Pelatih kepala Spanyol, Luis de la Fuente, akhirnya angkat bicara untuk membela Federasi Sepak Bola Spanyol (RFEF) di tengah kontroversi seputar pembatalan laga Finalissima antara La Roja dan Argentina. Pelatih tersebut menyalahkan pihak Argentina atas gagalnya pertandingan tersebut. Pertandingan yang semula akan mempertemukan juara Eropa dengan juara dunia itu tak pernah terlaksana meskipun telah direncanakan selama berbulan-bulan.
Presiden CONMEBOL Alejandro Dominguez secara mengejutkan menyatakan Argentina sebagai "juara dua kali" Finalissima. Pimpinan asosiasi sepak bola Amerika Selatan itu melontarkan kritik tajam kepada Spanyol dan UEFA setelah pertandingan yang sangat dinantikan antara dua raja benua itu secara resmi dibatalkan.
Kapten Argentina, Lionel Messi, dilaporkan merasa kecewa setelah Finalissima 2026 secara resmi dibatalkan. Bintang Inter Miami itu memandang pertandingan bergengsi melawan Spanyol, juara Euro 2024, sebagai laga kompetitif yang penting, bukan sekadar pertandingan persahabatan. Pertandingan tersebut semula dijadwalkan berlangsung akhir bulan ini, namun dibatalkan karena masalah geopolitik.
Para penggemar sepak bola tidak akan bisa menyaksikan laga impian antara Lionel Messi dan Lamine Yamal setelah Finalissima 2026 antara Argentina dan Spanyol secara resmi dibatalkan. Setelah pertandingan tersebut terpaksa dipindahkan dari Qatar akibat masalah geopolitik, gagalnya negosiasi secara total membuat Asosiasi Sepak Bola Argentina (AFA) menolak sejumlah usulan UEFA—termasuk pertandingan di Stadion Bernabeu—sehingga pertemuan para juara yang sangat dinantikan itu pun dibatalkan akibat konflik jadwal yang tak dapat diatasi.
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.