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What is Bundesliga?

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About Bundesliga

What is Bundesliga?

Germany’s premier football league is called the Bundesliga. The literal translation of the word Bundesliga is federal league. The league consists of 18 teams and they play in the home and away match format. The league operates on a system of promotion and relegation.

Since the league began in 1963, 56 clubs have participated in it. Bayern Munich has won the Bundesliga title 29 times, which is the most among German clubs. Other prominent clubs to have won the title are Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and VfB Stuttgart.
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Harry Kane scores his 15th goal of the season as Bayern Munich wins big

The England captain has nine Bundesliga goals this season, making him the league's joint-top scorer with Eintracht Frankfurt's Omar Marmoush.

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2024 | 11:05 AM IST

Bayern beat Stuttgart 4-0, as Harry Kane's goal drought ends with hat-trick

Kane, who hadn't scored in four games three for Bayern and one for England missed good chances before finally ending his barren spell with a shot from distance in the 57th minute

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Updated On : 20 Oct 2024 | 10:13 AM IST

Bayern Munich rivals Leverkusen and Dortmund drop points in Bundesliga

Dortmund slumped at Union Berlin to a 2-1 defeat without injured forward Karim Adeyemi, who starred in the team's 7-1 rout of Celtic in the Champions League on Tuesday.

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Updated On : 06 Oct 2024 | 7:23 PM IST

Bundesliga 2024: Leverkusen, Dortmund drop points as Bayern top the table

Dortmund slumped at Union Berlin to a 2-1 defeat without injured forward Karim Adeyemi, who starred in the team's 7-1 rout of Celtic in the Champions League on Tuesday

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Updated On : 06 Oct 2024 | 3:22 PM IST

Huge blow for Bayern Munich as Harry Kane gets injured against Leverkusen

The England captain clutched the ankle and appeared to be in pain after a tussle for the ball against Leverkusen's Amine Adli on Saturday

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Updated On : 29 Sep 2024 | 4:04 PM IST

Serhou Guirassy scores twice in Dortmund's 4-2 comeback win over Bochum

Dortmund had been demolished 5-1 by Stuttgart last week and the pressure on new coach Nuri Sahin seemed to be mounting when his team conceded two early goals against Bochum.

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Updated On : 28 Sep 2024 | 3:42 PM IST

Bundesliga 2024-25 points table, standings, top 5 highest goal-scorers

Bayern's Harry Kane has continued where he left off last season, already netting 5 goals and providing 4 assists in the league. Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz is following him with 4 goals.

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Updated On : 29 Sep 2024 | 9:24 AM IST

Bayern Munich win 5-0 against Werder Bremen to go top of the table

Bayern has 20 goals in only its last three games after beating Holstein Kiel 6-1 last week and demolishing Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday.

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Updated On : 22 Sep 2024 | 9:57 AM IST

Table toppers across top five European leagues after international break

Teams from the top five European leagues will return to action later this week after a short seven-day international break.

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Updated On : 10 Sep 2024 | 6:00 PM IST

How the champions of Europe's top 5 leagues started their 2024-25 season

Manchester City and PSG have both started their campaign with straight wins

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Updated On : 25 Aug 2024 | 3:36 PM IST

Top 5 players to look out for across European leagues in the 2024-25 season

Real Madrid was able to finally secure Kylian Mbappe's signature earlier this season after three years of push and pull with PSG

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Updated On : 23 Aug 2024 | 8:48 PM IST

Bayer Leverkusen wins first Bundesliga title, ending Munich's 11-year reign

Coached by Xabi Alonso, Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title for the first time Sunday to end Bayern Munich's 11-year reign as champion

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Updated On : 15 Apr 2024 | 5:03 PM IST

Tuchel to leave Bayern Munich after threee straight losses this season

Tuchel said in the statement that I will of course continue to do everything I can with my coaching staff to achieve maximum success until he leaves the club. Bayern's next game is at home to Leipzig

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Updated On : 22 Feb 2024 | 10:18 AM IST

England forward Sancho on verge of Borussia Dortmund return: Reports

Sancho fell out of favour with United coach Erik ten Haag and has made only three league appearances as a substitute this season. He hasn't played since August

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Updated On : 04 Jan 2024 | 9:55 PM IST

German soccer league plans to sell share of TV rights despite fan protests

German soccer clubs voted Monday to approve a plan to sell a share of its broadcast revenues to an outside investor, a plan which is bitterly opposed by many fans

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Updated On : 12 Dec 2023 | 6:25 PM IST

Arsenal hosts Man United, Bonucci available for Union Berlin debut

In the Premier League, Arsenal would be up against Manchester United while Leonardo Bonucci will be available for Union Berlin in the Bundesliga

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Updated On : 03 Sep 2023 | 3:37 PM IST

EPL: Arsenal visits Palace, AC Milan opens season at Bologna in Serie A

A look at what's happening in European soccer on Monday

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Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 10:14 PM IST

Harry Kane set for his first start at Bayern Munich against Werder Bremen

Harry Kane has had an "immediate effect" on Bayern Munich's locker-room atmosphere and is expected to make his first start for the German champion against Werder Bremen on Friday

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Updated On : 18 Aug 2023 | 4:24 PM IST

Need time to adapt at Bayern Munich: Harry Kane after a loss on his debut

Bayern is next in action in the opening game of the Bundesliga season against Werder Bremen on Friday.

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Updated On : 14 Aug 2023 | 9:17 AM IST

Harry Kane in focus on Matchday in European football; Madrid, Arsenal play

A look at what's happening in European soccer on Saturday as Arsenal play in EPL, Real Madrid starts its season in La Liga and Bayern Munich plays in Bundesliga after signing Harry Kane

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Updated On : 12 Aug 2023 | 6:37 PM IST