Overview
- FC Bayern beat VfB Stuttgart 3-0 in the DFB‑Pokal final in Berlin on Saturday after Harry Kane scored in the 55th, 80th and 90+2 minutes to complete the domestic Double.
- Kane’s hat‑trick brought his season total to 61 goals and has renewed debate about his transfer value and candidacy for major individual honours.
- The match was paused for several minutes when supporters from both clubs set off pyrotechnics, creating thick smoke, forcing referee Sven Jablonski to stop play and prompting sharp criticism from club figures including Uli Hoeneß.
- Jonas Urbig deputised for the injured Manuel Neuer in goal, faced multiple early tests and steadied after a nervous start in his first major final for Bayern.
- Lukas Podolski announced he will retire this summer and will become majority owner of Górnik Zabrze after the city council approved the sale of 86% of the club for about €940,000 under a privatisation contract that requires roughly €3 million in future capital injections.