In sport, 2020 was a year of cancellations, empty stadia and difficult training conditions for athletes, while right wing groups exploited the situation caused by the pandemic. Amidst all of this, Germany internationals Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka and the then third-tier side Preußen Münster took a clear stance in …
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With 26 players onboard, the Germany Women’s national team is headed into the first international break of the year. The games against Belgium (February 21 in Aachen) and the Netherlands (February 24 in Venlo), Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has given goalkeeper Stina Johannes from SGS Essen her first senior call up. After …
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The summary report of the task force “Future of Professional Football” is now available to download. This nine-page document sets out and explains 17 recommendations of the task force for the DFL and the 36 clubs in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2. In addition, a future outlook outlines the goals …
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“We’re competing because some dreams are worth pursuing” – that is the encouraging message from young athletes in a series of new multimedia spots as well as numerous social media contents. With these adverts, the DFL Foundation and German Sports Aid Foundation (Deutsche Sporthilfe) are continuing their commitment to talents …
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With a view to recording and tracking visitor flows during the coronavirus pandemic, leading associations in Germany from the areas of culture, hospitality and sport are exploring cross-sector collaboration. The initial aim is to analyse whether jointly deploying one or more technical solutions could be a viable way to efficiently …
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Lena Oberdorf’s versatility, vision and physique make her almost irreplaceable in the Germany women’s national team these days – and she’s still only 19. The technically-gifted defender has developed from a top talent into a permanent fixture in the national team. So it’s no surprised that, after an extraordinary 2020 …
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Germany captain Manuel Neuer can always be counted on to be a solid presence at the back. The goalkeeper from FC Bayern München never fails to showcase his talents, is ready to take responsibility after tough games and acts as head coach Joachim Löw’s right-hand man on the pitch. The …
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The Germany national team will play their first two home 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches of 2021 in Duisburg on March 25 and 31 against Iceland and North Macedonia respectively. In between the two fixtures, Die Mannschaft will take on Romania away in another qualifier on March 28, as …
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OneFootball, the world’s largest owned and operated digital football media business, and the German Football Association (DFB) have today announced a distribution partnership to further grow the international reach of Germany’s premier cup competition, the DFB-Pokal. With immediate effect and for the entirety of the 2020-21 season, OneFootball will exclusively …
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Twins, Lars and Sven Bender have decided not to extend their contracts with Bayer 04 Leverkusen and will end their playing careers at the end of the current 2020/21 season. Lars Bender joined Bayer 04 from 1860 Munich in the summer of 2009 and captained the Werkself from 2015 to …
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