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Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Disappointment and a thief: Europe's top star flopped in Bundesliga
Football fans hope anew in every transfer window that their club will pull off the next big coup or rejoice when a big name has signed. Especially when it involves Europe's Footballer of the Year. This transfer coup was achieved by Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1989 when they signed Igor Belanow. The winger not only won the European Cup with Dynamo Kyiv in 1986 but was also named Europe's Footballer of the Year. "I can only congratulate on this transfer," said Günter Netzer at the time (quote via ' According to media reports, Borussia paid two million marks to Dynamo Kyiv in 1989 to lure Belanow to Gladbach. Peanuts compared to the astronomical sums paid in football today. 📸 IMAGO But back to Belanow: It was his first stint in Germany, and accordingly, he reportedly found it difficult to adapt. Moreover, the start of the hopeful's season was significantly delayed. Because he wanted to finish the season in his homeland, the former USSR, he missed the first ten matchdays. When he finally arrived, the newcomer promised to "score ten more goals this season." However, due to an injury, he missed further matches and only made his debut for the Foals on the 16th matchday. At the start of the second half of the season, the Foals fans were allowed to hope briefly, as the striker scored a goal in four consecutive matches. However, his promised ten goals were not to be, as he went goalless in eight more games. His record for Borussia: 24 appearances, four goals, and three assists. Instead of making further (positive) headlines on the pitch, more came off the pitch. At the end of January 1990, four Soviet citizens were arrested for shoplifting in a department store in Düsseldorf. Igor Belanow and his wife were two of them. As reported retrospectively by the 'Rheinische Post', Irina and her two companions insisted that the footballer had nothing to do with the theft. 📸 IMAGO They allegedly stole clothing worth 2000 marks. Because they could not identify themselves, Igor Belanow and his wife spent a night in police custody. Ultimately, he had to pay a fine of 24,000 marks. The once hopeful player disappointed more and more and let his frustration run free on the 30th matchday when he received a red card for a heavy kick against HSV after 16 minutes. He was then suspended until the end of the season. Belanow stayed for another half season before moving to second-division club Eintracht Braunschweig in the winter of 1990. By then, he was far from his performances as Europe's Footballer of the Year. 📸 IMAGO / WEREK This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Shuttle service to the stadium: Fan info for the Club World Cup quarter-final against Real Madrid
The official BVB Fan Embassy in New York will serve as the central contact point for all Borussia fans on game day and will be open to welcome you both before and after the game. Admission is free of charge. Please note that admission is only for those aged 21 and over and that this is a public event with limited capacity. Fans under the age of 21 must be accompanied by a person who is at least 25 years old.
The Herald
26-06-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Sundowns coming home, but showed the world who they are at CWC
Downs attempted to throw some knockout blows in patches but, with less possession than they enjoyed in their first two games and Fluminense playing the percentages and turning on their not inconsiderable muscle to stifle play when they could, it was not always easy to land those. Sundowns started fired-up, Fluminense fought back into the game and in the second half it took a strong effort form the South American outfit to keep the Africans club in check, which they executed with formidable precision. The Brazilian team knew, with Borussia leading Ulsan in the other game (which the Germans won 1-0), a draw would see them through, a defeat Sundowns. So they sucked the oxygen out in the heat of Hard Rock Stadium, where the 3pm Florida-time kickoff game was played in 30°C heat. Fluminense, aware of the threat of Sundowns, could not commit numbers to pushing for a win that would have seen them top the group — the Pretoria team were nothing but competitive until the end in the US.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🧐 During the match?! BVB substitutes stay in the dressing room
This is something we've never experienced before. During the entire first half, the BVB substitutes sat in the locker room during the Club World Cup match against Mamelodi Sundowns. But why? You can sign up for DAZN to watch every game of the FIFA Club World Cup for free. The reason is as simple as it is curious: In the TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, the guys were supposed to protect themselves from the sweltering heat in Ohio. Currently, it's a scorching 31 degrees Celsius – understandable that even professionals can't take it after a while. Advertisement Let's just hope that Nico Kovač doesn't get a sunstroke in the meantime. The coach had to stay outside out of necessity. At least he's been able to celebrate four goals from his Borussians so far – maybe he doesn't even notice the sun anymore. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. 📸 Dylan Buell - 2025 Getty Images
TimesLIVE
20-06-2025
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
With Euro teams feeling heat in the US, are Dortmund vulnerable against Sundowns?
Mamelodi Sundowns meet a Borussia Dortmund at the Club World Cup who were not their best selves in the 2024-2025 season, though clashing against a mildly off-pale version of the Bundesliga giants is still a formidable undertaking. Sundowns meet Borussia in their second Group F clash at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday (noon Ohio time, 6pm SA time). Downs got off to the best start in the new 32-team format of the Fifa Club World Cup (CWC) in the US, beating Ulsan HD of South Korea 1-0 in Orlando on Tuesday night. Borussia were a little flat, being the less convincing side of a 0-0 draw against Fluminense in New Jersey, though that was one of the matches played in noon heat to hit prime time for European TV audiences. Still, there is a sense that while there have been big score mismatches between giants and minnows at the 2025 CWC, perhaps the European teams are less enthusiastic about the huge prize-money expanded event. The increase from seven teams is controversial, as it adds more games to an already packed calendar for the world's top players, especially in Europe. Iqraam Rayners takes his scoring form to the FIFA #CWC2025 ⚽🎯 Watch the FIFA #CWC2025 live in various language options on SuperSport 🗣️🎙️ 📺 Stream #FIFACWC on DStv: #SSFootball | @DAZNFootball — SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) June 18, 2025 Some of the results indicate as much — Real Madrid were held to a draw by Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal and Inter Miami, albeit with Lionel Messi in their ranks, beat FC Porto on Thursday night. In contrast, the far less rich South American teams, especially from Brazil, whose four clubs remain unbeaten, seem up for fighting for a share of the staggering $1bn (R18.03bn) prize pot and not so put off by the midsummer US heat. Botafogo provided a third upset at the CWC, stunning European champions Paris Saint-Germain — a team almost unbeatable in the second half of last season — on Thursday. Sundowns would love to provide the fourth upset of the tournament with a win or draw on Saturday. They might just have a sniff at that. 🤌🤌🤌 — Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) June 18, 2025 For one, Downs are boosted by having become the first African team to win in the US. The result might have been against the other minnows of Group F, but Sundowns lost twice against Asian clubs at their only other CWC in Japan in 2016 — 2-0 against Kashima Antlers and 4-1 against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. So the Pretoria side can take their opening result as evidence their years of striving to be competitive in the Caf Champions League for almost a decade since Osaka 2016 has hardened them in international competition. The match is again at noon for Borussia (Downs' opener against Ulsan was played at 7pm Florida time, 1am in SA). Though Sundowns went to the US from the South African winter, they are accustomed to hot conditions as the Premier Soccer League is played through an African midsummer. Coach Miguel Cardoso's Brazilians might try to exploit the conditions. And perhaps there is a touch of vulnerability to this Dortmund. They had a poor 2024-25 Bundesliga campaign, though rallied from when third manager of the season Niko Kovac arrived in February, winning seven of their last eight games to end fourth and clinch a Champions League place. It says much of Dortmund's quality that they reached the 2024-25 Uefa Champions League semifinals. Again there is a hint of brittleness that they were dismantled 4-0 there, though admittedly to a quality team in Hansi Flick's resurgent young Spanish champions Barcelona. It should still be a mismatch on Saturday. Dortmund compete in one of the world's top four leagues in the Bundesliga and regularly challenge for honours in the Uefa Champions League, the world's toughest continental club competition. There are also plenty of world-class performers in Kovac's Borussia line-up. Three top Borussia Dortmund players Serhou Guirassy The towering 29-year-old Guinean striker was a threat against Fluminense, but he couldn't bury his chances, so he'll be determined to make amends against Sundowns. A marksman in peak form, he scored an impressive 21 goals from 30 Bundesliga outings in the 2024-2025 season, joint-second behind Bayern Munich's Harry Kane (26). The season before Guirassy was top scorer with 28 goals. He is a versatile striker admired for his physical strength, aerial ability and strong finishing, particularly in the box. He mainly plays as a traditional No 9, holding up the ball and linking play. Karim Adeyemi Adeyemi was arguably Dortmund's best player against Fluminense, penetrating through the left flank. The 23-year-old German right winger scored seven goals and managed six assists in the Bundesliga campaign. Adeyemi is a speedy and direct attacker known for his dribbling and finishing abilities. He excels in counterattacking situations and can play as a centre-forward and second striker, though he's primarily a winger. Adeyemi's ambidextrous nature and skill taking on defenders makes him a dangerous man, especially in one-on-one situations. Marcel Sabitzer Sabitzer, 31, is one of the most experienced figures in the Dortmund squad, having played more than 400 Bundesliga games. The former Bayern Munich star is admired for his all-action style of play and the ability to contribute in multiple roles across the engine room.
