Werder Bremen players fined for intentional bookings (The Associated Press)

Werder Bremen captain Clemens Fritz and midfielder Zlatko Junuzovic have been fined for intentionally picking up yellow cards so they would be suspended for Saturday's Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich. Werder is fighting against relegation and needs points against lower-ranked opposition, while it is likely to lose in Munich no matter what kind of a lineup it fields. Fritz and Junuzovic conceded in interviews after last week's 4-1 win over Hannover that they were aiming to be suspended for the match in Munich so that they could be available for later games.