Pep Guardiola gets three-year contract at City

Manchester City can congratulate themselves on their planning – if it works out

Pep Guardiola puts Manchester City on alert with decision on future imminent

Spaniard in final year of Bayern contract and has been heavily linked with Etihad move

Pep Guardiola to make decision over future next week

Bayern Munich manager is in the final year of his contract and linked with England move

Bayern lose their first game of the season

Gladbach end Bayern’s record-breaking start to the season with 3-1 win

Ken Early: Emerging generation banish old fatalism

Ireland has a new team now, a very different one from that broken in Gdansk and Poznan

Manchester United deny making €100m bid for Bayern striker Thomas Müller

Captain Lahm cannot guarantee team-mate will stay in Munich

Guardiola’s Bayern still a work in progress

Bayern project can be cast as a narrow failure in its first two seasons

Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben ruled out for rest of season

Winger limped off on his comeback in cup semi-final defeat to Borussia Dortmund

Dortmund sink Bayern on penalties to reach cup final

Jürgen Klopp can end reign with silverware after his side hold their nerve from the spot

Bayern Munich tear FC Porto apart in dazzling display

Pep Guardiola’s side were 5-0 up at the break at the Allianz Arena

Bastian Schweinsteiger to start against Georgia as Germany go for broke

German coach Joachim Löw plans attacking gameplan for Tbilisi contest

Stephanie Roche denied by galáctico James as Ronaldo reigns supreme again

Real Madrid superstar vows to get better as he claims Ballon d’Or for third time

Luis Suárez omitted from Ballon d’Or nominees

Gareth Bale the only British player included on the 23-man list, with Cristiano Ronaldo the clear favourite

Germany primed to be hunters again after setback in Warsaw

Joachim Löw will give his new defence time, and seems unfazed by defeat to Poland

Germany’s Christoph Kramer out of squad with stomach bug

Julian Draxler looks like getting a chance to start against Ireland having shaken off a cold

Schweinsteiger, Khedira and Reus ruled out of German squad to face Ireland

Coach Joachim Löw without important trio for upcoming qualifiers against Poland and the Republic

Maybe the best Manchester City can hope for is to avoid defeat

Ahead of Bayern meeting Kompany stresses importance of setting out to win their group

Angel Di Maria inspires in Argentina’s rout of Germany

Repeat of World Cup Final sees only four of Germany’s winning side in action

Germany striker Miroslav Klose retires from international football

Record German and World Cup goalscorer says victory in Brazil marked time to go

Joachim Löw to remain as Germany coach

World Cup winner says his appetite to lead Die Mannschaft is a strong as ever after success in Brazil

Seven steps to World Cup immortality for Germany

Germany’s triumph is the fruit of smart evolution – and sweet vindication for manager Joachim Löw

Germany captain Philipp Lahm announces his retirement from international football

World Cup victory proves a perfect finale for Bayern Munich star

Germany’s Philipp Lahm retires from international football

German captain feels the time is right after leading his country to World Cup win in Brazil

Merkel takes bow as media serenades her with ‘Happy Birthday’ on her 60th

Germany cringes as TV correspondent sings

Germany welcomes 'Das Ding' and crowns its World Cup heroes in Berlin

Half a million people make the pilgrimage to the Brandenburg Gate

Return of Germany squad with ‘Das Ding’ brings huge crowds to streets of Berlin

Half a million people come out to welcome home national side on return from World Cup

Berlin welcomes back Joachim Löw’s Lions for Brandenburg Gate celebration

All-night party after Germany’s fourth World Cup win

Champagne and currywurst as Germany unites to celebrate World Cup win

Party set to continue for days after national team wins fourth title in Brazil

German world champions hail ‘unbelievable’ achievement

‘What we have done and how we have worked is incredible,’ captain Philipp Lahm

Götze strikes as Germany win fourth World Cup in Rio

Sublime extra-time winner sees Joachim Löw’s side triumph over Argentina

Javier Mascherano proving to be Argentina’s real leader

Despite Lionel Messi wearing the armband midfielder displays his own brand of leadership

Joachim Löw wants a trip to the Maracana

German coach is relishing the prospect of taking on Brazil and has promised them a tough fight

Germany fail to convince at Maracanã but they still march on to semi-final date

Victory over France was tense, error-strewn and largely uninspiring

Joachim Löw’s Germany face up to their moment of truth against France

Has the Germany coach brought his much-admired team as far as they can go?

Per-plexed by Germany’s critics after victory over Algeria

German defender Mertesacker frustrated by media’s line of questioning despite win

Victory for Germany may help repair damage of Gijon

The loser in Recife tonight could be eliminated. A draw, however, takes both sides through

Late German reprieve grates with Lahm

Battling Ghana take fight to ex-champions with aggressive and direct performance

Prolific Germany keeping the goals out now too

Joachim Löw appears to have finally sorted out the defence

Müller grabs hat-trick as Germany thrash Portugal

It’s easy for the Germans in Salvador after Pepé departs early, writes Emmet Malone in Salvador

Inspirational German captain Philipp Lahm aiming to tick final box

Multi-decorated Bayern Munich stalwart wants to cap an outstanding career with a World Cup medal

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