Mainz — Bundesliga team that lost 4-0 to Borussia Dortmund and was beaten 2-1 by St Pauli in recent coverage.
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The Namibian
Mainz defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 with winner in 89th minute
“Mainz continued their impressive rise from last spot to mid-table safety with a 2-1 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt.”
Stuttgart down Augsburg to go thirdThe Namibian
Mainz lost to Borussia Dortmund 4-0 on Friday
“A first-half Serhou Guirassy double and four Julian Ryerson assists helped Borussia Dortmund to a 4-0 home win over Mainz on Friday, pulling them three points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.”
Dortmund thump Mainz to close in on BayernThe Namibian
Mainz recorded a 2-0 win over Augsburg
“Mainz recorded yet another victory, this time a 2-0 win over Augsburg, in their remarkable turnaround under Swiss strategist Urs Fischer, who has guided Mainz from the bottom of the table to 13th in a matter of weeks.”
Late Guirassy winner for Dortmund trims Bayern's lead atop BundesligaWolfsburg, in 16th place (the relegation play-off spot), hosts Bayern Munich on Saturday as they fight to avoid demotion from the Bundesliga. The Wolves have won just one of their past 15 matches and sit six points behind safety.
8 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Wolfsburg, in 16th place (the relegation play-off spot), hosts Bayern Munich on Saturday as they fight to avoid demotion from the Bundesliga. The Wolves have won just one of their past 15 matches and sit six points behind safety.
8 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Borussia Moenchengladbach defeated Borussia Dortmund 1-0 at home on Sunday with a late goal from Haris Tabakovic, securing top-flight safety. Mainz's 2-1 win over St Pauli pushed the latter closer to relegation.
3 May 2026 · The Namibian →
RB Leipzig, in third place, can secure Champions League qualification with a victory over sixth-placed Bayer Leverkusen this Saturday, as the Bundesliga's top-four race concludes. Leipzig are five points clear of Stuttgart and Hoffenheim, who face each other in a decisive match, while Bayern Munich has already clinched the title and Borussia Dortmund has secured second-place qualification.
1 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Harry Kane has been instrumental in Bayern Munich's pursuit of the Champions League title, combining back-to-back Bundesliga wins with crucial goals in knockout stages, including strikes against Real Madrid. Kane, who has 53 goals in 45 games this season, faces holders Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-final with the first leg in Paris on Tuesday, with the final in Budapest in May.
27 April 2026 · The Namibian →
RB Leipzig face Union Berlin on Friday, with Leipzig chasing Champions League qualification and Union fighting relegation. The match highlights a shift in football's leadership: Union is coached by Marie-Louise Eta, the first woman to coach a men's side in a major European league, while Leipzig's CEO is Tatjana Haenni, the first female club boss in German football history.
24 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Bayern Munich are 12 points clear with five games remaining and will win the Bundesliga title with a victory against Stuttgart on Sunday, fresh from eliminating Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals. Coach Vincent Kompany may rest key players ahead of a German Cup semi-final three days later.
17 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Bayern Munich came from two goals down in the final 10 minutes to beat Freiburg 3-2 in the Bundesliga, with Tom Bischof scoring twice and Lennart Karl grabbing the winner in stoppage time ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg at Real Madrid on Tuesday.
5 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Germany forward Deniz Undav scored twice and assisted once as Stuttgart defeated Augsburg 5-2 on Sunday to move third in the Bundesliga, three points clear of RB Leipzig. Undav has now scored 18 goals in 23 league games this season, equalling his total from the previous year with seven matches remaining.
23 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Harry Kane scored twice and Joshua Kimmich added a late goal as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 on Saturday, moving 11 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with 10 matches remaining.
1 March 2026 · The Namibian →
After a shocking 4-1 Champions League elimination to Atalanta midweek, Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel is looking to Saturday's Bundesliga clash with Bayern Munich as a chance to spark a recovery. Kobel said he welcomes the pressure and nerves, believing they sharpen his focus, and acknowledged that Dortmund needs to win trophies despite being in improved financial health.
28 February 2026 · The Namibian →
RB Leipzig host in-form Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in the Bundesliga with Leipzig's Champions League prospects fading after struggling in recent weeks, though they hold a strong home record against the visitors. Dortmund arrive in excellent form with one league defeat all season and a six-match winning run, despite being without several key defenders.
21 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Mohamed Salah scored a penalty as Liverpool beat Brighton 3-0 in the FA Cup, while other African players made headline contributions across major European leagues, including Habib Diarra's penalty for Sunderland and Serhou Guirassy's two-goal performance for Borussia Dortmund.
17 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Borussia Dortmund thrashed Mainz 4–0 at home on Friday with Serhou Guirassy scoring twice and Julian Ryerson assisting all four goals, pulling them to within three points of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich ahead of a head-to-head clash in two weeks.
14 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Werder Bremen, sitting in the Bundesliga relegation playoff spot after 21 games, host league leaders Bayern Munich this weekend under new manager Daniel Thioune, who is tasked with steering the struggling four-time German champions away from the drop.
13 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Borussia Dortmund defeated Wolfsburg 2-1 with a Serhou Guirassy goal in the 87th minute, securing their fifth consecutive league victory and cutting Bayern Munich's lead to three points with 13 games remaining.
8 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Midfielder Jamal Musiala has returned from a six-month leg injury for Bayern Munich, described by the club CEO as an "internal winter signing". The 22-year-old has made two substitute appearances and started in Bayern's midweek 2-1 Champions League win over PSV Eindhoven, where he scored.
31 January 2026 · The Namibian →
Augsburg defeated Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 2-1 on Saturday, ending a 27-match unbeaten league run dating back to March. Second-placed Borussia Dortmund won 3-0 at Union Berlin to cut their deficit to eight points.
25 January 2026 · The Namibian →
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has revealed he receives a schnitzel — his favourite German dish — from a local restaurant for every goal he scores, fuelling his brilliant season as Bayern pursue a historic third treble with just one loss in 29 games and a 71-goal Bundesliga tally so far. Kane's 21 league goals put him on track to challenge Robert Lewandowski's single-season Bundesliga record of 41 goals set in 2020-21.
23 January 2026 · The Namibian →