Bayern Munich have hailed Harry Kane after the England captain won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first player from the German club to claim football's most prestigious individual award since Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1981.
The South African Football Association (SAFA) and the Bundesliga have joined forces to launch Bundesliga Dream South Africa, a landmark development program designed to nurture and elevate elite youth talent from South Africa, which concluded Monday, 19 October.
Bayern Munich assistant coach Aaron Danks has revealed that Vincent Kompany sent him an immediate message of congratulations after the Bundesliga champions beat Freiburg 3-1 on Sunday.
Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory over Freiburg at the Europa-Park Stadion, strengthening their position ahead of next weekend's Der Klassiker against Borussia Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund moved to the top of the table, while RB Leipzig bounced back emphatically from a recent run of poor form in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Bayern Munich expect coach Vincent Kompany to be sidelined for weeks rather than days after collapsing at the training ground with a virus, sporting director Max Eberl has confirmed.