Dribble Diaries

The air in Leipzig crackles with anticipation. As the dust settles on the 2024-25 Frauen Bundesliga season, a new chapter is already being written for RB Leipzig Women. The statement on June 17, 2025 that Norwegian international defender Andrea Norheim has joined with the club until June 30, 2027, is more than just a move. – it's a statement of intent. It signals a determined effort to fortify the team's defensive backbone and ascend further up the Frauen Bundesliga ladder in the 2025-26 campaign. For a club with the ambition of RB Leipzig, finishing eighth in the 2024-25 season, conceding 40 goals in 22 games (an average of 1.82 per game), highlights a clear area for improvement. While their attacking prowess, spearheaded by talents like Giovanna Hoffmann and Vanessa Fudalla, saw them net 30 goals, a leaky defense often undermined their efforts. The acquisition of Norheim, a 26-year-old seasoned center-back with a formidable resume, is a strategic masterstroke designed to addr...

FC Bayern Munich's women's squad defeats SC Freiburg 2-1, securing the Women's Bundesliga championship two matchdays before the season ends. With only one defeat in the first 20 games, Bayern secures the title with a comfortable advantage over Wolfsburg and Frankfurt in the following places. FC Bayern has won the Bundesliga for the third year in a row, and it is the club's sixth title overall. This means that only one more title is required to catch VfL Wolfsburg and Turbine Potsdam, both of whom have won seven Bundesliga championships.

Head Coach Alexander Straus made two changes from the home triumph against Leverkusen: Hansen replaced Glódís in the center of defense and Schüller replaced Zigiotti to increase the team's firepower. As a result, Lohmann was moved to the double pivot alongside today's captain, Zadrazil. Bayern were given the opportunity to all but seal the title against their toughest rivals this season in front of a 30,000-strong audience. Avoiding defeat in this match would give Bayern plenty of space for error in the final league games. Frankfurt had demonstrated throughout the season, including the two meetings against Bayern, that they were capable of generating issues for any team. There was a reason why they had led the league for so long, and they had a chance to cut the lead to three points. An interesting setting for a showdown between Germany's top two teams this season. Clinical First Half Frankfurt started the half with the preponderance of possession and the opening ...

As the winter transfer market opens, we take a look at ten prominent players who may change teams next month. Naomi Girma Age 24 Nationality US Club San Diego Wave Girma, widely regarded as one of the top centre-backs in the world and recently named to the FIFA top XI, is nearing the final year of her contract, and speculation has grown that she may leave San Diego. Only the world's wealthiest clubs are expected to be able to afford her this window, and she has been connected with French giants Lyon, although Chelsea are also looking for a central defender after Kadeisha Buchanan suffered a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament damage. Chloe Kelly Age 26 Nationality English Club Manchester City Having started only one Women’s Super League game this season, a move away from Manchester City may be the solution for Kelly to secure more match minutes in her quest for a seat on the plane to Euro 2025 with the Lionesses next summer. The winger, whose winning goal clinched England vic...

Alexandra Popp, a German female football star, will retire from the German national team on Monday night in Duisburg. Alexandra Popp's German national team career will officially end on Monday night in Duisburg. The 33-year-old is a well-known character in German football circles, having scored 67 goals in 145 matches for her country since making her senior debut in 2010. Over the course of 14 years, she has become the face of German women's football. Despite the fact that the German ladies still have a major international tournament to compete in next summer, Popp's body showed signals during this summer's Olympics that the pressure of representing her country was too great. In a tearful video message earlier this month, the career VfL Wolfsburg player announced her retirement from international competition. "Dear fans and colleagues," Popp began in early October, "For 18 years, 14 of which were at the top level, I had the pleasure and privilege of pr...