Soccer News

Freiburg - Saturday marks the final day of the Bundesliga's 50th season. With the championship wrapped up by Bayern and Dortmund and Leverkusen qualified for the Champions League, the fourth spot is still wide open for a final matchday decision.

San Francisco - As the California Coastal Commission agreed on May 9, to allow plans for the soccer fields in Golden Gate Park to be renovated with artificial turf, this reporter got yet another perspective

Dortmund - The showcase match of matchday 32 featured Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Muenchen. Neither side played their A side, but for the most part it was a top notch performance by both sides. In a physical match they parted 1-1.

Dortmund - As the 2012-13 season is winding down, some unfinished business remains. FC Bayern having successfully taken the Bundesliga championship is on track to win a treble. While the DFB Cup is all but guaranteed, Wembley is a formidable obstacle.

Liverpool hot-tempered striker Luis Suarez was given a 10-match ban by the Football Assoc. for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic's arm in a match last week. Suarez, with two prior bans, won't appeal and asked for forgiveness on his Twitter account.

London - Hundreds of penguins invaded the London underground system yesterday. Think you’ll agree that’s a sentence you don’t read very often. However these weren’t penguins from the Antarctica, but rather penguins from Hartlepool in England.

Munich - With the first leg of the Champions League finals successfully in the books, Bayern and Dortmund are back to the weekly grind of the Bundesliga. Bayern will host Freiburg, while Dortmund travels to neighbor Fortuna Duesseldorf.

Munich - The top two German clubs face off against the top Spanish sides in the Champions League semi final, setting the stage for an all German or Spanish final or a final with one Spanish and German club. Bayern hosts Barca in the first semi final on Tuesday.

Munich - With thirty games in the books, FC Bayern Muenchen registered it's 26th win and a new Bundesliga record. Gomez and Pizarro scored twice, Ribery scored once and Hannover's Stindl deflected a David Alaba shot for an own goal. On Tuesday Bayern hosts Barca.

Stuttgart - With the Bundesliga title clinched and spots in the Champions League semi final, FC Bayern Muenchen plays the last five games of the season to improve its win column. Dortmund sits solidly in second place, while Leverkusen is all but assured third spot.