Bundesliga

Mainz 05 have terminated Anwar El Ghazi's contract following the forward's social media posts in connection with the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Bundesliga club said on Friday.

The Dutchman was suspended in October following an earlier comment about the conflict but had been cleared to return to training on Monday after showing remorse, the club had said.

However, El Ghazi posted a new statement on Wednesday that the German club said was 'incomprehensible' and that they would examine it from a legal perspective.

Harry Kane scored one of the best goals in his career during Bayern Munich’s 8-0 destruction of Darmstadt on Saturday. The English striker netted a hat trick but will remember his second goal the most as it came from inside his own half.

With Bayern leading 4-0, Kane spotted the Darmstadt goalkeeper off his line. Despite being over 60 yards out from goal, Kane pulled the trigger.

Harry Kane goal from midfield

HARRY KANE FROM HIS OWN HALF ARE YOU SERIOUS

ABSOLUTELY WORLD CLASS

Christian Pulisic says that games would be better for fans if VAR (video assistant referee) was no longer part of the game. The Pulisic VAR opinion came as a surprise to most fans who consider VAR a positive addition.

Pulisic shared this take on Tim Ream’s podcast “The American Dream.”

Imagine telling U.S. Soccer fans that the USMNT have a player consistently starting for a team in Europe’s top five leagues, that team is in the top five of their league and the player is putting up solid performances.

That player would be called up in a heartbeat and the U.S. Soccer social media accounts should be talking about him nonstop. That isn’t the case however, and that’s because the player in question is John Brooks.

MUNICH — Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane scored his first Bundesliga hat-trick and delivered two assists in their 7-0 demolition of VfL Bochum on Saturday to take his tally to seven and set a club record for most goals by a player in his first five league matches.

Kane's three goals put him above club great Gerd Müller, Miroslav Klose and Mario Mandzukic who all scored five times in their first five Bundesliga games.

Brenden Aaronson was given a red card in bizarre fashion on Saturday during Union Berlin’s 4-1 victory vs. Darmstadt.

In his second Bundesliga start with Union Berlin he had a nightmare of a day. It started off rough as he received a yellow card in the first five minutes for a high boot.

This card was debatable for being so early in the game but not too controversial.

Aaronson’s second yellow card was truly strange as the referee sent him off in the 21st minute for kicking the ball away after play was stopped.

BREMEN — Bayern Munich's record signing Harry Kane scored once and set up another goal on his Bundesliga debut to steer the champions to a 4-0 victory at Werder Bremen on Friday and a winning start to their league season.

England captain Kane, who joined for a league record $108.68 million last week to solve Bayern's scoring problems, slotted their second goal in the 74th minute after setting up Leroy Sane for a fourth-minute opener.

England captain Harry Kane said he joined Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich to improve as a player, adding that he is relishing the pressure that comes along with playing for the serial winners.

Kane signed for Bayern on Saturday for a reported $109.17 million. He had been at Spurs since the age of 11, but in his 10 Premier League seasons with the club, he failed to win any trophies, which will not be an option at the German club.

It’s that wonderful time of year when clubs are playing preseason games against obscure teams on channels you never knew existed. Tracking down the highlights isn't always easy, but we have the clips of USMNT players scoring goals on Saturday.

Paxten and Brenden Aaronson both scored for their teams with the younger brother netting four goals.

Eintracht Frankfurt faced FSV Braunfels who play in the sixth tier of Germany. The final score was quite lopsided with Frankfurt winning 15-1.

19-year-old U.S. phenom Paxten Aaronson had a field day. Here were his goals.