Kapten tim Lionesses, Leah Williamson, merupakan salah satu dari empat pesepakbola yang dinominasikan untuk penghargaan di ajang bergengsi Laureus World Sports Awards 2026, dengan tim Inggrisnya juga masuk dalam daftar nominasi setelah memenangkan Kejuaraan Eropa 2025. Lamine Yamal adalah satu-satunya pesepak bola yang memenangkan penghargaan di upacara tahun lalu, dengan Real Madrid juga meraih penghargaan tim, tetapi peluang untuk mendapatkan pengakuan lebih besar tahun ini, dengan jumlah nominasi dari dunia sepak bola yang jauh lebih banyak.
Arsenal tetap dalam perburuan untuk meraih quadruple yang belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya, dengan mantan anggota skuad 'Invincibles' Jeremie Aliadiere menjelaskan kepada GOAL mengapa The Gunners tidak akan "menukar" tiga trofi tersebut dengan kemenangan pasti di Premier League. Pemain asal Prancis itu berpendapat bahwa dominasi domestik dapat dipulihkan di Emirates Stadium sambil meraih beberapa trofi besar.
Real Madrid telah mengonfirmasi jenis cedera yang dialami Kylian Mbappe, memicu kekhawatiran baru terkait ketersediaannya untuk laga perempat final Liga Champions melawan Manchester City. Bintang Prancis tersebut menjadi subjek pemeriksaan medis intensif di ibu kota Spanyol setelah mengalami cedera yang membuatnya absen dalam beberapa pertandingan domestik terakhir. Dengan laga Eropa yang menentukan musim di depan mata, para penggemar Madrid menanti dengan cemas kabar terbaru mengenai kondisi pemain andalan yang didatangkan pada bursa transfer musim panas.
Ketegangan yang telah lama berlangsung antara dua rival terbesar sepak bola Spanyol telah mencapai titik kritis. Real Madrid yakin bahwa UEFA akan segera menjatuhkan sanksi berat kepada Barcelona terkait kasus "Negreira." Meskipun pengadilan Spanyol bergerak lambat, Madrid meyakini bahwa badan pengatur sepak bola Eropa siap mengambil tindakan disiplin yang tegas terhadap klub Catalan tersebut dalam waktu dekat.
Bek Manchester United, Diogo Dalot, telah mengeluarkan seruan semangat kepada rekan-rekannya, memperingatkan mereka agar tidak lagi menganggap remeh sepak bola Eropa. Saat Setan Merah menjalani musim kompetitif terpendek dalam lebih dari satu abad, bek sayap Portugal itu yakin kekosongan akibat absen dari Liga Champions harus menjadi pelajaran permanen bagi skuad. Sementara rival domestik bersiap untuk fase krusial kompetisi kontinental, United hanya menjadi penonton setelah musim 2024-25 yang jauh di bawah standar yang diharapkan di Old Trafford.
Bayern Munich are the most decorated team in the history of Bundesliga with 32 top-flight titles to their name. Their most recent title came in the 2022-23 season, which was their 11th straight league title.
How many teams are in the Bundesliga?
There are 18 teams in the current format of the Bundesliga. Bundesliga, as we know it today, was formed in 1962 with the 1963-64 season being the first-ever season. It began with 16 teams, but was expanded to 18 teams ahead of the 1965-66 season.
Who has made the most Bundesliga appearances ever?
Karl-Heinz 'Charly' Korbel, with 602 appearances to his name, holds the record for making the most appearances in Bundesliga history. The defender achieved this feat with just one club: Eintracht Frankfurt.
Who is the all-time top scorer of the Bundesliga?
Gerd Muller, inarguably the greatest German forward of all-time, is Bundesliga's all-time leading goalscorer with 365 goals to his name in 427 appearances. All his goals came in a Bayern Munich jersey.
Who has the most assists in the history of the Bundesliga?
Bayern Munich legend Thomas Muller has registered the most assists in Bundesliga history, with 207 and counting.
Who is the oldest player ever in the Bundesliga and how old was he?
Former German defender Klaus Fitchel is the oldest player ever to play in the Bundesliga. Fitchel was aged 43 years and 184 days when he played for Schalke on the final matchday of the 1987-88 campaign.
Who is the youngest player ever in the Bundesliga and how old was he?
Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Youssoufa Moukoko, at 16 years and one day, became the youngest player in Bundesliga history to play in the league, when he came on for Erling Haaland in the 2020-21 season in a game against Hertha Berlin.
Which famous players have played in the Bundesliga?
Robert Lewandowski, Marco Reus, Ilkay Gundogan, Stefan Effenberg, Toni Kroos, Gerd Muller, Franz Beckenbauer, Manuel Neuer, Antonio Rudiger, and Arjen Robben are some of the most famous players to have played in the Bundesliga.
Which famous managers have managed in the Bundesliga?
Xabi Alonso, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Jurgen Klopp, Julian Nagelsmann, Jupp Heynckes, Ralf Rangnick, Thomas Tuchel, Otto Rehhagel, Matthias Sammer, and Giovanni Trapattoni are some of the most famous managers to have managed a Bundesliga club.
What is the biggest stadium in the Bundesliga?
Borussia Dortmund's electrifying stadium Signal Iduna Park is the biggest stadium in the Bundesliga with a capacity of 81.365.
Who is the most expensive player in the history of the Bundesliga?
Harry Kane's €95 million move from Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich in 2023 is Bundesliga's most expensive transfer of all-time.