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This week’s top Bundesliga headlines, as written by American news sources
Bayern fans begin “war” on the German FA with profane banners
HSV’s Nicolai Müller scores in opening match, ruptures his ACL celebrating, will miss seven months
Carlo Ancelotti survives his first Bayern beer shower as Philipp Lahm gets his sendoff
All the best bits from Bayern’s Bundesliga victory celebration (FC Bayern) A 4–1 win over Freiburg finished off Bayern Munich’s fifth consecutive Bundesliga title and both Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso’s career. It also marked the long overdue end of Carlo Ancelotti’s beer-bath virginity. @MrAncelotti @philipplahm @XabiAlonso .@MrAncelotti: “Me first Weißbier shower was very cold, …
Bibiana “The Boss” Steinhaus to be Bundesliga’s first woman referee
She put Pep Guardiola in his place, now it’s everyone else’s turn (DFB) The Bundesliga will have four new referees next season and one of them is Bibiana Steinhaus, who will be the league’s first woman ref. For anyone familiar with her work, this promotion will seem long overdue. Her credentials (via Reuters): Bibiana Steinhaus has …
Schalke fans now able to pay for food and beer with their shirt
A technological innovation no one was asking for (Schalke 04/Twitter) Like the Premier League (and La Liga before them), the Bundesliga is introducing sleeve sponsorships. That alone is hugely exciting for you, I’m sure, but Schalke are taking this a step further by implementing new technology that will finally allow fans to pay for food and …
Frankfurt goalkeeper shown red two minutes into match
It’s pretty simple: Don’t use your hands outside of the box In a less-than-epic Bundesliga battle over the weekend, second-place RB Leipzig triumphantly trampled over sixth-place Eintracht Frankfurt. The reason? Lack of basic soccer knowledge. The Saturday match kicked off innocently enough. However, it didn’t take long for anarchy to unfold. Just two minutes into the …