Players in Germany's Bundesliga are most likely to be injured amongst Europe's top five domestic leagues but England's Premier League bears the most injury-related costs, according to a report published on Tuesday.
FIFPro and Europe's top leagues have announced legal action against FIFA over soccer's packed schedule. Here's what you need to know.
European football chiefs and the global players' union, FIFPro, united on Monday to criticise FIFA over the global football calendar and filed an antitrust lawsuit against the governing body.
European Leagues and FIFPRO Europe will formally file a joint complaint about FIFA's international match calendar to EU antitrust regulators on Monday, the sports organisation and players' union said.
Jürgen Klopp will swap the dugout for the directors' box as Red Bull's new head of global soccer. But will he be able to resist a return to coaching?
Liverpool are looking at Borussia Dortmund winger Karim Adeyemi to be a possible successor for Mohamed Salah. Transfer Talk is with the latest.
So much time is spent rating kits that outfielders are wearing, so it's only fair that goalkeepers are given the same sartorial scrutiny for once.
Former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has signed a contract to become global head of soccer at Red Bull.
Cameroon's Bryan Mbeumo is irrepressible in the EPL for Brentford, while Victor Boniface and Omar Marmoush continue to star in the Bundesliga.
Dani Carvajal's knee injury will leave Real Madrid light in their title quest, while Erik ten Hag is clinging on to the manager's job at Man United.
Eintracht Frankfurt's Bundesliga top scorer Omar Marmoush scored twice, with his stoppage time equaliser snatching a 3-3 home draw against Bayern Munich.
Hosts Bayer Leverkusen paid the price for being complacent after squandering a two-goal lead and losing control of the game before drawing 2-2 against promoted Holstein Kiel in the German Bundesliga on Saturday.
Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 2-1 loss at Union Berlin in the Bundesliga on Saturday, only days after their record 7-1 demolition of Celtic.
Champions Bayer Leverkusen scored twice in the opening eight minutes but squandered their lead to settle for a 2-2 draw against visitors Holstein Kiel.
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +13 | 14 |
| RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 14 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
| SC Freiburg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 12 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 11 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 10 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 9 |
| Mainz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8 |
| Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 8 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| FC Augsburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 7 |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| St. Pauli | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| Holstein Kiel | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 2 |
| VfL Bochum | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 1 |
