Union Berlin
9 Jan
Bochum were handed all three points by a German FA (DFB) court on Thursday after their goalkeeper was hit in the head by a lighter thrown by fans in a 1-1 Bundesliga draw at Union Berlin in December. The court upheld Bochum's appeal against the referee's decision to play on after a delay of around…
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Union Berlin, on a nine-game winless run, announced Monday they had hired Steffen Baumgart as coach after firing Dane Bo Svensson last week. Union sit 12th in the Bundesliga, seven points clear of the relegation places, but have failed to win in any competition since October 10. The 52-year-old German Baumgart will prepare the team…
27 Dec
Union Berlin have sacked head coach Bo Svensson after only six months at the helm, the Bundesliga club announced on Friday. The 45-year-old Dane took over in July after Union narrowly avoided relegation last season. But he was fired with the club sitting 12th in the German top flight, seven points clear of the relegation…
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Bochum have launched an appeal to be awarded three points after their goalkeeper was hit by an object thrown from the crowd in a 1-1 Bundesliga draw at Union Berlin on Saturday. With the score level and the match in the second minute of stoppage time, Patrick Drewes was hit on the head with an…
30 Nov
Patrik Schick scored the winner as Bayer Leverkusen edged Union Berlin 2-1 on Saturday to keep Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich in sight, while RB Leipzig lost heavily again. Leverkusen had flown out of the blocks, taking the lead inside two minutes through Jeremie Frimpong in the capital before Jeong Woo-yeong struck back for the hosts…
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