Bayern Munich will turn their Allianz Arena into a free giant public-viewing stadium to screen their Champions League final at Wembley against Borussia Dortmund live on May 25 with a crowd of 45,000 expected after tickets became available on Thursday. With Bayern having received 250,000 ticket requests for the Wembley showdown, the first time two German clubs have contested the European final, the Bavarian giants are offering free tickets to fans to watch the game in Munich.

Attacking midfielder Marco Rojas, who has been dubbed the "Kiwi Messi" and was voted the Australian A-League's player of the year, has signed a four-year deal with Bundesliga outfit VfB Stuttgart, it was announced on Wednesday. The 21-year-old New Zealander left Melbourne Victory on a free transfer last month and has signed a contract with Stuttgart until 2017, having scored 15 goals in the A-League last season. "Marco has just been voted player of the year in Australia, but that wasn't the only reason he was noticed by us," said Stuttgart's director of sport Fredi Bobic.

PUEBLA CITY, Mexico (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's <VOWG_p.DE> Audi premium brand will not build a vehicle assembly plant in Brazil until the laws governing what exactly is required to ensure a car is considered locally built are clarified, the unit's chief executive said on Saturday.

Champions League fever has broken out in Germany with fans of finalists Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund requesting a total of 750,000 tickets for the final at Wembley on May 25. Dortmund had received 502,567 requests for tickets by the time of Sunday's deadline for the open draw, with priority given to members and season-ticket holders, while Bayern have received around 250,000 orders for tickets with only members allowed to apply.