<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen - The Athletic]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/football/team/leverkusen/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/static/img/transparent-background-dark-favicon-144x144.pngBayer Leverkusen - The Athletichttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/football/team/leverkusen/The Athletic Media CompanySat, 29 Jun 2024 09:46:02 GMTThu, 13 Jun 2024 16:10:40 GMT<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen sign Aleix Garcia from Girona]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5559582/2024/06/13/aleix-garcia-bayer-leverkusen-transfer/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5559582/2024/06/13/aleix-garcia-bayer-leverkusen-transfer/Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:10:40 GMTGIRONA, SPAIN - MARCH 09: Aleix Garcia of Girona FC applauds the fans after the LaLiga EA Sports match between Girona FC and CA Osasuna at Montilivi Stadium on March 09, 2024 in Girona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Jeremie Frimpong is taking his chance with the Netherlands - he's going to be fun at Euros]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5547379/2024/06/07/jeremie-frimpong-netherlands-canada-euros/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5547379/2024/06/07/jeremie-frimpong-netherlands-canada-euros/Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:30:38 GMTROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 6: Jeremie Frimpong of Netherlands celebrates after scoring his sides second goal with Memphis Depay of Netherlands during the Friendly International match between Netherlands and Canada at Stadion Feijenoord de Kuip on June 6, 2024 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Andre Weening/BSR Agency/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Leverkusen win DFB-Pokal to end dream domestic season unbeaten. Now they can celebrate]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5519158/2024/05/26/leverkusen-win-dfb-pokal-unbeaten/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5519158/2024/05/26/leverkusen-win-dfb-pokal-unbeaten/Sun, 26 May 2024 04:08:21 GMTBERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 25: Granit Xhaka of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrates with the DFB-Pokal Trophy after his team&#039;s victory in the DFB Cup 2023/24 final match between 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Olympiastadion on May 25, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)<![CDATA[How Atalanta won the Europa League final: Man-to-man marking and the brilliance of Lookman]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5514430/2024/05/23/atalanta-lookman-europa-league-final/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5514430/2024/05/23/atalanta-lookman-europa-league-final/Thu, 23 May 2024 10:00:47 GMT<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen's undefeated treble seemed inevitable but it turns out they are beatable]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5513617/2024/05/23/bayer-leverksen-atalanta-europa-league-alonso/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5513617/2024/05/23/bayer-leverksen-atalanta-europa-league-alonso/Thu, 23 May 2024 06:14:14 GMTDUBLIN, IRELAND - MAY 22: Xabi Alonso, Head Coach of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, applauds the fans after the team&#039;s defeat in the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 final match between Atalanta BC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Dublin Arena on May 22, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Ademola Lookman scores hat-trick to seal Europa League for Atalanta]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5512285/2024/05/22/lookman-atalanta-europa-league/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5512285/2024/05/22/lookman-atalanta-europa-league/Wed, 22 May 2024 20:57:02 GMTDUBLIN, IRELAND - MAY 22: Berat Djimsiti of Atalanta BC lifts the UEFA Europa League Trophy with teammates after their team&#039;s victory during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 final match between Atalanta BC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Dublin Arena on May 22, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso's evolution: How an elite long-range passer turned against long balls]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5507384/2024/05/22/xabi-alonso-style-evolution-leverkusen/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5507384/2024/05/22/xabi-alonso-style-evolution-leverkusen/Wed, 22 May 2024 04:05:00 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - MAY 18: Bayer 04 Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Augsburg at BayArena on May 18, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany.(Photo by Rene Nijhuis/MB Media/Getty Images)<![CDATA[The Athletic's end-of-season awards, 2023-24: Men's football]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5476993/2024/05/21/athletic-end-of-season-awards-2023-24-men/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5476993/2024/05/21/athletic-end-of-season-awards-2023-24-men/Tue, 21 May 2024 16:30:12 GMT<![CDATA[Bayer: The pharmaceutical company behind Leverkusen's success - and its difficult past]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5503464/2024/05/21/bayer-leverkusen-company-history/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5503464/2024/05/21/bayer-leverkusen-company-history/Tue, 21 May 2024 09:30:15 GMT<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen, Germany's first Invincibles]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5503246/2024/05/18/bayer-leverkusen-unbeaten-season-invincible/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5503246/2024/05/18/bayer-leverkusen-unbeaten-season-invincible/Sat, 18 May 2024 18:37:43 GMTBayer Leverkusen&#039;s Spanish head coach Xabi Alonso (R) stands on a barrier as he celebrates with Bayer Leverkusen&#039;s players and fans after the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Augsburg in Leverkusen, western Germany on May 18, 2024. Bayer Leverkusen have become the first team in Bundesliga history to go through a season unbeaten after a 2-1 home win over Augsburg on May 18, extending their season-long run to 51 games without defeat. (Photo by Sascha Schuermann / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by SASCHA SCHUERMANN/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen become first team to go through entire Bundesliga season undefeated]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5503124/2024/05/18/bayer-leverkusen-undefeated-bundesliga/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5503124/2024/05/18/bayer-leverkusen-undefeated-bundesliga/Sat, 18 May 2024 15:27:38 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - MAY 18: Victor Boniface of Leverkusen celebrates after scoring his team&#039;s first goal with his teammates during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Augsburg at BayArena on May 18, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Hesham Elsherif/Anadolu via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen set European record with longest unbeaten run, through to Europa League final]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5482746/2024/05/09/bayer-leverkusen-unbeaten-record/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5482746/2024/05/09/bayer-leverkusen-unbeaten-record/Thu, 09 May 2024 21:10:34 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - MAY 09: Josip Stanisic of Bayer Leverkusen celebrates with teammates after scoring his team&#039;s second goal during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Semi-Final second leg match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and AS Roma at BayArena on May 09, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso showed Roma what he has learned in 12 months at Bayer Leverkusen]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5468182/2024/05/03/xabi-alonso-bayer-leverkusen-roma/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5468182/2024/05/03/xabi-alonso-bayer-leverkusen-roma/Fri, 03 May 2024 06:27:39 GMTBayer Leverkusen&#039;s Spanish head coach Xabi Alonso reacts during the UEFA Europa League semi final first leg football match between AS Roma and Bayer Leverkusen at the Olympic stadium on May 2, 2024 in Rome. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Jeremie Frimpong interview: 'When I first came to the Bundesliga, I struggled']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5438554/2024/05/02/jeremie-frimpong-interview-bayer-leverkusen/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5438554/2024/05/02/jeremie-frimpong-interview-bayer-leverkusen/Thu, 02 May 2024 04:04:01 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - APRIL 14: Jeremie Frimpong of Bayer Leverkusen celebrates with fans who have invaded the pitch after the team&#039;s victory and winning the Bundesliga title for the first time in their history in the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen at BayArena on April 14, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)<![CDATA[England's chance of five Champions League places is now 1.1% - but this is how it can happen]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5428891/2024/04/19/premier-league-uefa-coefficient-ranking/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5428891/2024/04/19/premier-league-uefa-coefficient-ranking/Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:11:33 GMTAston Villa&#039;s Brazilian midfielder #06 Douglas Luiz (R) celebrates with his teammate Aston Villa&#039;s Argentinian goalkeeper #01 Emiliano Martinez after scoring in a penalty shoot out during the UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final second leg football match between Lille and Aston Villa at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d&#039;Ascq, northern France on April 18, 2024. Aston Villa won over Lille 4-3 after the penalty shoot-outs and Villa qualified for the semi-finals. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP) (Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten run 'a consequence of a good job' - Xabi Alonso]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5427624/2024/04/18/xabi-alonso-bayer-leverkusen-west-ham/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5427624/2024/04/18/xabi-alonso-bayer-leverkusen-west-ham/Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:58:43 GMTLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: Xabi Alonso Head Coach/Manager of Bayer Leverkusen applauds during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Quarter-Final second leg match between West Ham United FC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Olympic Stadium on April 18, 2024 in London, England.(Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Chaos, giggling and drinking - the day Leverkusen celebrated]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5415191/2024/04/15/leverkusen-bundesliga-xabi-alonso/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5415191/2024/04/15/leverkusen-bundesliga-xabi-alonso/Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:50:35 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - APRIL 14: Patrik Schick of Bayer Leverkusen celebrates with fans who have invaded the pitch after the team&#039;s victory and winning the Bundesliga title for the first time in their history in the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen at BayArena on April 14, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Kingsley Coman's 11-year league-winning run ends with Bayer Leverkusen's title]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5414035/2024/04/14/kingsley-coman-bayern-bundesliga-leverkusen/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5414035/2024/04/14/kingsley-coman-bayern-bundesliga-leverkusen/Sun, 14 Apr 2024 17:31:06 GMTMUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 21: Kingsley Coman of FC Bayern München looks on during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and SV Werder Bremen at Allianz Arena on January 21, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images)<![CDATA[How Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga: Alonso magic, breaking up cliques and clever transfers]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5411110/2024/04/14/bayer-leverkusen-xabi-alonso-bundesliga/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5411110/2024/04/14/bayer-leverkusen-xabi-alonso-bundesliga/Sun, 14 Apr 2024 17:27:45 GMT<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen win first-ever Bundesliga title after 5-0 victory against Werder Bremen]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5413933/2024/04/14/bayer-leverkusen-bundesliga-title-champions/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5413933/2024/04/14/bayer-leverkusen-bundesliga-title-champions/Sun, 14 Apr 2024 17:25:40 GMT<![CDATA[How does Leverkusen's 41-match unbeaten run compare across Europe?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5405342/2024/04/11/leverkusen-european-unbeaten-runs/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5405342/2024/04/11/leverkusen-european-unbeaten-runs/Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:10:56 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - MARCH 30: Xabi Alonso, Head Coach of Bayer Leverkusen, celebrates with his players after the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and TSG Hoffenheim at BayArena on March 30, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Sergio Canales: From three ACL injuries to Spain's national team and the Liga MX transfer record]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5401516/2024/04/10/sergio-canales-monterrey-inter-miami/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5401516/2024/04/10/sergio-canales-monterrey-inter-miami/Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:00:40 GMTFORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - APRIL 03: Sergio Canales #10 of Monterrey is fouled by Sergio Busquets #5 of Inter Miami during the first half in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup - Leg One at Chase Stadium on April 03, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen one win from Bundesliga title after Bayern Munich spurn 2-0 lead to lose]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5395661/2024/04/06/bayer-leverkusen-bayern-munich-bundesliga-title/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5395661/2024/04/06/bayer-leverkusen-bayern-munich-bundesliga-title/Sat, 06 Apr 2024 16:00:22 GMTHEIDENHEIM, GERMANY - APRIL 06: Harry Kane and Joshua Kimmich (R) of Bayern Munich look dejected following defeat in the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 and FC Bayern München at Voith-Arena on April 06, 2024 in Heidenheim, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Amorim in demand? Newcastle sales? PSR to bite this summer? Ask Ornstein]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5390710/2024/04/04/amorim-newcastle-liverpool-united-ornstein/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5390710/2024/04/04/amorim-newcastle-liverpool-united-ornstein/Thu, 04 Apr 2024 15:52:01 GMT<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen into DFB-Pokal final, will face Kaiserslautern]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5389379/2024/04/03/bayer-leverkusen-dfb-pokal-dusseldorf/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5389379/2024/04/03/bayer-leverkusen-dfb-pokal-dusseldorf/Wed, 03 Apr 2024 20:38:09 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - APRIL 03: Bayer Leverkusen players celebrate their team&#039;s first goal, scored by teammate Jeremie Frimpong (not pictured) during the DFB cup semifinal match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Fortuna Düsseldorf at BayArena on April 03, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)<![CDATA[The Briefing: Will Haaland's form cost Man City? Cole Palmer: MVP? Xabi Alonso's power move]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5381592/2024/04/01/haaland-form-man-city-cole-palmer-mvp-alonso-liverpool/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5381592/2024/04/01/haaland-form-man-city-cole-palmer-mvp-alonso-liverpool/Mon, 01 Apr 2024 04:15:37 GMT<![CDATA[Thomas Tuchel concedes Bayern Munich title hopes over: 'Congratulations to Leverkusen']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5379631/2024/03/30/tuchel-bayern-munich-bayer-leverkusen-bundesliga-title/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5379631/2024/03/30/tuchel-bayern-munich-bayer-leverkusen-bundesliga-title/Sat, 30 Mar 2024 21:02:26 GMTMUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 30: Thomas Tuchel, Head Coach of Bayern Munich, speaks to the media in the post match press conference after the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund at Allianz Arena on March 30, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by S. Mellar/FC Bayern via Getty Images)<![CDATA[What happened with Liverpool and Xabi Alonso - and where does the club look now?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5377617/2024/03/30/liverpool-xabi-alonso-manager-what-now/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5377617/2024/03/30/liverpool-xabi-alonso-manager-what-now/Sat, 30 Mar 2024 07:50:57 GMT17 March 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg im Breisgau: Soccer: Bundesliga, SC Freiburg - Bayer Leverkusen, Matchday 26, Europa-Park Stadium. Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso stands in the stadium before the game. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequential images and/or video-like photo series. (Photo by Tom Weller/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso confirms Bayer Leverkusen stay amid Liverpool, Bayern Munich links: 'This is the right place for me']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5377273/2024/03/29/xabi-alonso-leverkusen-liverpool-manager-next/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5377273/2024/03/29/xabi-alonso-leverkusen-liverpool-manager-next/Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:20:25 GMTFREIBURG IM BREISGAU, GERMANY - MARCH 17: Head coach Xabi Alonso of Bayer 04 Leverkusen looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between Sport-Club Freiburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Europa-Park Stadion on March 17, 2024 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Liverpool and Bayern Munich expect Xabi Alonso to remain at Bayer Leverkusen]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5235774/2024/03/28/xabi-alonso-liverpool-manager-next/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5235774/2024/03/28/xabi-alonso-liverpool-manager-next/Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:24:49 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - JANUARY 27: Xabi Alonso, Head Coach of Bayer Leverkusen, looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach at BayArena on January 27, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)<![CDATA[The issues facing Liverpool fans if they reach Europa League final in Dublin - explained]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5344254/2024/03/15/liverpool-europa-league-final-dublin-problems/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5344254/2024/03/15/liverpool-europa-league-final-dublin-problems/Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:00:30 GMTDublin , Ireland - 21 November 2023; A general view of the Aviva Stadium before the international friendly match between Republic of Ireland and New Zealand at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. (Photo By Ben McShane/Sportsfile via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Liverpool to play Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen vs West Ham in Europa League quarter-finals]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5344075/2024/03/15/liverpool-europa-league-draw-west-ham/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5344075/2024/03/15/liverpool-europa-league-draw-west-ham/Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:20:09 GMT<![CDATA[Europa League round-up: Leverkusen maintain season unbeaten run with stoppage time goal]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5324212/2024/03/07/europa-league-results-leverkusen-unbeaten-run/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5324212/2024/03/07/europa-league-results-leverkusen-unbeaten-run/Thu, 07 Mar 2024 19:47:38 GMT<![CDATA[German football and the far right: 'If we see that flag again, we’ll shoot you']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5299823/2024/03/07/german-football-far-right-politics/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5299823/2024/03/07/german-football-far-right-politics/Thu, 07 Mar 2024 05:12:45 GMT<![CDATA[Baena to Wirtz: Eight young stars who could shine in Europe]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5314939/2024/03/05/young-players-transfers-europe/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5314939/2024/03/05/young-players-transfers-europe/Tue, 05 Mar 2024 05:10:09 GMT<![CDATA[Granit Xhaka tells Leverkusen team-mates to learn from Arsenal title race experience]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5313482/2024/03/03/granit-xhaka-leverkusen-bundesliga-arsenal/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5313482/2024/03/03/granit-xhaka-leverkusen-bundesliga-arsenal/Sun, 03 Mar 2024 19:53:00 GMT<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen's Alex Grimaldo: 'I'd have loved to have a coach like Xabi Alonso at 20']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5309751/2024/03/02/alex-grimaldo-leverkusen-xabi-alonso/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5309751/2024/03/02/alex-grimaldo-leverkusen-xabi-alonso/Sat, 02 Mar 2024 05:05:25 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 26: Alejandro Grimaldo of Leverkusen celebrates scoring the 2:1 goal during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Qarabag FK at BayArena on October 26, 2023 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Mika Volkmann/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Michael Edwards has shown no interest in Liverpool return - they need to move on]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5304991/2024/02/29/liverpool-michael-edwards-fsg/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5304991/2024/02/29/liverpool-michael-edwards-fsg/Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:00:59 GMTLONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: Liverpool owner John W Henry checks his ear plugs are in place before the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge on August 13, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Robin Jones/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Liverpool manager and sporting director hunt: Amorim and Nagelsmann data appeals, FSG still wants Edwards]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5305501/2024/02/28/liverpool-manager-sporting-director-latest-amorim-nagelsmann/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5305501/2024/02/28/liverpool-manager-sporting-director-latest-amorim-nagelsmann/Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:30:36 GMT<![CDATA[How The Athletic's new playstyle metrics can shine a light on team evolution]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5292173/2024/02/24/how-the-athletics-new-playstyle-metrics-can-shine-a-light-on-team-evolution/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5292173/2024/02/24/how-the-athletics-new-playstyle-metrics-can-shine-a-light-on-team-evolution/Sat, 24 Feb 2024 05:01:46 GMT<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso hails resilient Leverkusen as win over Mainz sets German unbeaten record]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5296039/2024/02/23/xabi-alonso-leverkusen-unbeaten-record/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5296039/2024/02/23/xabi-alonso-leverkusen-unbeaten-record/Fri, 23 Feb 2024 22:54:57 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 23: Xabi Alonso, Manager of Bayer Leverkusen, gestures prior to the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FSV Mainz 05 at BayArena on February 23, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Liverpool to face Sparta Prague in Europa League last-16, Brighton vs Roma]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5294749/2024/02/23/europa-league-last-16-draw-liverpool-brighton/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5294749/2024/02/23/europa-league-last-16-draw-liverpool-brighton/Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:33:58 GMTBUDAPEST, HUNGARY - MAY 31: A detailed view of the UEFA Europa League trophy prior to the UEFA Europa League 2022/23 final match between Sevilla FC and AS Roma at Puskas Arena on May 31, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)<![CDATA[The sporting director state of play: Who's on the move? Who's staying put? Who's in demand?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5289737/2024/02/22/sporting-directors-transfer-news/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5289737/2024/02/22/sporting-directors-transfer-news/Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:08:33 GMT<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso is wanted by Liverpool and Bayern Munich - which club are the better bet?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5278427/2024/02/20/xabi-alonso-liverpool-bayern-munich-manager/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5278427/2024/02/20/xabi-alonso-liverpool-bayern-munich-manager/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:00:58 GMTBayer Leverkusen&#039;s Spanish coach Xabi Alonso waves at the start of the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayer 04 Leverkusen v 1 FC Union Berlin in Leverkusen, western Germany on November 12, 2023. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Why are Bundesliga games being disrupted by toy cars and tennis balls?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5276722/2024/02/20/why-are-bundesliga-games-being-disrupted-by-toy-cars-and-tennis-balls/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5276722/2024/02/20/why-are-bundesliga-games-being-disrupted-by-toy-cars-and-tennis-balls/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 05:12:47 GMTROSTOCK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 17: Supporter protest with remote controlled cars during the Second Bundesliga match between F.C. Hansa Rostock and Hamburger SV at Ostseestadion on February 17, 2024 in Rostock, Germany. (Photo by Joern Pollex/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Why Xabi Alonso is the 'outstanding candidate' to replace Klopp at Liverpool]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5272344/2024/02/14/xabi-alonso-liverpool-manager-discussion/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5272344/2024/02/14/xabi-alonso-liverpool-manager-discussion/Wed, 14 Feb 2024 05:28:58 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: Xabi Alonso, Head Coach of Bayer Leverkusen, looks o during the DFB cup quarterfinal match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart at BayArena on February 06, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Do Arsenal really need a centre-forward? Is Bellingham the world's best player? - The Briefing]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5267811/2024/02/12/arsenal-saka-bellingham-real-madrid-alonso-liverpool/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5267811/2024/02/12/arsenal-saka-bellingham-real-madrid-alonso-liverpool/Mon, 12 Feb 2024 05:15:13 GMT<![CDATA[Four title-defining matches in six days: What we learned from them — and what they mean]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5263098/2024/02/12/premier-league-bundesliga-title-race-analysis/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5263098/2024/02/12/premier-league-bundesliga-title-race-analysis/Mon, 12 Feb 2024 05:10:42 GMT<![CDATA[How Xabi Alonso's caution and the in-form Alex Grimaldo helped Leverkusen destroy Bayern]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5267066/2024/02/12/leverkusen-bayern-alonso-grimaldo/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5267066/2024/02/12/leverkusen-bayern-alonso-grimaldo/Mon, 12 Feb 2024 05:08:03 GMT<![CDATA[Leverkusen move five points clear in Bundesliga title race with victory over Bayern]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5265709/2024/02/10/bayer-leverkusen-win-bayern-munich-bundesliga/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5265709/2024/02/10/bayer-leverkusen-win-bayern-munich-bundesliga/Sat, 10 Feb 2024 19:33:30 GMTLEVERKUSEN - Josip Stanisic of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrates the 1-0 during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern Munchen at DE Bay Arena on February 10, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. ANP | Hollandse Hoogte | GERRIT VAN COLOGNE (Photo by ANP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Why Leverkusen vs Bayern is so important - and why this Bundesliga title race is different]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5257001/2024/02/09/bayer-leverkusen-bayern-munich-bundesliga/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5257001/2024/02/09/bayer-leverkusen-bayern-munich-bundesliga/Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:57:21 GMTMUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 15: Coach Thomas Tuchel of Bayern Muenchen with Coach Xabi Alonso of Bayer Leverkusen before the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Allianz Arena on September 15, 2023 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Stefan Matzke - sampics/Corbis via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Karl-Heinz Riedle: 'Liverpool won't find a double of Jurgen Klopp - but Xabi Alonso would be fantastic']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5260785/2024/02/09/liverpool-riedle-alonso-klopp/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5260785/2024/02/09/liverpool-riedle-alonso-klopp/Fri, 09 Feb 2024 05:27:19 GMTFRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 09: Karl-Heinz Riedle is interviewed ahead of the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying round draw at Messe Frankfurt on October 09, 2022 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Boris Streubel - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen tactics and Liverpool's squad are not a natural fit]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5231341/2024/01/28/xabi-alonso-liverpool-manager/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5231341/2024/01/28/xabi-alonso-liverpool-manager/Sun, 28 Jan 2024 05:15:37 GMT<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso laments Bayer Leverkusen's profligacy after being held to Gladbach draw]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5231935/2024/01/27/xabi-alonso-bayer-leverkusen-bayern/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5231935/2024/01/27/xabi-alonso-bayer-leverkusen-bayern/Sat, 27 Jan 2024 20:51:50 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - JANUARY 27: Xabi Alonso, Head Coach of Bayer Leverkusen, looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach at BayArena on January 27, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Why Jurgen Klopp decided he had to quit Liverpool - and what FSG does now]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5230734/2024/01/27/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-exit-inside-story/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5230734/2024/01/27/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-exit-inside-story/Sat, 27 Jan 2024 07:57:59 GMT<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso says he's focussed on Bayer Leverkusen amid Liverpool speculation]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5229750/2024/01/26/xabi-alonso-liverpool-manager-jurgen-klopp/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5229750/2024/01/26/xabi-alonso-liverpool-manager-jurgen-klopp/Fri, 26 Jan 2024 13:35:59 GMTLEIPZIG, GERMANY - JANUARY 20: Xabi Alonso, head coach of Bayer Leverkusen, prior to the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Red Bull Arena on January 20, 2024 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Leverkusen are unbeaten at halfway. Could they really have an invincible season?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5203893/2024/01/16/leverkusen-invincible-bayern-munich/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5203893/2024/01/16/leverkusen-invincible-bayern-munich/Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:00:12 GMTBayer Leverkusen&#039;s Spanish head coach Xabi Alonso is pictured prior to the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund in Leverkusen, western Germany, on December 3, 2023. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Victor Boniface withdraws from Nigeria's AFCON squad due to injury]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5188305/2024/01/09/victor-boniface-injury-nigeria-afcon/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5188305/2024/01/09/victor-boniface-injury-nigeria-afcon/Tue, 09 Jan 2024 08:36:43 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 12: Victor Boniface of Bayer Leverkusen reacts during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Union Berlin at BayArena on November 12, 2023 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Bundesliga review of 2023: Kane’s arrival, Heidenheim, and Tuchel’s cutting remarks]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5169832/2023/12/31/bundesliga-review-2023-harry-kane-thomas-tuchel/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5169832/2023/12/31/bundesliga-review-2023-harry-kane-thomas-tuchel/Sun, 31 Dec 2023 11:59:30 GMT<![CDATA[The remarkable rise of Aston Villa's Leon Bailey]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5139992/2023/12/26/leon-bailey-aston-villa-jamaica/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5139992/2023/12/26/leon-bailey-aston-villa-jamaica/Tue, 26 Dec 2023 05:10:37 GMT<![CDATA[How Grimaldo and Frimpong are helping Leverkusen overwhelm Bundesliga defences]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5098406/2023/11/30/bayer-leverkusen-frimpong-grimaldo/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5098406/2023/11/30/bayer-leverkusen-frimpong-grimaldo/Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:26:30 GMTBayer Leverkusen&#039;s Spanish defender #20 Alejandro Grimaldo (C) celebrates scoring the 2-3 goal with Bayer Leverkusen&#039;s German midfielder #07 Jonas Hofmann (L) and Bayer Leverkusen&#039;s Dutch defender #30 Jeremie Frimpong during the German first division Bundesliga football match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen in Sinsheim, southwestern Germany on November 4, 2023. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Alex Grimaldo: The Bayer Leverkusen left-back who has bided his time - on and off the pitch]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5068513/2023/11/21/bayer-leverkusen-spain-alejandro-grimaldo/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5068513/2023/11/21/bayer-leverkusen-spain-alejandro-grimaldo/Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:11:28 GMT<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich or Liverpool's next manager...?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5068694/2023/11/18/xabi-alonso-manager-leverkusen/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5068694/2023/11/18/xabi-alonso-manager-leverkusen/Sat, 18 Nov 2023 05:08:35 GMTBayer Leverkusen&#039;s Spanish coach Xabi Alonso looks on at the start of the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayer 04 Leverkusen v 1 FC Union Berlin in Leverkusen, western Germany on November 12, 2023. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Cologne dogs have their day, Jeremie Frimpong stars - and is Bayern's squad too thin?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4989682/2023/10/23/bundesliga-cologne-monchengladbach-jeremie-frimpong/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4989682/2023/10/23/bundesliga-cologne-monchengladbach-jeremie-frimpong/Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:00:02 GMTCOLOGNE, GERMANY - OCTOBER 22: Steffen Baumgart, Head Coach of 1.FC Köln, reacts during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Köln and Borussia Mönchengladbach at RheinEnergieStadion on October 22, 2023 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Harry Kane and the Bundesliga strikers scoring a goal per game or more]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4926024/2023/10/06/bundesliga-goalscorers-guirassykane-boniface-wind/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4926024/2023/10/06/bundesliga-goalscorers-guirassykane-boniface-wind/Fri, 06 Oct 2023 04:23:40 GMT<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso and why everyone wants Bayer Leverkusen head coach]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4908614/2023/09/29/xabi-alonso-head-coach/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4908614/2023/09/29/xabi-alonso-head-coach/Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:15:09 GMTXabi Alonso Real Sociedad<![CDATA[Guipuzcoa, the tiny Spanish province big in the Premier League and beyond]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4904302/2023/09/28/arteta-emery-iraola-premier-league-guipuzcoa-managers/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4904302/2023/09/28/arteta-emery-iraola-premier-league-guipuzcoa-managers/Thu, 28 Sep 2023 04:10:12 GMT<![CDATA[How Football Works: Third-man combinations in the double pivot]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4883255/2023/09/22/how-football-works-part-two/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4883255/2023/09/22/how-football-works-part-two/Fri, 22 Sep 2023 04:05:16 GMT<![CDATA[Roma’s records, Guirassy’s goals, Joao fever in Barcelona]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4874647/2023/09/19/europe-by-the-numbers-roma-barcelona/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4874647/2023/09/19/europe-by-the-numbers-roma-barcelona/Tue, 19 Sep 2023 11:00:10 GMT<![CDATA[Serhou Guirassy's 'Dreierpack', Joshua Kimmich in spotlight, Edin Terzic limps on]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4873731/2023/09/18/bundesliga-guirassy-kimmich-dfb/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4873731/2023/09/18/bundesliga-guirassy-kimmich-dfb/Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:00:38 GMTMAINZ, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 16: Serhou Guirassy of Stuttgart celebrates with the fans after scoring three goals during the Bundesliga match between 1. FSV Mainz 05 and VfB Stuttgart at MEWA Arena on September 16, 2023 in Mainz, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Leverkusen are a credible threat to Bayern's hopes for a 12th straight championship]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4867359/2023/09/16/leverkusen-bayern-munich-bundesliga/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4867359/2023/09/16/leverkusen-bayern-munich-bundesliga/Sat, 16 Sep 2023 07:12:11 GMTMUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 15: Exequiel Palacios of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrates after scoring his team&#039;s second goal during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Allianz Arena on September 15, 2023 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Hansi Flick, basketball glory and the culture war enveloping German football]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4854089/2023/09/12/hansi-flick-germany-culture-war/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4854089/2023/09/12/hansi-flick-germany-culture-war/Tue, 12 Sep 2023 06:35:03 GMT<![CDATA[European transfers you might have missed from the 2023 summer window]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4834071/2023/09/10/ten-under-the-radar-transfers-summer-window/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4834071/2023/09/10/ten-under-the-radar-transfers-summer-window/Sun, 10 Sep 2023 04:10:41 GMT<![CDATA[The special ones: Why so many head coaches were central midfielders]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4818506/2023/08/31/guardiola-mourinho-head-coaches-central-midfielders/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4818506/2023/08/31/guardiola-mourinho-head-coaches-central-midfielders/Thu, 31 Aug 2023 04:06:54 GMTManchester City&#039;s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola (L) greets Arsenal&#039;s Spanish manager Mikel Arteta ahead of the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on April 26, 2023. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or &#039;live&#039; services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Dortmund still looking limp, Harry Kane's double and Alonso's Leverkusen purring]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4812245/2023/08/28/bundesliga-union-dortmund-bayern-leverkusen/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4812245/2023/08/28/bundesliga-union-dortmund-bayern-leverkusen/Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:30:01 GMTDortmund&#039;s German head coach Edin Terzic (C) reacts during the German first division Bundesliga football match between VfL Bochum and BVB Borussia Dortmund in Bochum, western Germany on August 26, 2023. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Granit Xhaka attempts to escape his past as the heart of Alonso's Leverkusen - Euro Watch]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4809492/2023/08/28/granit-xhaka-euro-watch/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4809492/2023/08/28/granit-xhaka-euro-watch/Mon, 28 Aug 2023 04:10:21 GMT<![CDATA[Cycling striker Kevin Behrens heads Union in right direction and Endo-less Stuttgart shine]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4792934/2023/08/21/union-berlin-bundesliga/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4792934/2023/08/21/union-berlin-bundesliga/Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:00:44 GMTUnion Berlin&#039;s German forward #17 Kevin Behrens celebrates scoring the 3-0 goal, his hattrick, with his teammates during the German first division Bundesliga football match between 1 FC Union Berlin and 1 FSV Mainz 05 in Berlin on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO ALTERNATIVE CROP (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[The Bundesliga is back and... smaller than ever? Why you should be excited about its return]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4784166/2023/08/17/bundesliga-season-preview/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4784166/2023/08/17/bundesliga-season-preview/Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:00:36 GMT<![CDATA[Patrick Wimmer: The country boy who has taken an unusual route to the top]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4764782/2023/08/17/patrick-wimmer-50-to-watch/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4764782/2023/08/17/patrick-wimmer-50-to-watch/Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:05:03 GMT<![CDATA[Victor Boniface: A rare talent who has already overcome a career's worth of misfortune]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4755731/2023/08/09/victor-boniface-50-to-watch/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4755731/2023/08/09/victor-boniface-50-to-watch/Wed, 09 Aug 2023 04:05:28 GMT<![CDATA[Tactics to look out for this season: Anti-positional football, Xabi Alonso and Middlesbrough]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4735182/2023/08/01/best-tactics-2023-24/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4735182/2023/08/01/best-tactics-2023-24/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:08:25 GMT<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso, Granit Xhaka and plotting for the Bundesliga: Inside Bayer Leverkusen's pre-season camp]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4731113/2023/07/30/bayer-leverkusen-alonso-xhaka/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4731113/2023/07/30/bayer-leverkusen-alonso-xhaka/Sun, 30 Jul 2023 04:16:02 GMT<![CDATA[Piero Hincapie: Leverkusen's rough diamond whose decision-making must improve]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4700142/2023/07/26/piero-hincapie-50-to-watch/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4700142/2023/07/26/piero-hincapie-50-to-watch/Wed, 26 Jul 2023 04:05:02 GMT<![CDATA[What Aston Villa can expect from Moussa Diaby: Directness and elite ball-carrying]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4700126/2023/07/23/moussa-diaby-aston-villa-transfer-2/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4700126/2023/07/23/moussa-diaby-aston-villa-transfer-2/Sun, 23 Jul 2023 04:28:12 GMTBRUSSELS, BELGIUM - APRIL 20: Moussa Diaby of Leverkusen celebrates after scoring the 0-1 goal during the Uefa Europa League season 2022 - 2023 Quarter-finals 2nd leg match between Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Bayer 04 Leverkusen April 20, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Isosport/MB Media/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Aston Villa confirm signing of Moussa Diaby from Bayer Leverkusen]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4712775/2023/07/22/aston-villa-moussa-diaby-transfer/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4712775/2023/07/22/aston-villa-moussa-diaby-transfer/Sat, 22 Jul 2023 20:12:59 GMT<![CDATA[Aston Villa agree deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4707121/2023/07/20/moussa-diaby-aston-villa-agree-deal/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4707121/2023/07/20/moussa-diaby-aston-villa-agree-deal/Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:24:55 GMTSTUTTGART, GERMANY - MAY 14: Moussa Diaby of Bayer 04 Leverkusen Looks on during the Bundesliga match between VfB Stuttgart and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Mercedes-Benz Arena on May 14, 2023 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Aston Villa make second offer for Bayer Leverkusen's Moussa Diaby]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4699195/2023/07/18/moussa-diaby-aston-villa-transfer/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4699195/2023/07/18/moussa-diaby-aston-villa-transfer/Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:25:32 GMTDiaby Aston Villa<![CDATA[Jeremie Frimpong: The precocious wing-back who loves to attack]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4679033/2023/07/11/jeremie-frimpong-bayern-leverkusen-young-stars-series/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4679033/2023/07/11/jeremie-frimpong-bayern-leverkusen-young-stars-series/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 04:07:46 GMT<![CDATA[Granit Xhaka completes move to Bayer Leverkusen from Arsenal]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4670767/2023/07/06/granit-xhaka-arsenal-bayer-leverkusen/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4670767/2023/07/06/granit-xhaka-arsenal-bayer-leverkusen/Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:51:06 GMTLONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 28: Granit Xhaka of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium on May 28, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Jacques Feeney/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen close to signing Granit Xhaka from Arsenal]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4663639/2023/07/03/bayer-leverkusen-granit-xhaka-transfer/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4663639/2023/07/03/bayer-leverkusen-granit-xhaka-transfer/Mon, 03 Jul 2023 18:19:24 GMTLONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 28: Granit Xhaka of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium on May 28, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)<![CDATA[West Ham appoint Tim Steidten as technical director]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4658383/2023/07/01/west-ham-tim-steidten-technical-director/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4658383/2023/07/01/west-ham-tim-steidten-technical-director/Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:13:20 GMT<![CDATA[Jose Mourinho did a Europa League number on Bayer Leverkusen - and it hurt]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4533429/2023/05/19/bayer-leverkusen-jose-mourinho-europa-league/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4533429/2023/05/19/bayer-leverkusen-jose-mourinho-europa-league/Fri, 19 May 2023 06:44:02 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - MAY 18: Jose Mourinho Head Coach of AS Rom celebrates the victory after the UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and AS Roma at BayArena on May 18, 2023 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Joachim Bywaletz/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Moussa Diaby is Leverkusen's emerging livewire with a fondness for extravagance]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4505372/2023/05/18/moussa-diaby-bayer-leverkusen/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4505372/2023/05/18/moussa-diaby-bayer-leverkusen/Thu, 18 May 2023 11:00:41 GMT<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso intending to stay at Bayer Leverkusen: ‘I’m very happy’]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4527816/2023/05/17/xabi-alonso-bayer-leverkusen-contract/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4527816/2023/05/17/xabi-alonso-bayer-leverkusen-contract/Wed, 17 May 2023 13:50:58 GMT17 May 2023, North Rhine-Westphalia, Leverkusen: Soccer, Europa League, before the semifinal second leg Bayer Leverkusen - AS Roma: Leverkusen coach Xabier Alonso speaks during the press conference. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa (Photo by Federico Gambarini/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen in talks to sign Granit Xhaka from Arsenal]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4524380/2023/05/16/granit-xhaka-arsenal-bayer-leverkusen-transfer/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4524380/2023/05/16/granit-xhaka-arsenal-bayer-leverkusen-transfer/Tue, 16 May 2023 18:23:12 GMT<![CDATA[Alejandro Grimaldo completes free transfer from Benfica to Bayer Leverkusen]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4520311/2023/05/15/alejandro-grimaldo-bayer-leverkusen-transfer/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4520311/2023/05/15/alejandro-grimaldo-bayer-leverkusen-transfer/Mon, 15 May 2023 09:52:35 GMTLODZ, POLAND - AUGUST 17: Alejandro Grimaldo of SL Benfica controls the ball during Dynamo Kyiv v SL Benfica - UEFA Champions League Play-Off First Leg at LKS Stadium on August 17, 2022 in Lodz. (Photo by Adam Nurkiewicz/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso's brilliance has got Leverkusen this far - there's no doubt he's going places]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4512146/2023/05/12/xabi-alonso-leverkusen-europa-league-semi-final/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4512146/2023/05/12/xabi-alonso-leverkusen-europa-league-semi-final/Fri, 12 May 2023 04:07:14 GMT<![CDATA[Florian Wirtz: a 'gift' to Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen's creative force]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4499927/2023/05/11/florian-wirtz-leverkusen/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4499927/2023/05/11/florian-wirtz-leverkusen/Thu, 11 May 2023 04:07:04 GMT<![CDATA[Explained: The media rights deal the Bundesliga hopes will boost its competitiveness]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4488582/2023/05/05/bundesliga-media-rights-investment/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4488582/2023/05/05/bundesliga-media-rights-investment/Fri, 05 May 2023 04:05:36 GMT22 April 2023, Berlin: Soccer: Bundesliga, Hertha BSC - Werder Bremen, 29th matchday, Olympiastadion, a TV camera with de Bundesliga logo stands behind the goal in the east curve before the match. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the requirements of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to use or have used photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequence pictures and/or video-like photo series. (Photo by Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen's silverware dream, Mainz press on and Bayern, the overdone Weisswurst]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4444459/2023/04/24/bayer-mainz-bayern/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4444459/2023/04/24/bayer-mainz-bayern/Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:00:14 GMTXabi Alonso<![CDATA[Hoeness gets Stuttgart believing, Tuchel's selection headaches and airborne Easter eggs]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4397795/2023/04/10/bundesliga-bayern-stuttgart-easter/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4397795/2023/04/10/bundesliga-bayern-stuttgart-easter/Mon, 10 Apr 2023 19:00:51 GMT04 April 2023, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Sebastian Hoeneß, the new coach of Bundesliga soccer club VfB Stuttgart, is introduced at a press conference. Sebastian Hoeneß is the fourth coach to start work at VfB Stuttgart this season. The first game is already scheduled for Wednesday. And the new coach has a lot to do. Photo: Bernd Weißbrod/dpa (Photo by Bernd Weißbrod/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Dortmund dreaming after Bayern Munich stumble vs Xabi Alonso-inspired Leverkusen]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4328034/2023/03/20/leverkusen-revived-under-alonso-dishevelled-bayern-and-dortmund-dreaming/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4328034/2023/03/20/leverkusen-revived-under-alonso-dishevelled-bayern-and-dortmund-dreaming/Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:30:24 GMTleverkusen-football<![CDATA[Europa League quarter-final and semi-final draws: Date, time and how to follow]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4295032/2023/03/16/europa-league-draw-date-time/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4295032/2023/03/16/europa-league-draw-date-time/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:58:20 GMTMANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 09: Wout Weghorst of Manchester United celebrates his goal during the UEFA Europa League round of 16 leg one match between Manchester United and Real Betis at Old Trafford on March 9, 2023 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Callis/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Inside the Bundesliga’s VAR centre and the possibility of virtual reality]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4172245/2023/03/02/inside-the-bundesligas-var-centre-and-the-possibility-of-virtual-reality/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4172245/2023/03/02/inside-the-bundesligas-var-centre-and-the-possibility-of-virtual-reality/Thu, 02 Mar 2023 05:05:47 GMT<![CDATA[What Manchester United and Arsenal fans should make of today’s Europa League draw]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4248359/2023/02/24/europa-league-draw-manchester-united-arsenal-2/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4248359/2023/02/24/europa-league-draw-manchester-united-arsenal-2/Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:58:18 GMT<![CDATA[Europa League last-16 draw: The rules explained plus date, time and how to follow]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4240601/2023/02/23/europa-league-draw-date-time-rules/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4240601/2023/02/23/europa-league-draw-date-time-rules/Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:09:42 GMTManchester United&#039;s Antony celebrates scoring their side&#039;s second goal of the game during the UEFA Europa League playoff match at Old Trafford, Manchester. Picture date: Thursday February 23, 2023. (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Ornstein: England eye Colwill, 49ers key to Rutter deal, Spurs' Trossard bid, Hudson-Odoi's future]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4092212/2023/01/16/levi-colwill-leandro-trossard-callum-hudson-odoi/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4092212/2023/01/16/levi-colwill-leandro-trossard-callum-hudson-odoi/Mon, 16 Jan 2023 07:30:20 GMT<![CDATA[Bundesliga round-up: Freiburg fairytale, Diaby leading Leverkusen revival and Musiala's 'snake legs']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3894565/2022/11/14/bundesliga-freiburg-diaby-leverkusen-musiala/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3894565/2022/11/14/bundesliga-freiburg-diaby-leverkusen-musiala/Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:00:53 GMTfreiburg-football<![CDATA[Inside Bayer Leverkusen and how they plan to grow a club built around a company]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3771095/2022/11/08/bayer-leverkusen-bundesliga/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3771095/2022/11/08/bayer-leverkusen-bundesliga/Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:01:44 GMTbayer-leverkusen<![CDATA[Moukoko playing himself into Germany squad, Bayern back on top while Union self-implode]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3772012/2022/11/07/moukoko-dortmund-bayern-union-berlin/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3772012/2022/11/07/moukoko-dortmund-bayern-union-berlin/Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:14:50 GMTmoukoko-dortmund<![CDATA[Demarai Gray: I'd suffer breakdowns. I messaged my uncle and said, 'What's my purpose?']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3760126/2022/11/04/demarai-gray-leicester-everton-2/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3760126/2022/11/04/demarai-gray-leicester-everton-2/Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:45:54 GMT<![CDATA[Champions League permutations: What's left to settle in final group games?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3679161/2022/10/31/champions-league-group/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3679161/2022/10/31/champions-league-group/Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:35:16 GMTjordan henderson<![CDATA[England Under-17s' World Cup win: 'We watched a video before the final, a few of us cried']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3712972/2022/10/28/england-under-17-world-cup-win-part-2/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3712972/2022/10/28/england-under-17-world-cup-win-part-2/Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:10:40 GMT<![CDATA[Callum Hudson-Odoi: 'My mindset was, 'I have to get out of Chelsea'. I need to play football']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3725549/2022/10/25/callum-hudson-odoi-chelsea-leverkusen/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3725549/2022/10/25/callum-hudson-odoi-chelsea-leverkusen/Tue, 25 Oct 2022 06:59:25 GMThudson-odoi<![CDATA[Honigstein: Disciplined Union teach Dortmund a lesson while Alonso given nasty wake-up call]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3701393/2022/10/17/union-berlin-dortmund-xabi-alonso/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3701393/2022/10/17/union-berlin-dortmund-xabi-alonso/Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:00:41 GMTunion-berlin<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso's first week at Bayer Leverkusen - encouraging signs despite setbacks]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3688144/2022/10/13/xabi-alonso-first-week-bayer-leverkusen/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3688144/2022/10/13/xabi-alonso-first-week-bayer-leverkusen/Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:00:36 GMTxabi-alonso<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso wins first Bayer Leverkusen game 4-0 against Schalke]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3670548/2022/10/08/xabi-alonso-bayer-leverkusen-schalke/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3670548/2022/10/08/xabi-alonso-bayer-leverkusen-schalke/Sat, 08 Oct 2022 15:31:40 GMTLeverkusen&#039;s new Spanish head coach Xabi Alonso gives the thumbs up from the sidelines during the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Schalke 04 in Leverkusen, western Germany on October 8, 2022. - DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by Roberto Pfeil / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by ROBERTO PFEIL/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Xabi Alonso appointed head coach of Bayer Leverkusen as Gerardo Seoane departs]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3659771/2022/10/05/xabi-alonso-bayer-leverkusen/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3659771/2022/10/05/xabi-alonso-bayer-leverkusen/Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:57:48 GMT<![CDATA[Hudson-Odoi in Germany: Catching the eye in the Champions League and as a No 10]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3614637/2022/09/22/callum-hudson-odoi-leverkusen/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3614637/2022/09/22/callum-hudson-odoi-leverkusen/Thu, 22 Sep 2022 04:11:04 GMTCallum Hudson-Odoi, Bayer Leverkusen<![CDATA[Champions League group-stage health check: Who is flying and who is struggling?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3566904/2022/09/05/champions-league-group-stage-guide/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3566904/2022/09/05/champions-league-group-stage-guide/Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:00:17 GMT<![CDATA[Is this the beginning of the end for the Champions League's era of dominance?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3531568/2022/08/25/champions-league-draw-2022/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3531568/2022/08/25/champions-league-draw-2022/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 04:14:35 GMT<![CDATA[Our guide to the Champions League group stage draw]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3535038/2022/08/25/champions-league-draw/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3535038/2022/08/25/champions-league-draw/Thu, 25 Aug 2022 04:11:53 GMTThe Champions League draw takes place on Thursday (Photo: Getty Images)<![CDATA[Bundesliga preview: Pressure on Nagelsmann, title vacancy and an English prodigy]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3478573/2022/08/05/bundesliga-preview-honigstein/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3478573/2022/08/05/bundesliga-preview-honigstein/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 04:05:20 GMT<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen sign Adam Hlozek from Sparta Prague]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3490407/2022/06/02/bayer-leverkusen-sign-adam-hlozek-from-sparta-prague/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3490407/2022/06/02/bayer-leverkusen-sign-adam-hlozek-from-sparta-prague/Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:52:43 GMT<![CDATA[Familiar faces and big surprises: Who will make the Bundesliga’s top four?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3265594/2022/04/23/familiar-faces-big-surprises-who-will-make-bundesliga-top-four/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3265594/2022/04/23/familiar-faces-big-surprises-who-will-make-bundesliga-top-four/Sat, 23 Apr 2022 04:01:35 GMTThe team of Cologne celebrates after the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayer Leverkusen v FC Cologne in Leverkusen, western Germany, on March 13, 2022. - DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by UWE KRAFT / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by UWE KRAFT/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[UEFA approves new financial regulations to replace FFP — new ‘squad cost rule’ of 70 per cent of revenue]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4180418/2022/04/07/uefa-approves-new-financial-regulations-to-replace-ffp-new-squad-cost-rule-of-70-per-cent-of-revenue/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4180418/2022/04/07/uefa-approves-new-financial-regulations-to-replace-ffp-new-squad-cost-rule-of-70-per-cent-of-revenue/Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:06:48 GMT<![CDATA[Schick withdraws from Czech Republic squad with injury ahead of crucial World Cup play-off]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3501234/2022/03/21/schick-withdraws-from-czech-republic-squad-with-injury-ahead-of-crucial-world-cup-play-off/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3501234/2022/03/21/schick-withdraws-from-czech-republic-squad-with-injury-ahead-of-crucial-world-cup-play-off/Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:03:02 GMT<![CDATA[‘He has a supernatural, divine gift’: Moussa Diaby, Leverkusen’s next young star]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3172612/2022/03/10/moussa-diaby-bayer-leverkusen-bundesliga-europa-league/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3172612/2022/03/10/moussa-diaby-bayer-leverkusen-bundesliga-europa-league/Thu, 10 Mar 2022 05:02:35 GMTmoussa-diaby<![CDATA[High press, outstanding Wirtz and Schick link up play: Why Leverkusen are Bundesliga’s great entertainers]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3117844/2022/02/08/high-press-wirtz-schick-link-up-play-leverkusen-bundesliga-entertainers/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3117844/2022/02/08/high-press-wirtz-schick-link-up-play-leverkusen-bundesliga-entertainers/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:41:30 GMTBayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga<![CDATA[Lamela named as Puskas Award finalist for rabona goal against Arsenal]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3548706/2022/01/04/lamela-named-as-puskas-award-finalist-for-rabona-goal-against-arsenal/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3548706/2022/01/04/lamela-named-as-puskas-award-finalist-for-rabona-goal-against-arsenal/Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:05:01 GMT<![CDATA[‘He was basically caught up in the crisis’: Why it didn’t work out for Demarai Gray in Germany]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2907143/2021/10/22/why-it-did-not-work-out-demarai-gray-germany/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2907143/2021/10/22/why-it-did-not-work-out-demarai-gray-germany/Sat, 23 Oct 2021 03:57:25 GMTgray-leverkusen<![CDATA[Bayern’s demolition job on Leverkusen a warning to rest of Europe]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2896897/2021/10/18/bayern-demolition-job-leverkusen-warning-rest-europe/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2896897/2021/10/18/bayern-demolition-job-leverkusen-warning-rest-europe/Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:30:59 GMTgnaby-bayern<![CDATA[Wirtz has stepped out of Havertz’s 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