Hoffenheim

Dusseldorf's 3-0 defeat to Hannover ensured that they instead ended in 17th place and automatic relegation, while Hoffenheim will now face Kaiserslautern in a battle for a place in the Bundesliga next season. Augsburg, meanwhile, moved clear of that ...

FRANKFURT - Hoffenheim's fairytale ride to the top tier of German football is likely to come to an end Saturday on the final day of the Bundesliga season. The small provincial club that stirred passions when it gained promotion five years ago is set to ...

Dortmund were beaten 2-1 by relegation-threatened Hoffenheim at the Westfalenstadion on Saturday, a result that sent the visitors into a play-off where they could retain their top-flight status after a poor season. "It's no use talking about (the ...

Munich - There was certainly no shortage of drama on Bundesliga Matchday 34 with Jupp Heynckes' tearful farewell from German football, FC Schalke 04 securing the final UEFA Champions League play-off berth and 1899 Hoffenheim scraping into the ...

The 34th and final matchday of the season brought extraordinary drama, with Hoffenheim coming from behind at Borussia Dortmund to keep their heads above water, Schalke sealing Champions League football, Fortuna Dusseldorf ending their one-year stay ...

12:10 This season's UEFA Champions League final has propelled the Bundesliga firmly centre-stage in consciousness of Europe's football-loving masses. The German top flight has long had more than its share of high-profile ... 13:22: Borussia Dortmund ...

Hoffenheim have to win to stand any chance of playing top flight football next season and given how they have played all season, they well and truly deserve it. Playing a probable second string Dortmund side, resting for their Wembley date next week ...

Second-placed Dortmund, also in their Champions League final dress rehearsal, suffered a late meltdown, conceding two goals as Hoffenheim staged a last-gasp relegation escape with a 2-1 win thanks to two Sejad Salihovic penalties, earning them a ...

Second-placed Dortmund, also in their Champions League final dress rehearsal, suffered a late meltdown, conceding two late goals as Hoffenheim staged a last-gasp relegation escape with a 2-1 victory, earning them a relegation playoff with second ...

But Klopp was far from happy as the side likely to start at Wembley failed to take their chances against Hoffenheim. "We played great football for the first hour, but we didn't take our chances," he said after his team were denied a late equaliser ...