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Dortmund's defensive worries deepen with Niklas Süle out for 2 months with a calf injury
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund's defensive worries deepened Monday with central defender Niklas Süle expected to be out for two months with a right calf injury sustained during a friendly game against Juventus. Süle suffered a muscle injury and had to go off just before halftime during Sunday's match against the Italian team. He had only replaced Mats Hummels in the 19th minute of the veteran defender's farewell game. The 36-year-old Hummels, who played for Roma last season after leaving Dortmund for the second time in 2024, was bidding an emotional farewell to the Dortmund fans. Dortmund was already without the injured Nico Schlotterbeck and Emre Can, exacerbating coach Niko Kovac's shortage of defenders before the team starts the season against Rot-Weiss Essen in the first round of the German Cup on Aug. 18. Dortmund starts its Bundesliga campaign at St. Pauli on Aug. 23. ___ AP soccer: The Associated Press
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Dortmund's defensive worries deepen with Niklas Süle out for 2 months with a calf injury
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund's defensive worries deepened Monday with central defender Niklas Süle expected to be out for two months with a right calf injury sustained during a friendly game against Juventus. Süle suffered a muscle injury and had to go off just before halftime during Sunday's match against the Italian team. He had only replaced Mats Hummels in the 19th minute of the veteran defender's farewell game. The 36-year-old Hummels, who played for Roma last season after leaving Dortmund for the second time in 2024, was bidding an emotional farewell to the Dortmund fans. Dortmund was already without the injured Nico Schlotterbeck and Emre Can, exacerbating coach Niko Kovac's shortage of defenders before the team starts the season against Rot-Weiss Essen in the first round of the German Cup on Aug. 18. Dortmund starts its Bundesliga campaign at St. Pauli on Aug. 23. ___ AP soccer:
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10-07-2025
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Dortmund winger Julien Duranville needs shoulder surgery after Club World Cup injury
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund's young winger Julien Duranville needs surgery on a shoulder injury picked up against Real Madrid at the Club World Cup, the club said Thursday. The 19-year-old from Belgium was hurt in the latter stages of Dortmund's 3-2 loss to Madrid in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Dortmund said the surgery decision was made following an examination on Thursday and it isn't yet possible to predict how long he will be out. Dortmund regards Duranville as one of its most promising young players but his progress has repeatedly hit injury setbacks since he joined the club as a 16-year-old in 2023. Sporting director Sebastian Kehl said the injury was 'all the more bitter' because of the work Duranville and the club had done last season to improve his fitness. 'Nevertheless, we remain positive and optimistic because Julien is an outstanding talent,' he added. Dortmund's opening game of the new season is just over a month away in the first round of the German Cup on Aug. 18. ___ AP soccer:
