“So, what does he give? He gives a penalty!…He! Gives! A! Penalty!” These are the words of commentator Gerd Rubenbauer during the 1990™ FIFA World Cup Final. Just before the end of the match between West Germany and Argentina, Rudi Völler had advanced into the penalty area. He was knocked …
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Just a few weeks after the death of Franz Beckenbauer, German and European football is mourning the loss of another of West Germany’s 1990 FIFA World Cup heroes, as it was announced today that former international Andreas Brehme has died unexpectedly of heart failure at the age of just 63. …
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The DFB are mourning the passing of Andreas Brehme. The 1990 FIFA World Cup winner passed away suddenly last night at the age of 63. Brehme earned 86 caps for Germany, scoring eight goals. He etched his name into the history books forever on 8th July 1990, when he scored …
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The UEFA Foundation for Children will once again undertake a range of charitable projects alongside EURO 2024 in Germany. The social projects set up by the UEFA Foundation for Children and its partners for EURO 2016 and EURO 2020 left a very encouraging legacy. This year, the foundation is working …
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This week, the UEFA EURO 2024 team hosted a milestone Fan Forum event in Frankfurt, bringing together stakeholders and supporters to discuss how to ensure the best possible fan experience during the tournament. United by football, the tournament’s slogan, encapsulates the essence of this inaugural event, which brought together tournament …
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Following the UEFA EURO 2024 final draw in Hamburg on December 2, all 20 qualified teams for the final tournament and hosts Germany have now confirmed their team base camps, from where they will travel to their respective matches and stay between the games during the tournament, which kicks off …
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The bidding process for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 will enter its next stage as FIFA embarks on inspection visits to the contending member associations on the following dates: The Royal Belgian Football Association, the German Football Association and the Royal Netherlands Football Association (joint submission) – (January 30 …
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“Never again is now!”: Under this slogan, German professional football is commemorating the victims of National Socialism on and around January 27, the date of liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. This is the 20th year in which the DFL and the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 clubs have been involved …
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Exceptional, outstanding, unique: friends and former teammates paid passionate tributes to Franz Beckenbauer. “The face and the pre-eminent figure of the Bundesliga,” said Wolfgang Overath, a teammate during the World Cup triumph in 1974. And Lothar Matthäus, captain of the team that won the 1990 World Cup in Italy under …
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Franz Beckenbauer, the player who shaped German football like no other, has passed away. “Der Kaiser”, as he was affectionately known around the world of football, died aged 78 on Sunday. An extraordinary player, successful coach, popular pundit, influential official, charity host – Beckenbauer will be remembered for all of …
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