Hoffenheim held newly crowned champions Bayern Munich to a 3-3 draw while Dortmund defended their second place thanks to a hat rick by Marco Reus against Stuttgart in the 28th round German Bundesliga on Saturday.
Thiago Alcantara will miss the rest of the season owing to a ligament injury, the Bavarians said via their official webpage on Saturday.
Portuguese forward Christiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid and Brazilian soccer legend Pele have joined forces in the business class of Dubai-state owned carrier and official FIFA World Cup partner Emirates Airline which was aired on Saturday for the first time.
Football's governing body FIFA said it is still seeking guarantees that temporary structures will be built in time for the opening World Cup match at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium on June 12.
Fans have already bought 2.56 million tickets for this year's World Cup, football's governing body FIFA said Thursday.
UEFA’s new Nations League competition will start from 2018 with successful sides from the tournament involving national teams able to earn places at the Euro 2020 finals, the congress of European soccer’s governing body agreed Thursday in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan.
Sevilla striker Carlos Bacca turned the Spanish BBVA Primera Liga on its head once again with two goals as Sevilla defeated Real Madrid 2-1 in the Sanchez Pizjuan on Wednesday night.
Mario Balotelli scored one goal and set up the other as AC Milan fought to a 2-0 win at Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A on Wednesday.
Brazilian reconnaissance troops entered a sprawling slum district near Rio’s international airport on early Wednesday ahead of a larger operation to secure the crime-ridden area ahead of the World Cup.
UEFA are expected to announce the introduction of a new Nations League for national and regional teams from 2018 and tougher, Europe-wide sanctions against match-fixing at their congress on Thursday.