Mainz fans call for club to cancel friendly with Newcastle over Saudi ownership
The club’s supporters issued a statement urging the club to reverse their decision Supporters of Bundesliga side Mainz 05 have urged their club to cancel their upcoming pre-season friendly against Newcastle United in protest over the Magpies’ Saudi ownership. Newcastle have received heavy backlash ever since the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) bought an 80 […]
4 years ago
History made in Bundesliga as Mainz 05 defender is allowed to break Ramadan fast
It’s the first time it has happened in the Bundesliga Mainz 05 defender Moussa Niakhate thanked officials for allowing him to break his fast for Ramadan during their Bundesliga game against Augsburg. Muslims around the world are currently observing Ramadan, meaning that they cannot eat or drink during daylight hours, with some players’ fasts ending […]
4 years ago
Hamburg: The club that rejected Jurgen Klopp
Has a club ever made a worse decision? This month Jurgen Klopp guided Liverpool to their first league title in 30 years, after a season in which they dominated the Premier League in a way that few teams have done before. 800 miles away, Bundesliga II side Hamburg suffered a spectacular collapse of post-lockdown form, […]
6 years ago
Mainz striker Karim Onisiwo ‘couldn’t remember’ scoring goal after suffering concussion
The striker suffered a concussion in the 38th minute Mainz 05 and RB Leipzig played out an entertaining 3-3 draw yesterday on the penultimate weekend of Bundesliga action for this season. The result meant little to either side, with Leipzig already guaranteed Champions League football next season, and Mainz guaranteed at least a 12th place […]
7 years ago
There’s a very simple reason PSG have brought in Maxim Choupo-Moting
When it was announced that PSG had signed Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, there was shock Fresh off the back of relegation from the Premier League with Stoke City, Maxim Choupo-Moting had failed to make a single appearance throughout the Championship season so far. So what, exactly, is one of the world’s wealthiest football clubs, with the […]
8 years ago
Watch the best of Jurgen Klopp’s goals as a player
Jurgen Klopp appears almost certain to become Liverpool’s next manager with talks seemingly hurtling towards a conclusion before the end of the week. Famed for his time as manager of Borussia Dortmund, Klopp also managed Mainz 05 – the club for which he spent his entire playing career. Klopp never made it to the Bundesliga, […]
11 years ago