Germany's central midfield problems are becoming more and more of an issue as Lars Bender has been ruled out of the World Cup due to a thigh injury. The news comes on the heels of injuries tofellow ...

* Midfielder picked up thigh injury in training * Lars joins injured twin brother Sven on sidelines (Updates with more quotes) BERLIN, May 23 (Reuters) - Germany midfielder Lars Bender on Friday was ...

Identical twins Sven and Lars Bender failed to pick up a Bundesliga win for their respective clubs despite scoring three goals between them on Saturday. Sven, 24, scored Borussia Dortmund's opening ...

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender is fit to face Atletico Madrid in their UEFA Champions League last-16 second leg on Tuesday. Battling an ankle injury, the Germany international is back in ...

Germany coach Joachim Loew indicated on Thursday that midfielder Lars Bender might take on the right back role to face Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo when the two teams open their European ...

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender praised the spirit of his side after their comfortable 3-1 UEFA Champions League win over Benfica. First-half strikes from Stefan Kiessling and Son Heung-min, ...

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen's stuttering pursuit of the Champions League places took another blow Tuesday when defender Lars Bender was ruled out until the end of March following ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany midfielder Lars Bender on Friday was ruled out of next month's World Cup in Brazil with a thigh injury in another blow to coach Joachim Loew's plans. Two days after Germany ...