BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) Melanie Behringer and Sara Daebritz each scored Tuesday to send Germany to its first Olympic gold-medal match with a 2-0 win over ...

Melanie Behringer and Melanie Leupolz each picked up a brace as Germany comfortably moved to a 6-1 win over Zimbabwe in both sides’ Olympic opener on Wednesday at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo.

Midfielder Melanie Behringer battles for control in Germany’s 10-0 win over Ivory Coast. (Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports) ...

In her career with Germany, Behringer won the 2007 Women's World Cup and the 2009 and 2013 European Championship in addition to the 2016 Olympics. She also led Bayern Munich's women's team to the ...

Still, Melanie Behringer of the German team that won the Olympic title in Rio de Janeiro, placed third in the voting totals, and five-time winner Marta of Brazil was runner-up.

In her absence, Bayern Munich midfielder Melanie Behringer stepped up her game. She scored twice against the Mighty Warriors and added her third in the group-stage loss to Canada.

Women's player vote: Carli Lloyd: 20.68% of total votes Marta: 16.60% of total votes Melanie Behringer: 12.34% of total votes ...

Melanie Behringer's 21st-minute penalty kick and Sara Dabritz's goal just before the hour mark have Germany up 2-0 in Belo Horizonte.

Germany midfielder Melanie Behringer told uefa.com that the holders must not underestimate Italy when the two sides meet in the UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ quarter-finals on Friday in Lahti.

Melanie Behringer trapped the ball off a corner kick at the top of the box and drove it through the hands of Thiamale for the ninth goal. Alexandra Popp scored the 10th on a free kick from outside ...