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Union Berlin denounce sexist attacks on Marie-Louise Eta after historic appointment | Football News

History in Berlin: Marie-Louise Eta takes charge of Union Berlin as Bundesliga’s first female head coach | Football News

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2 min readApr 12, 2026 03:30 PM IST Marie-Louise Eta has made history as the first female coach in charge of a men’s team in the Bundesliga when Union Berlin, fighting to stay afloat in the German top flight, named the 34-year-old Eta as a replacement for Steffen Baumgart. Baumgart, along with his assistants Danilo de Souza and Kevin McKenna, were relieved from their positions in the team after the team lost 3-1 to last-place Heidenheim on Saturday. Eta had already made history three years ago by becoming the first female assistant coach in the Bundesliga and the top divisions of Europe’s ‘big five’ football leagues, including the English Premier League and the Spanish La Liga. Eta, named as an interim coach of the men’s team, essentially has five games to secure Union Berlin’s stay in the top flight in Germany’s Bundesliga. Union Berlin are in 11th place in the 18-team division, just seven points clear of St. Pauli in the relegation zone with five rounds remaining. Eta was coaching the Under-19 men’s team previously …

Bayern Munich Held At Union Berlin To Leave Title Door Ajar

Bayern Munich Held At Union Berlin To Leave Title Door Ajar

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Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw at Union Berlin on Saturday, giving defending champions Bayer Leverkusen an outside chance of dragging themselves back into the Bundesliga title race. Bayern, who also dropped points in a surprise loss at home to Bochum last week, could be just six points ahead if Leverkusen win at Stuttgart on Sunday.  “It was a game of two stories: the performance and the result,” said Bayern coach Vincent Kompany. “I’ve been in football long enough to know this wasn’t a bad performance away from home. “Sometimes when you don’t score it’s not because the strikers don’t put it in, it’s because the defenders and the keepers do a lot of things right.” Bayern had most of the ball but struggled to break through a resolute Union defence.  With few chances in the opening period, Bayern’s best chance came after 51 minutes when Harry Kane drilled a free-kick through the wall but into the palms of Frederik Ronnow.  Leroy Sane put the visitors ahead after 75 minutes when …

Harry Kane Double Takes Bayern Munich Past Union Berlin, Borussia Dortmund Beat Leipzig

Harry Kane Double Takes Bayern Munich Past Union Berlin, Borussia Dortmund Beat Leipzig

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Harry Kane scored twice and set up another as Bayern Munich moved three points clear at the top of the German Bundesliga with a 3-0 home win over Union Berlin on Saturday. The England captain put Bayern ahead from the spot on 15 minutes after Union’s Benedict Hollerbach brought down Michael Olise on the edge of the box. Kane turned provider just before half-time, tapping the ball into Kingsley Coman‘s path, the France forward blasting in over Union goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow.  Kane added another after 51 minutes, eagerly getting to a loose ball inches ahead of teammate Jamal Musiala to complete his brace. Despite two consecutive Champions League losses at Aston Villa and Barcelona, Bayern have now scored 16 without conceding in their past four games against German opposition.  “We’ve not started the Champions League well, so the pressure is on in every Champions League game now,” Kane said.  “I think if we use the confidence that we’ve played the last few games with, we can cause any team a lot of problems.” …

Bayer Leverkusen Eye ‘Immortality’ As Union Berlin Fight For Final Day Survival

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Champions Bayer Leverkusen chase “immortality” in the shape of an undefeated Bundesliga season on Saturday as relegation-threatened Union Berlin face a last-day battle for survival. Xabi Alonso‘s Leverkusen can become the first team in Bundesliga history to go through a campaign unbeaten by avoiding defeat against Augsburg. Not even the greatest Bayern Munich sides have managed an invincible season. That Alonso’s men have done it without losing in any competition — a European record 50-game streak which includes runs to next week’s German Cup and Europa League finals — shows how incredible they have been. A win against Augsburg would net Leverkusen 90 points from 34 games — the equal second-highest tally in German football history.  Leverkusen striker Patrik Schick said the match was “like a final”, while captain Lukas Hradecky said his team had “immortality” in sight. Regardless of the result, Leverkusen will hoist the Bundesliga shield on Saturday and Hradecky said he would “be careful” not to hold it upside down, like Stuttgart captain Fernando Meira did in 2007. In the …

Raphael Guerreiro Gets Bayern Munich Back On Track As Union Berlin Coach Clashes With Leroy Sane

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Raphael Guerreiro scored the only goal as Bayern Munich beat Union Berlin 1-0 at home on Wednesday, with the visiting coach sent to the stands for grabbing Leroy Sane’s face. With Bayern in front after Guerreiro’s second-half strike, Union striker Kevin Behrens was brought to the ground in the penalty box by a home defender with 20 minutes remaining. The Union players and staff became increasingly incensed as VAR seemingly decided not to intervene, with visiting manager Nenad Bjelica grabbing Sane’s face and pushing the winger as he tried to take a throw in minutes later.  Bjelica saw straight red and was sent to the stands, arguing with home fans as he was escorted by stewards, while Sane received a yellow card for retaliating.  “I don’t want to say anything about it, it’d be dumb to throw oil on the fire, but it doesn’t look good” Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel told Sky after the game. Bayern held on as Union sought a late equaliser, but the tension among the home side was clear, …