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Schalke players get set before kickoff in the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha BSC Berlin and FC Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The banner in the background reads in German, Schalke will never go down. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
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By James Ellingworth May. 20, 2021 07:57 AM EDT

Bayern's Thomas Mueller stands next to Berlin's Sami Khedira, right, during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha BSC Berlin and FC Bayern Munich in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (John MacDougall/pool via AP)
Bayern midfielder Müller out of Club World Cup with virus

Feb. 11, 2021 10:35 AM EST

Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer looks disappointed after receiving the third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich in Sinsheim, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)
Bayern feeling effects of storied season as fixtures pile up

By James Ellingworth Sep. 28, 2020 09:27 AM EDT