Last Saturday, after 90 minutes and a strong team effort, VFL Wolfsburg claimed the Cup for the first time in their history. The 3-1 victory over Dortmund was yet another piece of proof that Wolfsburg is ready for more.

Coming off an impressive Bundesliga season, VFL Wolfsburg was able to finish second, only behind record champions Bayern Munich. It was not only the second position that made Wolfsburg’s season so good, but also the fact that the team played a consistent season, never dropping in form.

Jurgen Klopp, widely considered one of the best managers in the world, has said in a statement that he will not manage a team next year, and that he is “going to take a break until further notice.”

"After seven intense and emotional years of real love I think it makes sense to digest the numerous memories before my staff and I take on a new task fresh and full of energy.”

We visit new "Clubs That Could Have Been" if managers never sold their players, and the strong lineups of players that have developed into world class footballers since their departure. 

Werder Bremen, Sporting Lisbon, and FC Porto are next in the queue to look at their former top talents.

Werder Bremen 

For Bayern Munich, a month long endeavor came to a close when Mario Götze, only 20 years old at the time, decided to leave Borussia Dortmund and head to Bavaria. In April 2013, the Bavarian club triggered a 37m Euro contract clause and officially signed Götze.

It was Pep Guardiola’s first new signing for his new club.

The DFB-Pokal final, comparable to the English FA Cup, is just around the corner hosting Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. The Wolves dominated in the semi-finals in what was assumed to be a close match against second division Arminia Bielefeld who previously knocked out multiple top tier Bundesliga clubs. Dortmund overcame their biggest rivals in domestic football, Bayern Munich, after winning on penalties in a 1-1 draw. 

Over the weekend, German side Borussia Dortmund held a spectacular farewell sendoff for manager Jürgen Klopp prior to his last home league match against Werder Bremen.

The 2014/15 football season is sadly coming to a close. It has been filled with highs and lows, champions and underdogs, and hundreds of reasons to remember why soccer is the sport we keep tuned to day-in and day-out. 

Across Europe, clubs are celebrating their wins throughout the many leagues and parading their trophies throughout their respective cities. Chelsea toured South London on a double decker bus with the Capitol One Cup, and Barcelona celebrated Xavi’s farewell with a title winning charge at the Camp Nou.

Bayern Munich simply cannot catch a break as news broke today via Bayern’s official twitter feed that Robert Lewandowski and Arjen Robben are both out with injuries. 

Arjen #Robben has a tear in his left calf muscle. His season is over.

— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) April 29, 2015

Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has shown confidence that his club will retain the services of Pep Guardiola after the Spanish manager led Bayern to a resounding 6-1 victory over FC Porto in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. 

Guardiola came to Bayern after taking time off in order to get away from the stress of coaching at the top level of football. His stint with Barcelona before this break was one of the most successful in the history of club soccer.