Florian

Florian Wirtz is still looking for his old confidence. The odd ball escapes his control, the occasional pass doesn't find a teammate. Against Hertha Berlin on matchday 23, the Leverkusen playmaker battled through the rust, but his teammates…

Just yesterday, when Florian Teichtmeister, the Austrian actor who plays Emperor Franz Joseph I in the film Corsage was charged with possession of child pornographic images –58,000 of them – fans of the blockbuster film were wondering…

Brighton in talks with Arsenal target Florian Grillitsch as they look to bolster midfield ranks following Yves Bissouma's departure... while Taylor is Richards set for QPR loan dealBrighton are in talks with Austrian midfielder…

Florian Wirtz will be sidelined for "several months" according to his club Bayer Leverkusen, after the gifted teenager sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear in his team's 1-0 defeat to Cologne on Sunday. Wirtz, 18, was…

Bayer Leverkusen slumped to a 1-0 loss to visitors Cologne in their Rhine derby on Sunday and their Germany international Florian Wirtz suffered a serious knee injury in a double blow to their bid to hold on to a top-four spot this…

Florian Hempel pulled off a shock 3-1 victory over fifth seed Dimitri Van Den Bergh in the second round of the William Hill PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace.The German debutant, who had beaten compatriot Martin Schindler in round…

Arsenal bolster scouting ranks by appointing former Bayern Munich supremo Florian Bluchel who spent a decade working with the Bundesliga giants...and is a former championship wrestler for Germany!Arsenal have been keen to…

Leverkusen 0-2 Wolfsburg, BayArena(Nmecha 48', Arnold 51') Given how his tenure with Werder Bremen ended, winning on his coaching debut for Wolfsburg must have been extra satisfying for Florian Kohfeldt. Winless in his last 10 games as…

Newcastle United 'send scout to watch Bayer Leverkusen wonderkid Florian Wirtz' as Premier League strugglers look to steal a march on rivals for £84m teenager after Saudi-backed takeoverNewcastle reportedly sent a scout to…

Bayer Leverkusen 3-4 Borussia Dortmund, Bay Arena(Wirtz 9' Schick 46', Diaby 55' - Haaland 37', 77' pen, Brandt 49', Guerreiro 71') An international debut and a second successive Bundesliga game registering a goal and an assist; September…