Bayern coach Vincent Kompany returns to club for first time since collapse

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany returned to the club’s training ground on Tuesday for the first time since he collapsed during practice last month. The 40-year-old Kompany had medical appointments at the Säbener Street complex, Kicker magazine reported, as he took another step toward his planned return after the international break. Bayern had no team training on Tuesday with most of the players away. The team’s next game is at home to Cologne in the Bundesliga on Nov. 20. Bayern powerbroker Uli Hoeneß said on Sunday that Kompany would return in time for that match. Kompany collapsed while observing a training session on Oct. 23 and was hospitalized for meningeal irritation, an inflammation of the tissue around the brain or spinal cord. He had been dealing with a viral infection and hip injury. Assistant Aaron Danks took charge of the team while Kompany was away and oversaw wins against Freiburg, Magdeburg, Atlético Madrid and Mainz with the only blot a 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund in der Klassiker on Oct. 31. See AP’s full soccer coverage here