Overview
- Borussia Dortmund beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 to close the year, with Julian Brandt scoring in the 10th minute and Maximilian Beier sealing the result deep in stoppage time.
- Karim Adeyemi was withdrawn in the 60th minute after on‑field disputes, tried to head for the tunnel, was stopped by sporting director Sebastian Kehl, and will be fined for his reaction, a step coach Niko Kovac endorsed.
- A prelude foul by Serhou Guirassy on Philipp Sander before Dortmund’s opener was captured only by a Sky camera not available to the official VAR feed, spotlighting a technology access gap between broadcast and review systems.
- Nico Schlotterbeck earned praise for a leading display as club figures stressed recent progress despite recent public criticism of team mentality and the Adeyemi disciplinary issue.
- In basketball, the BBL released licensing-based budgets showing Bayern Munich at €48.4m versus Alba Berlin’s €11.4m and Ulm’s €9.2m, while CEO Stefan Holz decried €9.4m in total squad insurance costs as a competitive disadvantage and urged reform.