Israeli striker Itay Shechter snatched an 80th minute equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw for Kaiserslautern against visitors Augsburg on Sunday. The Bundesliga newcomers struck after 10 minutes when Sascha Moelders was sent through to fire in his third goal in two games but new signing Shechter weaved through the defence and released a powerful left-footed low drive to level. The promoted Bavarian...Full Story »

• Jupp Heynckes makes a losing return as coach• Win is Mönchengladbach's second at Bayern Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller, right, has his celebrations cut short after this goal against Borussia Mönchengladbach was disallowed. Bayern Munich slumped to a shock home defeat by Borussia Mönchengladbach in their opening Bundesliga match on Sunday following a blunder by...Full Story »

 BERLIN, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich slumpedto a shock 1-0 home defeat against BorussiaMoenchengladbach in their opening Bundesliga match on Sundayfollowing a blunder by two of their new signings.  Igor de Camargo scored a second-half winner, heading in fromthe edge of the penalty area after Bayern goalkeeper ManuelNeuer and defender Jerome Boateng failed to clear Roel Brouwers'lo...Full Story »

Sami Allagui took advantage of a goalkeeping error to score for Mainz in a 2-0 home win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Sunday. An own goal from Oemer Toprak—when he deflected Marco Caligiuri’s cross past goalkeeper Fabian Giefer—sealed Leverkusen’s fate in the 86th minute. A blunder from Giefer in the 32nd—when he miss-hit a simple pass across the face...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund made a scintillating start to the defence of their Bundesliga title as they outclassed Hamburg SV 3-1 in opening game of the new season on Friday. Kevin Grosskreutz and Mario Goetze, two of the revelations as Dortmund’s previously underrated squad won last season’s title, scored in the first half as the hosts started where they left off in May. Grosskreutz, 23, ...Full Story »

Benzema: Determined to stay at Real and help them land major honours Karim Benzema has sought to play down rumours linking him with an imminent move to Arsenal. Reports throughout the summer have suggested that the Real Madrid striker is a top target for the Gunners. Arsene Wenger is known to be an admirer of his fellow Frenchman and has been regularly linked with an approach for his services...Full Story »

Former German international Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has launched a scathing attack on football's rulers and wants clubs to be given a bigger say in running the sport, it was reported Wednesday. Rummenigge, the chairman of the European Club Association and chief executive of Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, told The Guardian he had lost confidence in FIFA following a string of recent corruption sc...Full Story »

Bundesliga new boys Hertha Berlin have boosted their defence by signing tough-tackling Maik Franz on a three-year deal from relegated Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday. The 29-year-old has a reputation for being difficult to play against and is one of the most uncompromising characters in the Bundesliga who picked up ten yellow cards and one red last season. He will bring some steel to Berlin's de...Full Story »

VfL Wolfsburg have told Brazilian playmaker Diego he has no future with the Bundesliga club. Diego joined from Juventus last year in a deal until 2014 but failed to live up to expectations with the 2009 champions who narrowly avoided relegation. He angered club bosses when he walked out on the team after being dropped from the squad for the final league match of the season. “After the d...Full Story »

Bayern Munich are negotiating with Tranmere Rovers for teenager Dale Jennings and hope to sign him this week.The deal is believed to be worth about £500,000 up front, with add-ons to follow based on appearances and a cut of any future sale. They have told the 18-year-old forward that he will be understudy to Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben. Bayern beckon: Dale Jennings (right) is set to mov...Full Story »