Bayern crowned Europe's top club as Germany touch down for World Cup

Bayern top UEFA's club rankings

Bayern Munich are now UEFA's top-ranked club heading into the 2026/27 season, leapfrogging Real Madrid and PSG. The rankings also place Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt in strong positions, underlining the Bundesliga's growing weight in Europe (1).

Kimmich: I nearly left Bayern for PSG

Joshua Kimmich has revealed just how close he came to leaving Bayern for PSG, admitting he almost accepted what he called a "very incredible financial offer." Ultimately, he stayed. For Germany fans, it's a sliding-doors moment – losing Kimmich would have ripped the heart out of the national team's midfield ahead of a home World Cup (2).

Neuer returns to training before World Cup opener

Manuel Neuer returned to full team training on Monday after shaking off a calf injury. Oliver Baumann had been the presumed deputy, but seeing the 40-year-old back between the sticks this close to the opener against Curacao on June 14 is the news every Germany fan wanted (4).

Germany settle into World Cup base camp

The squad touched down in Winston-Salem on Monday and held their first public session at the base camp. Julian Nagelsmann, flanked by DFB president Bernd Neuendorf and managing director Andreas Rettig, appears to have the group settled and focused. Six days until Curacao (3).

Bayern probe wave of youth injuries

Bayern are investigating an "obvious problem" with muscle injuries hitting their academy hard. Lennart Karl's World Cup dream ended before it began with a torn muscle fiber, and he's not alone – David Santos Daiber, Guido Della Rovere, Maycon Cardozo and Vincent Manuba have all suffered similar setbacks. Serge Gnabry also features on the injury list. For the national team's future pipeline, this is a red flag worth watching (6).

Germany women wrap up qualifying against Slovenia

Germany women face Slovenia in their final World Cup qualifier today. The group is already won, so it's a low-stakes fixture – but Vivien Endemann, Elisa Senß, Linda Dallmann, Larissa Mühlhaus and Lea Schüller will all be looking to leave a mark before the tournament (5).

Flashback: the 7–1 that shook the world

Ahead of the 2026 tournament on home soil, it's impossible not to look back at Belo Horizonte. That 7–1 demolition of Brazil in 2014 – Toni Kroos orchestrating, Mario Götze finishing – still stands as the high-water mark of modern German football. Twelve years on, the job is to write a new chapter (7).