"his Premier League medal and was voted Man of the Match. On 31 August 2014, Kagawa officially returned to his former club, Borussia Dortmund, for an undisclosed fee thought to be around £6.5 million and signing a contract until 30 June 2018. He was assigned the shirt number 7 which was vacated by Jonas Hofmann who had left Dortmund to 1. FSV Mainz 05 on loan. On his return debut, Kagawa scored a goal and set up another to help Dortmund win 3–1 against SC Freiburg. On 14 July 2017, Kagawa extended his contract with Dortmund until 2020. Kagawa played"
"Bastian Schweinsteiger Bastian Schweinsteiger (; born 1 August 1984) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire. A right-footed player, he usually plays as central midfielder. Earlier in his career, he primarily played as a wide midfielder. He spent 17 seasons at Bayern Munich, playing in exactly 500 matches across all competitions and scoring 68 goals. His honours at the club include eight Bundesliga titles, seven DFB-Pokal titles, a UEFA Champions League title, a FIFA Club World Cup title and a UEFA Super Cup title. He joined Manchester United in 2015,"
"changes before the start of the season was at Borussia Dortmund, who had finished third the previous season. After sacking Thomas Tuchel, they hired the Dutchman Peter Bosz in June 2017, after he had led Ajax to the 2017 UEFA Europa League Final. Dortmund were also the German club involved in the biggest transfer of the summer, selling young French forward Ousmane Dembélé to Barcelona for an initial €105 million. Meanwhile, reigning champions Bayern Munich prepared for the season by breaking the league's transfer record in their purchase of French midfielder Corentin Tolisso from Lyon for €41.5 million. On 28"
"starting for his new club Dortmund. After scoring his first two competitive goals for the club in the UEFA Europa League qualifying tie against Qarabağ FK, he continued this form with his first goal in the Bundesliga match against VfL Wolfsburg, which Dortmund won 2–0. In the Revierderby against arch-rivals Schalke 04, which Dortmund won 3–1, Kagawa claimed pre-match that he would score two goals; he managed to indeed score twice, making him a fan favourite in the process. Kagawa missed half of the Bundesliga season because of an injury he picked up on international duty with Japan, but managed"
"open to playing to Nigeria. Kevin Akpoguma Kevin John Ufuoma Akpoguma (born 19 April 1995) is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for 1899 Hoffenheim. Internationally, he has represented Germany at various youth levels. Akpoguma spent the 2016–17 season on loan at 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf. On 21 April 2017, towards the end of the season, he collided with FC St. Pauli's Bernd Nehrig in a league match. Both players were hospitalised with Akpoguma suffering a broken neck. Akpoguma made his first appearance in the Bundesliga the following season on 22 October 2017, replacing Stefan Posch"
"July 2016, he married model Vjosa Kaba in Gostivar, and she gave birth to their daughter in July 2017. Germany U17 Germany Shkodran Mustafi Shkodran Mustafi (; born 17 April 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for club Arsenal and the German national team. He began his career in the youth ranks of Hamburger SV and English club Everton, where he made one substitute appearance in years before leaving to Sampdoria in January 2012. He signed a five-year deal at Valencia in August 2014, and moved to Arsenal for a reported £35 million two"
"having been at Bayern for 17 years. Schweinsteiger was a fan favorite at Bayern and was usually called ""Fußballgott"" (football god) by Bayern's fans. On 13 July 2015, Manchester United completed the signing of Schweinsteiger on a three-year contract for a fee of €9 million (£6.5 million). Manchester United had never before fielded a German in the first team; Markus Neumayr and Ron-Robert Zieler were at the club before him, but neither made it into the first team. Schweinsteiger was given shirt number 23 in pre-season, but switched to 31, which he wore at Bayern, before the official start to"
"named the Man of the Match. Four years later, Götze was not selected in the 27-man Germany preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Götze is capable of playing as either a left or right winger, attacking midfielder and also as a ""false 9"". Götze was considered to be one of the best young players in the world, possessing speed, technique, dribbling skills and playmaking capabilities. At Dortmund under former manager Jürgen Klopp, Götze often played different roles in the team's 4–2–3–1 formation. Following the departure of fellow playmaker Shinji Kagawa in 2012, during the 2012–13 season, Klopp assigned"
"year contact dated up until June 2021. In the other direction, also on 10 January, Basel announced that Renato Steffen had left the club. Steffen signed a three and a half year deal with VfL Wolfsburg. The transfer fee was reported as being 1.75 million Euro. Just a few days later Basel announced that Akanji had transferred to Borussia Dortmund. The transfer fee was reported as being 21.5 million Euro. He signed a four and a half year contract dated until June 2022. The season started on the weekend of 22–23 July 2017. Basel's priority aim for the new season"
"for Bundesliga matches, and a capacity of 65,851 for continental matches. The season covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. On 2 June 2016, Gündoğan signed a four-year contract at Manchester City, for an estimated fee of £20 million. Total Spending: €119.85M Total Income: €123M Total Expenditure: €3.15M ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 2016–17 Borussia Dortmund season The 2016–17 Borussia Dortmund season is the 106th season (and 107th overall year) in"
"scoring 15 goals for the club, Gündoğan signed for Manchester City for an estimated transfer fee of £21 million in the summer of 2016. He won the Premier League and EFL Cup in 2017–18. Gündoğan made his senior debut for Germany in 2011 after previously being capped by Germany youth teams at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He was chosen in Germany's squads for UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Gündoğan was born in Gelsenkirchen to Turkish parents. His grandfather moved from Balıkesir, Turkey, to the Ruhr region of Germany. Gündoğan moved from VfL Bochum to"
"in the 2014–15 season. In the 2015–16 Bundesliga, the club once again came close to suffering relegation, with just one point separating them from the relegation play-offs. In the 2016–17 season, new coach Julian Nagelsmann took over, beginning to recruit several very significant players, including Andrej Kramarić, Kerem Demirbay and Sandro Wagner. Initially into the season, the club was in a struggling form, with four draws in the first four games of the season, before a rise in form rose the club to third place in the league by the end of October. On 4 April 2017, the club beat"
"German club for a fee of €13.5 million on a four-year deal. He was given the same number 17 shirt he wore at Manchester City and for most of his time with Hamburger SV. He made his debut on 27 July 2011 as a second-half substitute for Rafinha during the 2011 Audi Cup in a match against Milan. His Bundesliga debut for Bayern came in a 0–1 home defeat against Borussia Mönchengladbach, on 6 August; an error between himself and fellow new signing goalkeeper Manuel Neuer allowed Igor de Camargo to score the only goal. The team finished the season"
"for the 2018–19 season after spending one season at Werder Bremen. The undisclosed transfer fee was estimated at €1.3 million. Jérôme Gondorf Jérôme Gondorf (born 26 June 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as central midfielder for SC Freiburg. Having previously played for Stuttgarter Kickers from 2010 until 2013, Gondorf joined 3. Liga club Darmstadt in 2013 on a two-year contract. With Darmstadt, he achieved back-to-back promotions in 2014 and 2015. In July 2016, he agreed to a contract extension until 2018. In May 2017, Gondorf signed with Werder Bremen. Werder Bremen reportedly activated a release clause in"
"Kevin Akpoguma Kevin John Ufuoma Akpoguma (born 19 April 1995) is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for 1899 Hoffenheim. Internationally, he has represented Germany at various youth levels. Akpoguma spent the 2016–17 season on loan at 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf. On 21 April 2017, towards the end of the season, he collided with FC St. Pauli's Bernd Nehrig in a league match. Both players were hospitalised with Akpoguma suffering a broken neck. Akpoguma made his first appearance in the Bundesliga the following season on 22 October 2017, replacing Stefan Posch at half-time in 1899 Hoffenheim's"
"Champions, Basel qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and started in the Group stage. Akanji played in all six games over the full 90 minutes and helped the team finish in second group position, thus qualifying for the next round. On 15 January 2018, Basel announced that Akanji had transferred to Borussia Dortmund. Akanji transferred to Borussia Dortmund on 15 January 2018 during the winter transfer window for a reported fee of 18 million euros. He signed a four and a half year contract dated until June 2022. On 27 September, Akanji scored his first goal for the club"
"Madrid's Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. However, Bayern were knocked out in the quarter-final by Milan and finished fourth in the Bundesliga, missing out on Champions League football for the first time since 1996. In total he played 145 top-flight matches in Germany for FC Bayern. On 31 May 2007, it was announced that Hargreaves would join Manchester United on 1 July 2007, after almost a year of negotiations between Bayern Munich and United for a fee of around £17 million. Hargreaves was finally unveiled as a Manchester United player on 1 July, having signed a four-year contract with the club. He"
"Leroy Sané Leroy Aziz Sané (, ; born 11 January 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger and as an attacking midfielder for club Manchester City and the German national team. He made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in 2014 and transferred to Manchester City in 2016 for an initial £37 million fee. He was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 2017–18 after helping City win the Premier League and EFL Cup. Sané made his senior international debut for Germany in November 2015 and was part of their squad that reached the semi-finals"
"for Würzburger Kickers on 2 June. On 6 June, after making 17 appearances in all competitions during the 2015–16 season, Sebastian Rode left the club for Borussia Dortmund. Medhi Benatia was sent out on a season-long loan to Juventus, with the option to make it permanent for €17M. On 1 August, Mario Götze returned to Borussia Dortmund after three difficult seasons at the club. Goalkeeper Ivan Lučić signed for Bristol City on 27 July. The new season officially began on 11 July 2016 with the presentation of Carlo Ancelotti as new manager and a training session. Jérôme Boateng, Manuel Neuer,"
"Bavaria, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. In the previous season, Bayern won a record-setting fifth consecutive and 26th overall Bundesliga title, and 27th German title. They also won the DFL-Supercup, beating Borussia Dortmund. Bayern Munich were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal in the semi-finals by Borussia Dortmund, and were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League in the quarter-finals by Real Madrid. On 15 January 2017, Bayern announced the signing of Niklas Süle and Sebastian Rudy, both from 1899 Hoffenheim. Süle was signed for an undisclosed fee, with a five-year contract"
"team via Liefering. On 31 August 2018, it was announced that Okugawa would join Holstein Kiel on loan until the end of 2018–19 season. Masaya Okugawa Okugawa joined Kyoto Sanga FC's youth setup in 2009 from local youth side Ayano Boys Club. He progressed through the youth system of the Sanga and in September 2014, he signed a professional contract with them. He made his first team debut in the J2 League on 5 May 2015, in a 1–1 draw against FC Gifu, replacing Takumi Miyayoshi after 59 minutes. On 5 June 2015, Red Bull Salzburg announced the signing of"
"German to lift the Champions League trophy with two clubs. On 12 October 2016, he signed a new contract until 2022, and by the end of the year he was once again nominated to the FIFPro World XI and the UEFA Team of the Year. He scored the winning goal for Real Madrid in the 81 minute of the game against Celta Vigo as Real Madrid won their first home game of the la liga season by 2–1. He was a regular starter when Madrid won the 2016–17 La Liga and later defended their title in the 2016–17 Champions League."
"Jadon Sancho Jadon Malik Sancho (born 25 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the England national team. He was previously a youth player with Watford and Manchester City. Sancho was part of the squad that won the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Sancho was born in Camberwell, London to parents from Trinidad and Tobago. He was raised in Kennington. Sancho joined Watford at the age of seven. At the age of 14, Sancho moved to Manchester City in March 2015 for an initial fee of £66,000 under the"
"Caniggia Elva Caniggia Ginola Elva (born 14 July 1996) is a St. Lucian-born Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Würzburger Kickers. In November 2013, Elva went on trial with German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. On 14 July 2014, his 18th birthday, he signed a four-year contract with them after tryouts with other teams, among them English Premier League football club Arsenal. However, due to Elva not able gaining Canadian citizenship, he wasn't granted permission to play neither for Stuttgart's reserve team in the 3. Liga nor their youth team in Under 19 Bundesliga. As a result of this he"
"goal in the Final against Milan. The following season, he won the FA Cup and the FA Community Shield. He moved to Real Madrid for the start of the 2009–10 season in a deal worth around £30 million. After winning honours including a league title in 2012 and the Champions League in 2014 during five seasons in Madrid, he was signed by German club Bayern Munich on a two-year contract. This was extended by a further year, and he eventually retired from playing in summer 2017, aged 35, having won the Bundesliga in each of his three seasons with Bayern."
"during the 2008–09 season. In the 2009–10 season, he broke into the Germany national side after impressing for Hamburg, earning himself a place in the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He finished the 2009–10 season with a goal in 41 appearances. On 5 June 2010, English Premier League club Manchester City confirmed the transfer of Boateng to the English club for £10.4 million on a five-year deal, where he wore his favoured number 17 shirt. He made his City debut in a pre-season friendly against Valencia for the first half, alternating between centre back and right back with"
"transfer to German club Borussia Dortmund. Since there was no buy-out clause in his contract with his previous club, Ajax received nearly €5 million for compensation in order to buy out his contract. It was a record buyout of a head coach for a German club, breaking the previous record of €4 million. After no wins in their Champions League group stage, Dortmund dropped into the Europa League. On 10 December 2017, Bosz was sacked and replaced by Peter Stöger. Peter Bosz Peter Sylvester Bosz (, born 21 November 1963) is a Dutch former football midfielder and current manager. He"
"Mitchell Weiser and Claudio Pizarro left Bayern after their contracts expired. Pepe Reina left Bayern after he asked for his release. Rico Strieder, who made his professional debut with Bayern during the 2014–15 season, was sold to Utrecht. Bayern announced on 11 July that they have agreed to the terms of a transfer with Manchester United over Bastian Schweinsteiger. The deal was completed on 13 July. He had been at Bayern for 17 years. Dante was sold to VfL Wolfsburg. Memphis Depay stated that he turned down Bayern to join Manchester United. During mid–winter training, Bayern sold Sinan Kurt and"
"of Borussia Dortmund, Chris Smalling of Manchester United and Thiago Silva of PSG) by International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES). Spahić had his contract terminated on 12 April for headbutting a member of club's security personnel reportedly after they refused to allow his friends entry inside the dressing room area. On 5 July 2015, fellow Bundesliga team Hamburger SV confirmed Spahić as the team's newest player, signing a one-year contract lasting until June 2016. He credited the move to his compatriot, former Hamburg player Sergej Barbarez, and expressed gratefulness at being given a second chance after his expulsion from Leverkusen."
"Dortmund against SC Freiburg and also provided an assist for Shinji Kagawa in a 3–1 win. He scored his first goals in Europe for Dortmund on 1 October, scoring twice after coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 win against Anderlecht in the Champions League. Ramos was loaned out to Granada during the winter transfer window on January 24, 2017. Borussia Dortmund announced that Ramos was due to join Chongqing Lifan on June 30, 2017. A fee of €12million was reported to have been agreed over his transfer. He played for Colombia U-17 in the 2003 World Cup and"
"on a one-season loan (with an option to make the switch permanent). Usami became the first Japanese player ever to play for Bayern. On 14 July, Bayern confirmed the signing of the defender Jérôme Boateng from Manchester City, following drawn-out negotiations. In light of the signing of Neuer, goalkeeper Thomas Kraft departed for newly promoted Hertha BSC. Andreas Ottl also joined Hertha. Hamit Altıntop joined Real Madrid, while Miroslav Klose opted to join Lazio after negotiations with Bayern over a new contract failed. All these players left on free transfers. Mehmet Ekici joined Werder Bremen for €5 million. On 1"
"had put together a strong squad, including Mats Hummels, Mario Götze, Shinji Kagawa and Robert Lewandowski who led the club to the 2011 and 2012 Bundesliga titles; it was the first time any club other than Bayern won back-to-back championships since Dortmund in the mid-1990s. Dortmund then claimed the first double of their history by beating Bayern 5-2 in the 2012 DFB-Pokal Final with a Lewandowski hat-trick, which was also their fifth consecutive win over the opponents. After seeing two championships heading to Dortmund and losing the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final to Chelsea at their own Allianz Arena, Bayern"
"in a season since Gary Lineker in 1985-86, and was the second highest goal scorer in the division. Before 2017-18 the club broke its own record for transfer fee received, as Lukaku was sold to Manchester United for £90m, and fee paid, spending £45 on Swansea City's Gylfi Sigurðsson. The club spent a total of around £150m on player acquisitions at this time, including £25m on Jordan Pickford, a British record for a goalkeeper. Wayne Rooney also returned to the club, on a free transfer. The team started the season by winning their Europa League qualifying round games, reaching the"