“As planned from the beginning, different possibilities were considered following the chemo. I tell you that the fight is not over for me,” Haller said. “I will have to undergo an operation to permanently end this tumor which keeps me away from the pitch.”

Since discovering his tumor, the 28-year-old striker has been sidelined from football. He has been undergoing chemotherapy in the months following as part of his treatment plan.

Haller arrived at Dortmund during the summer transfer window, with the Bundesliga team paying a fee of €31 million to Eredivisie side Ajax for the Ivory Coast star.

According to Haller, this surgery should assist him to return to the pitch. The striker delivered a stellar performance with Ajax last season, scoring 34 goals in all competitions, including 21 in the Eredivisie and 11 in the Champions League.

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Watzke explained that the club cannot compete with other elite clubs when it comes to offering the highest wages to Bellingham and thus understands should the player decide to depart the Bundesliga team.

“We will hold talks now, as soon as [the World Cup in] Qatar is over, and then we’ll have a fundamental talk about what he would like,” Watzke stated. “He just needs to tell us if he’d like to stay or if he’d like to go. In both cases we’ll talk about it very pleasantly and reasonably together. In general we can imagine that he’d stay with us, but we can’t behave as if this topic wasn’t on the table.”

Bellingham’s current contract with Dortmund is valid through 2025. While his going transfer fee is expected to be in the region of €100 million the English midfielder could fetch as much as €150 million depending on how heated the race for his signature becomes.

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The 36 teams from the first two tiers of German soccer competition had a virtual meeting on Tuesday on which they devised a pathway to letting fans back at the stands. The final decision, however, will depend on the health situation in the country as well as the approval of regional and local authorities.

According to the plan, the fans would not be allowed to drink during games or watch the action on standing sections of the stadium. Also, only home fans would be allowed on games until the end of the year, in order to minimize the health and safety risks that come as a result of traveling and overcrowding. The attendance numbers will be determined provisionally by each club.

Prior to this, Borussia Monchengladbach opened their training ground for fans for the first time since March. The club allowed 300 fans to attend while requiring each of them to wear a mask and hold the proper distance.

Germany is set to kick off the 2020/21 season in early September with Cup games. Bundesliga, on the other hand, will begin on September 18th.

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While Bayern Munich secured the title several weeks ago, Bundesliga remained entertaining until the very end. This was thanks to the fact that the final UEFA Champions League participant and teams heading to 2. Bundesliga were still undetermined.

At the top, Munich, Borussia Dortmund, and RB Leipzig already secured their Champions League tickets, but Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen were still aiming for the last one. Monchengladbach needed the win against Hertha Berlin in order to get the spot, while Leverkusen could get in with the win of their own and Monchengladbach’s draw or loss.

Leverkusen did their part, defeating Mainz 1-0, but it wasn’t enough at the end. Monchengladbach got the 2-1 win against Hertha and secured the 4th position with 65 points.

At the bottom, it was Werder Bremen and Fortuna Dusseldorf trying to get to No.16 and secure a chance to stay in the Bundesliga. Fortuna entered the final matchday with an upper leg, needing only to draw in order to secure the position. However, they suffered a tough 3-0 loss to Union Berlin and will receive an automatic relegation since Werder trashed Koln with 6-1.

Werder will now face Heidenheim, third-place team in 2.Bundesliga, in a playoff game that will determine who will play in Germany’s top division next summer.

Among other curiosities, Bundesliga’s final matchday saw Bayern’s Thomas Muller set a new assist record. Muller finished the season with 21 assists, after setting up Kingsley Coman for the opening goal in the 0-4 win against Wolfsburg.

Also, Timo Werner scored twice in his final game with RB Leipzig before leaving for the Premier League side Chelsea. Werner climbed to 95 goals for Leipzig, which made him club’s all-time leading goalscorer.

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Their road to victory widened the gap between Bayern Munich and second-place Borussia Dortmund to ten points, making it impossible for the runners-up to catch up to the champions in what is left of the season.

Robert Lewandowski’s 43rd-minute goal, which came after a sublime pass from Jerome Boateng to the Polish striker in the box, was enough to mark the difference between the Bavarians and Werder Bremen, which is currently in relegation positions.

Bayern Munich got a bit of a scare in the second half when left-back Alphonso Davies was shown a red card in the 79th minute of the match. Legendary keeper Manuel Neuer denied Werder Bremen of an equalizer with a spectacular one-handed save to clinch the title for his team.

The last time that a team other than Bayern Munich won the German league was all the way back in the 2011-12 campaign when Borussia Dortmund took home the title. This Bundesliga crown is the 29th for Bayern Munich since the reunification of the German league in the 1960s.

Now, the team’s focus and attention will turn to the August return of the Champions League, a title that they last won in 2013.

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Talking with reporters ahead of the team’s DFB-Pokal match, Flick singled out Davies as “one of the top performers” for Bayern at the moment.

“Alphonso is doing outstandingly at the moment,” said Flick on Tuesday. “In addition to his speed on the pitch, he’s very adept defensively.”

Flick then went on to praise Davies’ overall impact on the pitch.

“Now, he’s setting up goals in attack and has scored some himself. He’s on a very good path. He’s young—he can and wants to learn,” he added.

Alphonso Davies broke into Bayern’s starting eleven under Flick and quickly became indispensable on the left side. Davies already played 37 games this season in all competitions and has three goals and nine assists to his name.

Davies, who came to Germany in January 2019 from MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps, is viewed as one of the future leaders for the Bundesliga giants and is expected to remain with the club for years to come. Bayern previously showed its appreciation for the youngster back in April when they gave him a new contract extension that runs through 2025.

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The wave of suspension first hit the United States, with NBA, NHL, and MLS getting suspended on Wednesday. On Thursday, the trend was carried over to Europe, with English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, Seria A, and French League 1 being on the list of the leagues that halted their activities. European competitions like UEFA Champions League and Europa League also won’t be played in the foreseeable future.

There is no clear indication when the activities of the leagues might resume, but it is expected that things will go back in normal once coronavirus pandemic gets under control. English Premier League, where Arsenal’s boss Mikel Arteta and Chelsea’s winger Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive on coronavirus, announced that the suspension would last at least until April 3rd.

German Bundesliga, on the other hand, intended to continue with competitive matches at first. The league announced on Thursday that the matches would be played as scheduled, but without the audience. However, the decision was changed the next day, and this competition was also suspended.

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Bayern earned a hard-fought win away in Paderborn with 2-3. Serge Gnabry scored for Bayern in the 15th minute, with Philippe Coutinho providing the assist. The Bavarians maintained total control of the ball and had 18 shots towards Paderborn’s goal. 

In the second half, Coutinho scored his 2^nd goal in Bayern’s shirt, with Gnabry returning the favor and assisting the goal scored in the 55^th minute. The home team decided to open their game and that resulted in a goal scored by Kai Proger in the 68^th minute. Bayern pushed harder after the goal and returned a 2-goal lead through Lewandowski in the 79^th minute. 

Jumilu Collins shocked the German recorders in the 84^th minute, making it 2-3 and forced Bayern to pull back and focus on their own goal. With no chances in the last 8 minutes, the final score was 2-3. 

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The Polish striker has re-upped with the Bundesliga giants, inking a new contract that will keep him with the club through the end of the 2022-23 season. This will mean that he will have played 10 seasons with the Bavarians by the time his contract runs up.

It isn’t a surprise that the seven-time defending Bundesliga champions decided to keep the 31-year-old around, as he’s still going strong and scoring goals. Lewandowski found the back of the net 40 times in 47 total games with Bayern last season, finishing as the top scorer in the league.

He’s also off to a rousing start this season, scoring all 5 of Bayern Munich’s goals in their first two games of the new campaign.

The Warsaw native is a fundamental part of the team that signed him for a $57 million fee from rival Borussia Dortmund back in July of 2014, and he is clearly expected to remain a big part of the perennial Bundesliga and Champions League contenders for even more seasons.

Lewandowski and Bayern will look to stay hot against Mainz this weekend.

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The media reported that the Germans may be signing the 22-year-old winger for a fee of around $28 million, but that is still to be confirmed. Mendez joined Celta Vigo back in 2017/18 season and he has a contract with the club that lasts until 2021, which means that if Bayern wants to acquire the player, they will have to pay his release clause.

The young player is expected to have a great career ahead of him, showing great skills and versatility in his play. Additionally, claims of minor financial difficulties within the Spanish club continually strengthen the possibility of a sale.  

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“As planned from the beginning, different possibilities were considered following the chemo. I tell you that the fight is not over for me,” Haller said. “I will have to undergo an operation to permanently end this tumor which keeps me away from the pitch.”

Since discovering his tumor, the 28-year-old striker has been sidelined from football. He has been undergoing chemotherapy in the months following as part of his treatment plan.

Haller arrived at Dortmund during the summer transfer window, with the Bundesliga team paying a fee of €31 million to Eredivisie side Ajax for the Ivory Coast star.

According to Haller, this surgery should assist him to return to the pitch. The striker delivered a stellar performance with Ajax last season, scoring 34 goals in all competitions, including 21 in the Eredivisie and 11 in the Champions League.

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Watzke explained that the club cannot compete with other elite clubs when it comes to offering the highest wages to Bellingham and thus understands should the player decide to depart the Bundesliga team.

“We will hold talks now, as soon as [the World Cup in] Qatar is over, and then we’ll have a fundamental talk about what he would like,” Watzke stated. “He just needs to tell us if he’d like to stay or if he’d like to go. In both cases we’ll talk about it very pleasantly and reasonably together. In general we can imagine that he’d stay with us, but we can’t behave as if this topic wasn’t on the table.”

Bellingham’s current contract with Dortmund is valid through 2025. While his going transfer fee is expected to be in the region of €100 million the English midfielder could fetch as much as €150 million depending on how heated the race for his signature becomes.

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The 36 teams from the first two tiers of German soccer competition had a virtual meeting on Tuesday on which they devised a pathway to letting fans back at the stands. The final decision, however, will depend on the health situation in the country as well as the approval of regional and local authorities.

According to the plan, the fans would not be allowed to drink during games or watch the action on standing sections of the stadium. Also, only home fans would be allowed on games until the end of the year, in order to minimize the health and safety risks that come as a result of traveling and overcrowding. The attendance numbers will be determined provisionally by each club.

Prior to this, Borussia Monchengladbach opened their training ground for fans for the first time since March. The club allowed 300 fans to attend while requiring each of them to wear a mask and hold the proper distance.

Germany is set to kick off the 2020/21 season in early September with Cup games. Bundesliga, on the other hand, will begin on September 18th.

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While Bayern Munich secured the title several weeks ago, Bundesliga remained entertaining until the very end. This was thanks to the fact that the final UEFA Champions League participant and teams heading to 2. Bundesliga were still undetermined.

At the top, Munich, Borussia Dortmund, and RB Leipzig already secured their Champions League tickets, but Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen were still aiming for the last one. Monchengladbach needed the win against Hertha Berlin in order to get the spot, while Leverkusen could get in with the win of their own and Monchengladbach’s draw or loss.

Leverkusen did their part, defeating Mainz 1-0, but it wasn’t enough at the end. Monchengladbach got the 2-1 win against Hertha and secured the 4th position with 65 points.

At the bottom, it was Werder Bremen and Fortuna Dusseldorf trying to get to No.16 and secure a chance to stay in the Bundesliga. Fortuna entered the final matchday with an upper leg, needing only to draw in order to secure the position. However, they suffered a tough 3-0 loss to Union Berlin and will receive an automatic relegation since Werder trashed Koln with 6-1.

Werder will now face Heidenheim, third-place team in 2.Bundesliga, in a playoff game that will determine who will play in Germany’s top division next summer.

Among other curiosities, Bundesliga’s final matchday saw Bayern’s Thomas Muller set a new assist record. Muller finished the season with 21 assists, after setting up Kingsley Coman for the opening goal in the 0-4 win against Wolfsburg.

Also, Timo Werner scored twice in his final game with RB Leipzig before leaving for the Premier League side Chelsea. Werner climbed to 95 goals for Leipzig, which made him club’s all-time leading goalscorer.

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Their road to victory widened the gap between Bayern Munich and second-place Borussia Dortmund to ten points, making it impossible for the runners-up to catch up to the champions in what is left of the season.

Robert Lewandowski’s 43rd-minute goal, which came after a sublime pass from Jerome Boateng to the Polish striker in the box, was enough to mark the difference between the Bavarians and Werder Bremen, which is currently in relegation positions.

Bayern Munich got a bit of a scare in the second half when left-back Alphonso Davies was shown a red card in the 79th minute of the match. Legendary keeper Manuel Neuer denied Werder Bremen of an equalizer with a spectacular one-handed save to clinch the title for his team.

The last time that a team other than Bayern Munich won the German league was all the way back in the 2011-12 campaign when Borussia Dortmund took home the title. This Bundesliga crown is the 29th for Bayern Munich since the reunification of the German league in the 1960s.

Now, the team’s focus and attention will turn to the August return of the Champions League, a title that they last won in 2013.

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Talking with reporters ahead of the team’s DFB-Pokal match, Flick singled out Davies as “one of the top performers” for Bayern at the moment.

“Alphonso is doing outstandingly at the moment,” said Flick on Tuesday. “In addition to his speed on the pitch, he’s very adept defensively.”

Flick then went on to praise Davies’ overall impact on the pitch.

“Now, he’s setting up goals in attack and has scored some himself. He’s on a very good path. He’s young—he can and wants to learn,” he added.

Alphonso Davies broke into Bayern’s starting eleven under Flick and quickly became indispensable on the left side. Davies already played 37 games this season in all competitions and has three goals and nine assists to his name.

Davies, who came to Germany in January 2019 from MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps, is viewed as one of the future leaders for the Bundesliga giants and is expected to remain with the club for years to come. Bayern previously showed its appreciation for the youngster back in April when they gave him a new contract extension that runs through 2025.

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The wave of suspension first hit the United States, with NBA, NHL, and MLS getting suspended on Wednesday. On Thursday, the trend was carried over to Europe, with English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, Seria A, and French League 1 being on the list of the leagues that halted their activities. European competitions like UEFA Champions League and Europa League also won’t be played in the foreseeable future.

There is no clear indication when the activities of the leagues might resume, but it is expected that things will go back in normal once coronavirus pandemic gets under control. English Premier League, where Arsenal’s boss Mikel Arteta and Chelsea’s winger Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive on coronavirus, announced that the suspension would last at least until April 3rd.

German Bundesliga, on the other hand, intended to continue with competitive matches at first. The league announced on Thursday that the matches would be played as scheduled, but without the audience. However, the decision was changed the next day, and this competition was also suspended.

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Bayern earned a hard-fought win away in Paderborn with 2-3. Serge Gnabry scored for Bayern in the 15th minute, with Philippe Coutinho providing the assist. The Bavarians maintained total control of the ball and had 18 shots towards Paderborn’s goal. 

In the second half, Coutinho scored his 2^nd goal in Bayern’s shirt, with Gnabry returning the favor and assisting the goal scored in the 55^th minute. The home team decided to open their game and that resulted in a goal scored by Kai Proger in the 68^th minute. Bayern pushed harder after the goal and returned a 2-goal lead through Lewandowski in the 79^th minute. 

Jumilu Collins shocked the German recorders in the 84^th minute, making it 2-3 and forced Bayern to pull back and focus on their own goal. With no chances in the last 8 minutes, the final score was 2-3. 

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The Polish striker has re-upped with the Bundesliga giants, inking a new contract that will keep him with the club through the end of the 2022-23 season. This will mean that he will have played 10 seasons with the Bavarians by the time his contract runs up.

It isn’t a surprise that the seven-time defending Bundesliga champions decided to keep the 31-year-old around, as he’s still going strong and scoring goals. Lewandowski found the back of the net 40 times in 47 total games with Bayern last season, finishing as the top scorer in the league.

He’s also off to a rousing start this season, scoring all 5 of Bayern Munich’s goals in their first two games of the new campaign.

The Warsaw native is a fundamental part of the team that signed him for a $57 million fee from rival Borussia Dortmund back in July of 2014, and he is clearly expected to remain a big part of the perennial Bundesliga and Champions League contenders for even more seasons.

Lewandowski and Bayern will look to stay hot against Mainz this weekend.

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The media reported that the Germans may be signing the 22-year-old winger for a fee of around $28 million, but that is still to be confirmed. Mendez joined Celta Vigo back in 2017/18 season and he has a contract with the club that lasts until 2021, which means that if Bayern wants to acquire the player, they will have to pay his release clause.

The young player is expected to have a great career ahead of him, showing great skills and versatility in his play. Additionally, claims of minor financial difficulties within the Spanish club continually strengthen the possibility of a sale.  

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