Latest updates as the summer transfer window ramps up
Makoto Hasebe said Friday he wants to become the first Japanese to coach in one of Europe's top leagues after the former national skipper retired from playing aged 40.No Japanese coach has ever been in charge of a team in one of Europe's top leagues.
At least four others - plus the current incumbent - have turned down the biggest job in the Bundesliga, leaving the relegated Burnley boss to become the head coach they decided upon
Bayer Leverkusen face second-division Kaiserslautern in Saturday's German Cup final licking their wounds after a first loss in almost a year. Despite their run to the final, Kaiserslautern only played one top-division side in the Cup -- beating Cologne, who were relegated to the second division at the end of the season.