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Werder Bremen have warned Real Madrid that Mesut Ozil will play for the club in the Champions League on Wednesday unless a deal is agreed within the next 24 hours.

Wolfsburg have opened negotiations with Milan over a move for striker Edin Dzeko, according to the player's agent. The 23-year-old Bosnia and Herzegovina international has impressed for Wolfsburg since his move from FK Teplice in 2007. Dzeko, who

France have suffered a major setback ahead of their World Cup play-off with Ireland as Franck Riberby has found out he will be out for another month. The talismanic Bayern Munich schemer has been suffering with tendinitis in his left knee and missed Wednesday

Former Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been dropped by Stuttgart for at least one game after visiting the Munich Oktoberfest beer festival without permission. Lehmann will miss Wednesday's German Cup second round match against fourth-division

Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has dismissed claims that he tried to engineer a move to Real Madrid and insists he is staying at the Allianz Arena. The 26-year-old France winger has been linked with a move to Madrid this summer and Bayern have also

Wolfsburg's Brazilian striker Grafite has been named Germany's footballer of the year in the annual poll organised by Kicker magazine and the German Sports' Writers Association.

Jurgen Klinsmann has been sacked as coach of Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. The former Germany boss had been under a lot of pressure following a string of poor results, culminating in Saturday's home loss to Schalke - a result that leaves them third in the league and in danger of missing Champions League qualification.

Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness has dismissed new speculation that midfielder Franck Ribery could leave the club in the summer. Ribery has been linked with Barcelona and Manchester United recently and is also rumoured to be interesting Real

Brazilian playmaker Diego is unsure if he will stay on at Werder Bremen or move to a bigger European club. Speculation about a possible move to an Italian or Spanish club at the end of the season has increased in recent weeks.

Furious Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer has described the first-half performance against Barcelona as the worst in the club's history. Barcelona humiliated Bayern, scoring all of their goals in a 4-0 win before half-time of their Champions