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Andreas Hinkel hasn't given up hope of national call

ANDREAS Hinkel had hoped that being paired with Hamburg in Celtic's Europa League group would enhance his prospects of going to the World Cup finals with Germany.

Bundesliga round-up

Bayern Munich and Hamburg enjoyed emphatic away wins to boost their respective bids for the Bundesliga title.

Ribery - Bayern won't win CL

Franck Ribery does not think Bayern Munich can win the UEFA Champions League this season.

Labbadia seeks new striker

Hamburg boss Bruno Labbadia has admitted that he will be looking to land another striker in January.

Mendy gets Freiburg reward

French defender Jackson Mendy is set to sign professional terms with Freiburg after making the first team.

Hamburg swoop to sign Rincon

Hamburg have completed the permanent signing of loan star Tomas Rincon for a reported £450,000.

Lehmann refusing to pay fine

Jens Lehmann has no intention of paying the fine he was given for openly criticising Stuttgart officials.

Chris McGrath: When goalkeepers turn goal-scorers

Now that Thierry Henry has shown how quickly some strikers can react with their hands, the goalkeepers' union has evidently resolved to point out the merits of a closed shop. During the week its members came up with a couple of absolute peaches – Sinan Bolat's 95th-minute header for Standard...