German Football

The 31-year-old Japanese midfielder Genki Haraguchi joins VfB Stuttgart from 1.FC Union Berlin with immediate effect. After starting his career with the Urawa Red Diamonds in Japan, Haraguchi enjoyed spells with Hertha BSC, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Hannover 96 before joining Union Berlin. Genki Haraguchi has also won 74 caps for …

SV Werder Bremen have agreed a loan deal with VfL Wolfsburg for Maximilian Philipp. The 28-year-old attacker joins the Green-Whites until the end of the season, subject to a medical examination. In addition, Oliver Burke is about to complete a loan move to another club, also dependent on a medical. …

The next talent from the VfL Bochum academy: Mohammed Tolba has signed his first professional contract with the Blue-Whites. The captain of the U-19 of VfL Bochum 1848, who’s been at Castroper Straße since 2015, will be part of the VfL licensed squad in the coming years, until 30/06/2025. The …

After the dismissal of Fredi Bobic on Saturday, club president Kay Bernstein, board member Klaus Brüggemann and managing director Thomas Herrich spoke at a press conference on Sunday afternoon. They were joined by Benjamin Weber, who has assumed the role of sporting director at the ‘Old Lady’. At the 42-minute-long …

FC Schalke 04’s Jordan Larsson will spend the remainder of the season on loan at Danish Superliga side FC Copenhagen. The deal includes a buy option for the striker. Details of the loan agreement will remain undisclosed. “Unfortunately, this season hasn’t gone quite as Jordan or we had hoped. We …

Hertha BSC’s steering committee, together with the supervisory board of the Hertha BSC e.V., have released sporting director Fredi Bobic from his duties with immediate effect. All this happened after Hertha BSC lost the Berlin derby against rivals 1.FC Union Berlin in the afternoon, the third loss in a row …

In preparation for UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany, the German national side will play Peru and Belgium in their first international matches of the year, as decided by the Supervisory Board and General Assembly of DFB GmbH & Co. KG at their joint meeting yesterday, January 27 on the DFB …

Bayer 04 Leverkusen have reacted to an Andrey Lunev back injury by signing the Austria international Patrick Pentz as a back-up goalkeeper. The 26-year-old joins the Werkself with immediate effect from Ligue 1 club Stades Reims on a contract to June 30, 2025. “We had to find a good solution …

Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund have signed Belgian U-19 international Julien Duranville. The 16-year-old, who completed the compulsory medical examination yesterday, has signed a long-term deal with BVB. Attacking winger Duranville, who is in the final stages of his recovery after suffering a muscle injury in the autumn, is regarded as …

”Taking a stand, taking action” („Haltung zeigen und handeln“) – under this slogan, the “!Never Again” (“!Nie Wieder”) initiative is commemorating the victims of National Socialism on and around January 27, the date of liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. This is the 19th year in which the DFL and …