It has always been a dream for a newcomer to start his professional career in a league like championship league and if he could also manage to score his first goal in it, it is like dream comes true for him and this is what seems to be happening with Borussia Dortmund’s 21-year-old midfielder Julian Weigl who scored his first professional goal for Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday. It was actually a long-range shot that happened two minutes before half-time and doubled Dortmund's lead at Sporting Lisbon which proved to be decisive by the end. Since, it was the much awaited debut goal for the player, it means a lot for him hence he is taking it as the life changer for him and he still could not realize how it could happen! Playing his second championship league season and scoring the first goal is something that everyone would like to remember for his hard work and dedication that could make his career brighter than earlier. Talking about the game and his first … [Read more...]
Manchester City brings Ilkay Gundogan at Etihad on a four-year deal
Every new English manager seems to have been busy strengthening his side ahead of next English season and Manchester City is not an exception. Its new boss, 45-year-old Spanish Pep Guardiola, is also looking to hire every best player in the world hence zeroing his options on all those players whose contract is expiring with their currents sides. Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is one such player who has apparently agreed to play for the Etihad side after signing a four year deal with the new boss. Although, the 25-year-old promising midfielder is out of the game for his dislocated knee cap that happened during the training session, yet City boss did not mind him signing without having any deadline for his availability. According to his current side BVB, he could miss the entire Euro 2016 which means he needs rest for an extended period of time and English side could have hired him on a four-year term hoping to use his services in the latter half of the season. If his closed … [Read more...]
Borussia Dortmund extends Klopp contract over his makeshift rumors
Lucrative items are saleable like a hot cake in soccer and it applies to human beings as well. Apart from top performing players, managers and coaches are not out of this theory and that is why every club wants to secure its most demanding assets for as long as it can. German club Borussia Dortmund is one such club who is finding it difficult to keep a hold on its head coach Jurgen Klopp. Though, they have a sealed contract to retain him until 2018, but still many high ranking European clubs are apparently firing their bullets to take him to their side. In fact, 46-year-old coach never said anything about his intentions to leave Westfalenstadion; perhaps he also signed a contract extension recently to knock his shoes in Germany until 2018, but media has continuously been linking him with some top money rollers of the game off late; hence BVB has offered him an extension again and this time to preserve him for another two years. His assistant is also a part of contract extension and … [Read more...]
Lukasz Piszczek to stay at Signal Iduna Park until 2017
Polish right defender Lukasz Piszczek, who also plays for Borussia Dortmund; a German Bundesliga club, has marked a period on all the speculations over his transfer to various clubs. Actually, he was in touch with various clubs in last twelve months; hence, everyone was expecting his transfer to either of Chelsea, Manchester United, or Real Madrid whom he was in touch with. He perhaps expressed his pleasure being with an ‘extraordinary’ club like Borussia Dortmund for a longer period of time. He discussed about his new contract via club’s website and said that “I have been playing here for two years and in that time I have grown close with the football culture here, the club and the fans." “It is an honour and responsibility to play for this extraordinary club,” 27-year-old further added. Coming Tuesday, Dortmund will have a clash with Real Madrid in Champions League in front of their home crowd, and Piszczek will be a part of it with a new confidence and enthusiasm altogether. … [Read more...]