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07-08-2025
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Four Bundesliga players nominanted for the Ballon d'Or
The nominations for the 2025 Ballon d'Or have been revealed, and four players from the Bundesliga have been included. The four players are Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), Harry Kane and Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), and Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen). Guirassy's season saw him end the year as the top scorer in the Champions League, while his overall goal tally was 38 goals and six assists in 50 games. Kane ended the season with his first-ever major trophy as his 26 goals helped Bayern regain the Bundesliga title. The 32-year-old also won the Bundesliga player of the season award. Olise also came away with an individual award as he won the Rookie of the Season award in the Bundesliga. The 23-year-old was a revelation in his first season in Germany, ending the season with 20 goals and 20 assists in 50 games. The final nominee from Germany is Florian Wirtz. Although he is now a Liverpool player, his performances with Leverkusen were the reason for his nomination. The 22-year-old at times single-handedly carried die Werkself throughout the season, and his final year in Germany saw him end with 16 goals and 14 assists in 45 games. GGFN | Jack Meenan
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17-05-2025
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Bundesliga 2025: Dortmund, Frankfurt seal Champions League spots; Freiburg settle for Europa League
Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt secured Champions League qualification on the final day of the Bundesliga 2025 season, while Freiburg dropped to the Europa League. read more Dortmund have secured the Champions League spot on the final day of Bundesliga. Image: Reuters Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League on the last day of the Bundesliga on Saturday, leaving Freiburg to be content reaching the Europa League. Dortmund clinched fourth place and the last for Champions League qualification after a 3-0 home win over already-relegated Holstein Kiel, which played with 10 men after less than 10 minutes. It's a remarkable turnaround under coach Niko Kovač, who took over in February when Dortmund was languishing in 11th place. Dortmund won its last five Bundesliga games. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Frankfurt stayed third with a 3-1 win in Freiburg, which dropped to fifth as a result, two points behind Dortmund. Freiburg needed to win to qualify for the Champions League in place of Frankfurt. More from Football Mainz overcame three disallowed goals and drew with Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 to qualify for the Conference League in sixth place, a point ahead of Leipzig, which missed out on European qualification after losing at home to Stuttgart 3-2. Stuttgart next faces Arminia Bielefeld in the German Cup final next weekend. Bayern Munich, which clinched the title with two rounds to spare, finished the season a 4-0 winner at Hoffenheim in Thomas Müller's last Bundesliga game for the club. It was his 503rd. Harry Kane replaced Müller for the last half hour and set up Serge Gnabry for Bayern's third goal before he completed the scoring with his league-leading 26th. It's the second consecutive year Kane has finished as the Bundesliga top-scorer. While Mainz was playing for European qualification, Leverkusen was thinking of the future in the last game for the club for coach Xabi Alonso and some players. Mainz had two early goals ruled out for offside then another ruled out through VAR before Anthony Caci finally gave the home team a deserved lead. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD But Leverkusen emerged a different side after the break. Patrik Schick scored twice to jeopardize Mainz's European spot. A Jonathan Burkardt penalty kept Mainz ahead of Leipzig, which twice squandered a lead against Stuttgart. It was Leverkusen's 34th away game without defeat, a new Bundesliga record. Heidenheim stayed in the relegation playoff place after losing at home to Werder Bremen 4-1. Frank Schmidt's team next faces a two-leg playoff against the side that finishes third in the second division to determine which plays in the Bundesliga next season. Bottom club Bochum, relegated last weekend, signed off with a 2-0 win at St. Pauli for its first victory since beating Bayern 3-2 away in early March. Wolfsburg won at Borussia Mönchenglabach 1-0 and Union Berlin won in Augsburg 2-1.
