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28-y/o to be youngest ever Bundesliga coach

Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:59:48 +0100

Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim have announced the appointment of 28-year-old Julian Nagelsmann as their next trainer, making him the youngest manager in Bundesliga history.

Football chiefs dismiss 'ghost goal' case

Mon, 28 Oct 2013 14:37:00 +0100

The German Football Association rejected a complaint from Hoffenheim on Monday about a "ghost goal" scored in the Bundesliga a week ago. The referee allowed a header to stand despite the ball slipping in through a hole in the net.

Football bosses to probe ghost goal 'scandal'

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:21:00 +0200

UPDATE: Hoffenheim have called for a replay after losing 2-1 to Bayer Leverkusen thanks to a freak 'phantom' goal as the German Football Federation (DFB) prepares to launch an investigation on Monday.

Hoffenheim beat 'Lautern to stay in Bundesliga

Tue, 28 May 2013 09:41:00 +0200

1899 Hoffenheim will remain in the Bundesliga next season after their 2-1 win at 1. FC Kaiserslautern in Monday's promotion/relegation play-off, second leg.

Shit hits the fans at Bundesliga match

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:05:00 +0200

Bundesliga matches took bizarre and unappetising turns at the weekend, with a Hoffenheim employee blasting Borussia supporters with a high-pitched siren – and Cologne fans showering their Schalke rivals with faeces and urine.

Hoffenheim part ways with Rangnick

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 11:02:00 +0100

Bundesliga club Hoffenheim have reached agreement to part company with coach Ralf Rangnick, according to the weekly Bild am Sonntag newspaper.

Hoffenheim opens Bundesliga campaign with 4-1 win over Bremen

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:30:00 +0200

Hoffenheim destroyed Werder Bremen 4-1 on Saturday in their opening Bundesliga season game, challenging Bayern Munich's claim to again being the team to beat after the Bavarians won against Wolfsburg on Friday.

Bayern Munich aims for Bundesliga's elusive top spot

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:16:00 +0100

Host Bayern Munich is hoping a home win over Hoffenheim on Friday night will put them at the top of the Bundesliga more than 18 months after they last led the German league.

Berlin climbs back to second place in Bundesliga

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:41:00 +0200

Hertha Berlin went second in the Bundesliga on Friday, behind leaders Wolfsburg, after badboy midfielder Patrick Ebert hit the first-half goal which sealed his side's 1-0 win at Hoffenheim.

Hoeneß' TV football fee idea gets the boot

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:29:00 +0100

Politicians, broadcasters and football functionaries on Monday all roundly rejected an idea by FC Bayern Munich manager Uli Hoeneß to slap a €2 fee on all German households with a TV to help finance the Bundesliga.

Bayern 'should say sorry' for third loss

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:38:00 +0100

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Michael Rensing said his side owed their fans an apology after slumping to their third loss in four league games on Saturday with a 2-1 defeat by Cologne.

Hoffenheim boss says his boys are players, not pop stars

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:00:00 +0100

Hoffenheim travel to Stuttgart on Saturday with coach Ralf Rangnick fearing stardom has turned his players' heads after they were dumped from the Bundesliga summit.

Bayer Leverkusen crush league leaders Hoffenheim

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:12:00 +0100

Germany striker Patrick Helmes scored twice as Bayer Leverkusen pulled off a spectacular 4-1 win against Bundesliga leaders Hoffenheim on Friday.

Bayern 'won't leave Hoffenheim in peace' until they're back on top

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:00:00 +0100

Bayern Munich coach Jürgen Klinsmann insists his side will give Bundesliga leaders Hoffenheim no peace until they are back at the top of the table - starting this weekend.

Hoffenheim back on top

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:23:00 +0100

Hoffenheim went back to the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Energie Cottbus to prove they can cope without injured striker Vedad Ibisevic.

Bayern return from break to wallop Stuttgart in German Cup

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:17:00 +0100

Bayern Munich returned from their winter holidays looking as though they meant business judged by the way Jürgen Klinsmann's men swept aside VfB Stuttgart 5-1 on Tuesday.

Hoffenheim marksman Ibisevic suffers season-ending injury

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:02:00 +0100

The title ambitions of Bundesliga upstart Hoffenheim suffered a potentially fatal blow on Thursday when 18-goal striker Vedad Ibisevic was ruled out for the rest of the season because of a knee injury.

Stuttgart sign U-19 star Gebhart

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:32:00 +0100

Stuttgart have signed up Timo Gebhart, skipper of Germany's under-19 European champions and earmarked for stardom.

Hoffenheim becomes Hopp's gift to German football

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:12:00 +0100

It was not too long ago that little Hoffenheim were languishing in the dark dungeon of Germany's eighth division, worlds away from the glamour boys of the top flight like Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

Bundesliga 2008: Bayern churn as Hoffenheim live the dream

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:40:00 +0100

Bayern Munich started and finished the year in their customary position amongst the league's top sides, but the real story of the Bundesliga in 2008 was the fairytale rise of new boys Hoffenheim.