German Football

The German Football Association (DFB) is mourning the loss of Franz Beckenbauer. The legendary national team player passed away at the age of 78 on Sunday, January 7, 2024. Franz Beckenbauer influenced football in Germany like no other. Alongside the Brazilian Mário Zagallo and the French Didier Deschamps, Beckenbauer is …

Borussia Dortmund chief executive officer Hans-Joachim Watzke, 64, will not extend his contract, which expires at the end of 2025, and will step down from management in the autumn of next year. Watzke made the announcement this Monday, January 8 in Marbella, Spain, where BVB are currently holding their winter …

WOW, a leading OTT service operated by Sky, is the new naming rights partner of the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL), becoming the “WOW Virtual Bundesliga”. Beginning immediately, WOW’s logo will feature on all branding related to the DFL’s eFootball competition, including digital communication platforms as well as during all offline VBL …

The Austrian goalkeeper Pavao Pervan is set to remain a VfL Wolfsburg player beyond next season after the 36-year-old goalkeeper extended his contract, which was due to expire at the end of the current campaign, until summer 2025. Pervan, who has appeared three times in the Bundesliga and once in …

Midfielder Keita Endo has joined FC Tokyo on loan, return to his home country of Japan, from where he moved to 1.FC Union Berlin in the summer of 2020. The two-time Japanese international made a total of 21 appearances for Union, scoring one goal. In the past one and a …

Eintracht Frankfurt and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC have agreed a loan deal for Sasa Kalajdzic. The Austria international will spend the rest of the 2023/24 season with the Hessians and wear the number nine jersey. The 26-year-old centre-forward has plenty of Bundesliga experience having played for VfB Stuttgart from 2019 to …

FC Red Bull Salzburg have signed a new goalie. 30-year-old German Timo Horn has signed a contract until the end of the 2023/24 season and will wear the number 13 shirt. After leaving 1.FC Köln in the summer, Horn has been without a club. He made a total of 329 …

FC Schalke 04 have appointed Marc Wilmots as their new sporting director, as part of a restructuring of the club’s sporting management team. The 54-year-old Belgian put pen to paper on a long-term deal on Wednesday; January 3. André Hechelmann will take up the newly-created role of technical director. “We …

1.FC Köln have a new head coach for the men’s first-team. Timo Schultz will be on the sideline for FC in the future. The 46-year-old coach previously worked for FC Basel in Switzerland. Before that, he was head coach of Bundesliga 2 outfit of FC St. Pauli from 2020 to …

1.FC Köln have made further decisions regarding the setup of the club’s coaching staff. Assistant Coach René Wagner and Goalkeeper Coach Uwe Gospodarek are no longer part of the team and have been released. “We asked for a clear commitment from all members of the coaching staff that they want …