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  • ‘Hungry’ Neuer extends Bayern contract  to 2026

    ‘Hungry’ Neuer extends Bayern contract  to 2026

    Bayern Munich has  confirmed  a contract extension for Manuel Neuer.

     The 38-year-old goalkeeper will represent the Rekordmeister for at least one more year. Neuer last extended his contract by a single season in January 2024.

    Ostensibly, the announcement settles many of the lingering FCB goalkeeping questions ahead of next season. It would appear that prospects such as new signing Jonas Urbig are meant to serve as Neuter’s understudy next year.

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     “Manuel Neuer is the best goalkeeper of his generation and already an icon of FC Bayern,” FCB board-member-for-sport Max Eberl noted in a club statement. “Anyone in the world talking goalkeeping this era is talking about Manuel Neuer. He is an absolute role model – on and off the pitch. We are very happy that this uniquely successful relationship is set to continue.”

     “Manuel Neuer has been setting new standards in goalkeeping for over a decade,” FCB sporting director Christoph Freund added. “He is our captain, a great figure at FC Bayern, and the team knows that they can always rely on him. We are delighted that he will continue to help us achieve our goals next season.”

     “I really enjoy football and want to continue to be a Bayern Munich player,” Neuer himself said. “I’m still hungry and looking forward to another year at this special club. We’ve always had good discussions, which is a nice feeling. It feels good, we still have many goals together.”

  • Bayern‘s Neuer out for rest of the year with broken rib

    Bayern‘s Neuer out for rest of the year with broken rib

    Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will be sidelined for the rest of the year after suffering a broken rib, coach Vincent Kompany said on the eve of their  Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk in Gelsenkirchen.

    Neuer missed the Bundesliga win over Heidenheim on Saturday and joins a number of Bayern players on the injury list.

    The 38-year-old was hurt in the German Cup loss to Bayer Leverkusen last week after crashing into an opponent and getting sent off with a straight red card, his first ever.

    “He is nursing a broken rib. He will most likely not play anymore this year. It is important for this to heal and from January we’ll have him again,” Kompany told his  press conference.

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    “It’s not too bad but with so many matches it’s too early for him (Neuer) to play.”

    Bayern are already without injured top scorer Harry Kane, Joao Palhinha, Alphonso Davies and Serge Gnabry among others but with the winter break approaching Kompany said the Bundesliga leaders had done well so far to compensate for the absences.

    The Bavarians are in 13th  place on nine points in the Champions League table, a point outside the top eight who automatically qualify for the last 16.

    Hosts Shakhtar, who will stage the game in Gelsenkirchen, are 26th on four points, two points off the playoff places.

    “The issue of injuries is that clearly we have a lot of people absent but we held on well until now,” Kompany added.

    “From early January we will have a big squad again. We handled it well so far.”

  • Sane misses out, Neuer makes Germany World Cup squad

    Leroy Sane was a surprise omission from Joachim Loew’s final Germany squad for the World Cup finals on Monday as goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was named among the 23 players heading to Russia.

    Neuer made the squad despite playing in just one official game, a friendly against Austria on Friday, since breaking a bone in his foot in September but talented 22-year-old Sane was the biggest name to miss out.

    The Manchester City midfielder, goalkeeper Bernd Leno, forward Nils Petersen and defender Jonathan Tah were the four players that failed to make the cut.

    Germany captain Neuer, who won the World Cup four years ago, will also be their first choice keeper for the tournament, ahead of designated number two Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Kevin Trapp.

    Loew announced his squad at the end of a training camp at the Italian Alps.

    The Germans play their last warm-up game against Saudi Arabia in Leverkusen on Friday before the start of the tournament on June 14.

    Germany is in Group F along with Sweden, Mexico and South Korea.

    Squad: Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Paris St Germain).

    Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Jonas Hector (Cologne), Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), Antonio Ruediger (Chelsea), Niklas Suele (Bayern Munich).

    Midfielders: Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Paris St Germain), Leon Goretzka (Schalke 04), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), Sami Khedira (Juventus), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Sebastian Rudy (Bayern Munich), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal).

  • Germany’s Neuer will be first-choice if he makes World Cup – Bierhoff

    Manuel Neuer will be Germany’s first-choice goalkeeper at next month’s FIFA World Cup if he makes the final squad, team manager Oliver Bierhoff said on Thursday.

    The former Germany striker said this even against the background of the fact that the 2014 World Cup winner has not played a competitive game since September.

    Neuer missed almost the entire season after breaking a bone in his foot and undergoing surgery.

    His comeback for Bayern Munich was repeatedly delayed and the 32-year-old has had no match practice ahead of the tournament starting in Russia on June 14.

    He played in both recent training matches against Germany’s Under-20 team at their training base in Italy and is set to play in their friendly international against Austria on Saturday.

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    “Manuel will go to the World Cup as our number one,” Bierhoff told reporters at their training camp in Eppan, northern Italy. “If he makes the squad, then Marc-Andre (ter Stegen) will be number two.”

    There are four goalkeepers, including FC Barcelona’s ter Stegen, Paris St Germain’s Kevin Trapp and Bayer Leverkusen’s Bernd Leno, in coach Joachim Loew’s 27-man preliminary squad, preparing in the Italian Alps.

    He will cut four players, including one goalkeeper, on Monday for his final 23.

    “Manuel is already full on track. He does not need to get back on it. All the players have left a big impression here and it is as very difficult decision,” Bierhoff said.

    “On the evening before the team announcement there will be the final thoughts among the coaching staff. By noon the next day the players will be informed.”

    The Germans also expect Chancellor Angela Merkel to drop in on their camp this week.

    “My information is that on Sunday she will drop by. Before our training camp we visited her and she had hinted that she wanted to say hello without too much fanfare,” Bierhoff said.

    “It’s kind of a tradition. It is nice to hear from her and how she sees the team’s situation going into the tournament.”

    The Germans, who also face Saudi Arabia in Leverkusen on June 8 in their final warm-up match, are in World Cup Group F with Sweden, South Korea and Mexico.

    The tournament starts on June 14.

    NAN

  • Manuel Neuer is lone ranger in FIFA best 11

    Manuel Neuer is lone ranger in FIFA best 11

     

    Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer could best be described as a lone ranger after emerging the only Bundesliga player in the FIFA best 11 announced in Zurich Monday
    The best 11 players in the world were selected by 26,516 professional players around the globe who cast their votes, and Barcelona and Real Madrid dominated once again.
    Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric were all included, as were Barcelona’s Gerard Pique, Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez and Lionel Mess plus Dani Alves who started 2016 with Barca and ended it with Juventus. The lone representative from the Bundesliga is Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
    Below is the FIFPro World XI for 2016 in full.
    Goalkeeper
    Manuel Neuer
    Defenders
    Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo
    Midfielders
    Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Andres Iniesta
    Forwards
    Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Cristiano Ronaldo

  • Enyeama among Europe’s top 10 goalkeepers

    Enyeama among Europe’s top 10 goalkeepers

    Former Super Eagles captain, Vincent Enyeama, has been named among the top 10 goalkeepers in Europe for the 2015/16 season by the Swiss-based CIES Football Observatory.

    The ranking was done by taking into account the number of goals conceded per match, number of minutes per goal, number of passes per match, number of saves per match, number of saves per goal conceded and the percentage of saves.

    The 33-year-old finished in sixth place behind Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Jan Oblak ( Atletico Madrid), Gianluigi Buffon ( Juventus), Kevin Trapp ( PSG) and Claudio Bravo ( Barcelona), Goal reports.

    Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Alphonse Areola (Villarea)l, Keylor Navas ( Real Madrid) and Pepe Reina ( Napoli) completed the list.

    Enyeama won a record 101 caps with the Super Eagles and won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in South Africa.