Hamburg SV News

Hamburg goalkeeper Frank Rost feels footballers are being given even less freedom of speech after two high-profile Germany internationals were recently punished for speaking out against their clubs.

ITALIAN striker Luca Toni could be on his way out of Bayern Munich, club president Uli Hoeness said on Sunday.

Hamburg, Dec 20 : Three coaches who are all European Cup or Champions League winners and who have almost a dozen league titles to their names are leading the way in the German Bundesliga at the half-way stage.

Hamburg beat Werder Bremen 2-1 at home on Sunday to keep pace with the Bundesliga leaders going into the winter break despite playing more than half the game with just 10 men.

Hamburg survived for almost an hour with 10 men to secure a Bundesliga victory over northern German rivals Werder Bremen .

Samuel Yeboah's solitary goal against Hamburger SV earned Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC victory and first place in UEFA Europa League Group C, completing their night's work with a lap of honour at Bloomfield Stadium.

Bayern Munich crowned a great week on Saturday with an emphatic 5-1 victory at VfL Bochum to move to second in the Bundesliga standings.

Hertha Berlin is desperate to boost its troubled season by securing one of the final nine spots in the next round of the Europa League this week.

Top Bundesliga teams shortened their margin with leader Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday as Werder Bremen lost 2-0 to Schalke and record champion Bayern Munich defeated Bochum 5-1. Hamburg humiliated new boys Nurnberg 4-0 and Gladbach defeated Hannover 5-3. Hoffenheim drew Frankfurt and Freiburg leveled with Cologne.

Eljero Elia scored twice and set up a third goal as Hamburg ended a run of seven games without a win by thrashing Nurnberg with four second-half goals.

Frank Rost can look forward to another season in the Hamburg goal after coach Bruno Labbadia confirmed that he would be offering the German goalkeeper a new contract.

Hamburg- Bayern Munich returned to Germany in euphoric mood after saving their best performance of the season for when it mattered most.

BOUGHT in the same week as the audacious bid for Kaka failed, it is fair to say Manchester City fans were hardly bowled over by the arrival of Dutchman Nigel De Jong last January.

Hamburg failed to win in the Bundesliga for the seventh game running as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Hoffenheim at a rain-swept HSV Arena.

Everton s Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, center, scores against AEK during their Europa League match at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Wednesday.

Lazio's miserable season continued when they were dumped out of the Europa League on Wednesday night while Ajax Amsterdam went through despite missing two penalties.

Hamburg v Rapid Vienna. Click here to bet. Hamburg coach Bruno Labbadia has urged his side not to let all the hard work they put in to qualify for Europe go to waste against Rapid Vienna on Wednesday.

SV Hamburg host Rapid Vienna on Wednesday in the Europa League, hoping to advance to the knockout stages of the tournament which culminates in the 2010 final in their home stadium.

Per Mertesacker celebrates after scoring the late goal that put Werder Bremen on top on goal difference.

Mainz 05 v Hamburg. Click here to bet. Hamburg head to Mainz on Saturday looking to end a poor run of results and halt their slide from the top of the Bundesliga table.