging leaders victory at home

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Grimaldo’s late strike for Leverkusen denies Newcastle comeback victory

Newcastle were denied a comeback Champions League win against Bayer Leverkusen as Alejandro Grimaldo’s late strike made it 2-2

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Newcastle concede late equaliser to draw at Bayer Leverkusen

Lewis Miley looked to have headed the Magpies to victory at the BayArena but a late equaliser was a damaging blow ahead of a crucial derby against Sunderland

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UEFA Champions League Predictions: Matchday 12/10

The Champions League delivers more blockbuster fixtures on Wednesday.

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Woltemade makes Germany return with no care about transfer fee critics

The £69m forward is happy that he chose to join Newcastle before taking on Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Wednesday

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Hamburg bloody Werder Bremen’s nose with winner in breathless Nordderby

HSV are back in the Bundesliga and remain a huge club even if they have adjusted expectations this season

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10 Wing Back Targets for Man Utd in January Transfer Window

Ruben Amorim hung one Man Utd player out to dry in a recent press conference.

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Heidenheim hex scuppers Union in last-gasp drama to leave Mainz looking down

Bo Henriksen and Mainz are now floundering at the foot of the Bundesliga after a humiliation in the Black Forest

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Pep Guardiola accuses his Manchester City side of playing with fear in Leverkusen loss

Pep Guardiola has accused Manchester City’s players of performing with fear in their 2-0 defeat by Bayer Leverkusen, saying: ‘You have to try things and we didn’t’

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Pep Guardiola: Manchester City did not try in defeat to Bayer Leverkusen

The City manager paid the price for making 10 changes to his starting line-up as the German side won 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

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Pep Guardiola got his maths wrong and it could cost Man City in Champions League

Manchester City’s second string lost to Bayer Leverkusen and it has left their chances of automatic qualification for the Champions League knockout stages needlessly in peril

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