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15-05-2025
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Frankfurt extend coach Toppmoeller's deal until 2028
Frankfurt coach Dino Toppmoeller has his side on course for their best league finish since the mid-90s. (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV) Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday announced an extension to coach Dino Toppmoeller's contract by two years until 2028, days out from a season-defining match at Freiburg. "I'm incredibly proud to be the coach at Eintracht Frankfurt. We've developed well this season and our journey is far from over," Toppmoeller said in a statement. Advertisement Toppmoeller, whose father Klaus also coached Frankfurt, was Julian Nagelsmann's assistant at RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich, before joining the Eagles in his first head coaching job in the summer of 2023. In his second season at the club, Toppmoeller has third-placed Frankfurt on course to qualify for the Champions League through league placing for the first time in their history. Frankfurt's previous Champions League appearance came via winning the 2022 Europa League. Toppmoeller's side will finish in the top four if they avoid defeat at fourth-placed Freiburg on Saturday. Should Frankfurt lose, they will still make the top four if Borussia Dortmund fail to win at home against Holstein Kiel by at least two goals. Advertisement Frankfurt burst out of the blocks this season but fell away slightly since selling forward Omar Marmoush to Manchester City in January. The club was eliminated by Tottenham in the quarter-finals of the Europa League in April. dwi/nf
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09-04-2025
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Frankfurt keeper Trapp fails to recover for Tottenham trip
Eintracht Frankfurt manager Dino Toppmoeller attends a press conference at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, ahead of Thursday's UEFA Europa League soccer match against Tottenham Hotspur. Bradley Collyer/PA Wire/dpa Eintracht Frankfurt will be without main goalkeeper Kevin Trapp for their Europa League quarter-final first leg at Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday. The Eagles will once again rely on Kauã Santos. Trapp, who is recovering from a shin injury, is still not fit enough to be included in the match squad but will travel with the team as captain. Advertisement Head coach Dino Toppmöller expressed full confidence in the 21-year-old Brazilian stand-in, whose form has been up and down. He also deputized against Viktoria Plzeň in the league phase in September and conceded three goals in a 3-3 home draw. "Kauã had a kind of baptism of fire in the match against Plzeň. Tomorrow is another step up. I won't have a separate conversation with him again. You can sense his composure – but also his focus and hunger," Toppmöller told reporters on Wednesday. Frankfurt - the 2022 winners - and Tottenham are among the top teams left in this season's Europa League, the second-tier club competition in Europe. "We are facing a top favourite. For me, Manchester United and Tottenham are the top favourites in this competition. They've got a deluxe squad," Toppmöller said. Advertisement He added that Frankfurt, third in the Bundesliga, aim to progress "with the mentality of the underdog." Frankfurt surprisingly lost 2-0 at home to Werder Bremen at the weekend, with Santos in goal.
