Alonso makes you 'up your game': Boniface
Bayer Leverkusen and Nigeria striker Victor Boniface said Xabi Alonso has a particular advantage over other coaches on the training pitch.
Bayer Leverkusen and Nigeria striker Victor Boniface said Xabi Alonso has a particular advantage over other coaches on the training pitch.
Austria manager Ralf Rangnick confirmed he was in talks with Bayern Munich to become the club's head coach in the summer.
Alongside delivering a first league title to Bayer Leverkusen's success-starved fans, coach Xabi Alonso has well and truly banished the club's unwanted ‘Neverkusen’ reputation for good.
Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday, a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen breaking Bayern Munich's 11-year stranglehold on the German top flight.
Bayern Munich defender Raphael Guerreiro struck a brilliant second-half goal and Thomas Mueller scored late to beat Cologne 2-0 on Saturday, delaying Bayer Leverkusen's Bundesliga title party to Sunday at the earliest.
Three of Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane's children were ‘lightly injured’ in a car accident outside Munich, a fire brigade spokesman said on Friday, confirming German media reports.
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said on Friday he was ready to be showered with beer should his side claim the Bundesliga title with a win over Werder Bremen this weekend.
Bayer Leverkusen are just three points from a first Bundesliga title after a 1-0 win at Union Berlin on Saturday, with Bayern Munich letting a two-goal lead slip in a 3-2 loss at Heidenheim.