MUNICH, GERMANY (REUTERS) - Former Germany and Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng, who this month signed for Olympique Lyonnais, was found guilty of premeditated bodily harm on his former partner, a spokesman for a court in Munich said on Thursday (Sept 9). He was fined €1.8 million (S$2.8 million). The 2014 World Cup winner, who had appeared in the Munich court wearing a dark blue suit, was accused of injuring his ex-girlfriend in a fight during a vacation in 2018. The mother of his twin daughters accused Boateng of hurling a lamp at her which missed and then throwing a small cooling box which injured her arm before hitting her and pulling her hair. Boateng had denied injuring his ex-girlfriend. The 33-year-old centre-back spent 10 years at Bayern after joining from Manchester City in 2011, winning nine Bundesliga titles and two Champions League trophies. He signed a two-year contract at Ligue 1 side Lyon last week. More on this topic Related Story Football: Ex-Germany star Jerome Boateng to face assault charges in Munich court Related Story Football: Jerome Boateng fined for leaving Munich and visiting sick son 'without permission'
BERLIN (AFP) - Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored four goals on Wednesday (Aug 25) as Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich thrashed fifth-tier minnows Bremer 12-0 in the first round of the German Cup. The original tie was postponed at the start of August after an outbreak of Covid-19 in the squad of Bremer, who play in Bremen's regional league. Bayern showed their hosts little mercy. They were 8-0 up when Bremer were reduced to 10 men for the last 13 minutes after their defender Ugo Nobile hauled down Bayern replacement midfielder Michael Cuisance, who was through on goal. Even with their star striker Robert Lewandowski and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer both rested, Bayern go into this Sunday's draw for the second round. Choupo-Moting wrapped up his hat-trick within the opening 35 minutes and, having been handed the captain's armband for the second-half, grabbed his fourth and Bayern's 10th in the dying stages. Germany winger Leroy Sane provided Choupo-Moting with simple tap-ins for his first two goals before the Cameroon star headed in his third goal after the host defence failed to clear the danger. Former England youth star and now German international midfielder Jamala Musiala, 18, was involved in two first-half goals, firing home from a tight angle, then flicking the ball past the Bremer goalkeeper, which was helped into the net by defender Jan-Luca Warm for an own goal. It was 5-0 at half-time, but Bayern then added two goals in quick succession when 19-year-old replacement striker Malik Tillman took full advantage of a mistake in the defence before Musiala grabbed his second. More on this topic Related Story Football: Guardiola laughs off Lewandowski question Related Story Football: 'Title hamster' Nagelsmann wants more trophies at Bayern Munich Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann experimented by giving left-back Omar Richards his debut since his free transfer from Reading this summer. American defender Chris Richards, 21, also made a rare appearance for the second half. Having earlier been booed by the Bremen crowd, Sane was given a round of applause when he slotted home the visitors' eighth goal with 25 minutes left. Following Nobile's dismissal, French midfielder Michael Cuisance grabbed a goal of his own, then set up Choupo-Moting for his fourth. Frenchmen Bouna Sarr and Corentin Tolisso tapped in late goals. More on this topic Related Story Football: Lewandowski scores twice as Bayern beat Dortmund in Super Cup Related Story Football: The rise of 'King Kahn' heralds new era at Bayern Munich
MUNICH, GERMANY (AFP) - Thomas Mueller hailed Bayern Munich's "phenomenal" achievement after they were confirmed Bundesliga champions for the ninth season in a row on Saturday (May 8). Robert Lewandowski grabbed a hat-trick in a 6-0 thrashing of Borussia Moenchengladbach at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Bayern were confirmed champions even before kick-off after Borussia Dortmund's 3-2 win at home to second-placed RB Leipzig earlier in the day sent the title to Munich. "Nine titles in a row, that's crazy. And I was there each time. I'm very grateful for that," said Mueller, 31, who now holds the joint record of 10 Bundesliga titles with team-mate David Alaba. "It shows the development of this club over the years. It's phenomenal, it's a huge amount of work every year with a great team." Head coach Hansi Flick has now won seven titles in 18 months, but will leave to be replaced by RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann next season. "That performance was worthy of champions," said Flick. Mueller scored Bayern's second goal while Kingsley Coman and Leroy Sane also got on the scoresheet alongside Lewandowski, who now has 39 league goals this season, one short of Gerd Mueller's all-time Bundesliga record. "We wanted to show on the pitch that we are German champions," said Lewandowski, who insisted he will "keep stepping on the gas" as he chases Mueller's record with two games left. More on this topic Related Story Football: Bayern Munich win Bundesliga title as Dortmund beat Leipzig Related Story Football: Bayern celebrate title win by demolishing Gladbach Flick says Lewandowski is writing himself into the club's folklore. "Gerd Mueller was my idol when I was young, but what Gerd Mueller was in my youth, Lewandowski is today," he said. "If he manages the record, it will have been more than deserved." Club captain Manuel Neuer admitted it was a "bizarre situation" to be crowned champions while still warming up. "We were just getting ready, there are a few TVs in the dressing rooms," said the Germany goalkeeper. "We realised that we had become champions and started congratulating each other." Thomas Mueller, a one-club wonder who won his first Bundesliga title with Bayern back in 2009/10, said he never dreamed of such success when he joined the Bavarian giants as a schoolboy. "When you play here as a little boy, you don't think you'll ever play in the first team at FC Bayern. You're just happy when you get tickets for home games," he quipped. More on this topic Related Story Football: Five-star Flick raises the bar for next Bayern coach Nagelsmann Related Story Football: Nagelsmann to coach Bayern Munich from next season