Arjen Robben admitted his Bayern Munich side had been tactically poor before the Dutchman hit two second-half goals to seal a 2-1 win over Freiburg to rescue the Bundesliga leaders. The 26-year-old scored with a direct free-kick and penalty to spare Bayern's blushes as the hosts came from behind at Munich's Allianz Arena and retook top spot in ...

Bayern Munich suffered a Champions League hangover Saturday before Dutch winger Arjen Robben scored twice to seal a 2-1 win over strugglers Freiburg to put the hosts back on top of the Bundesliga. After Tuesday's away goals victory over Fiorentina, which saw them make the Champions League's quarter-finals, Bayern were brought back down to earth by second-from-bottom Freiburg ...

The Vatican on Saturday fought attempts to link Pope Benedict XVI to child sex abuse in a counteroffensive against the widening paedophilia scandals. "It is clearly evident that in the past few days there are some who have sought -- with a dogged focus on Regensburg and Munich -- elements to personally implicate the Holy Father in questions of abuse," spokesman Federico ...