From within the gloom, a new Borussia Dortmund era might be emerging. Six months ago, they were languishing in the Bundesliga’s mid-table, in a pit of form that saw Nuri Sahin sacked as head coach.

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovač has extended his contract by a year through June 2027. “Niko has thrown himself wholeheartedly into his role at BVB,” Lars Ricken, the ...