German Football

DFL CEO Christian Seifert new Chairman of World Leagues Forum!

The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga (Bundesliga) CEO Christian Seifert is the new Chairman of the World Leagues Forum (WLF). He was appointed on Friday at the Annual Meeting of the WLF in Mexico City, with league representatives from 40 countries taking part. Seifert succeeds Richard Scudamore, Executive Chairman of the …

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Germany & Bundesliga Legend Lothar Matthäus to visit India!

Germany’s Bundesliga is bringing global football icon Lothar Matthäus to India for a three-day visit from December 4 as part of the Bundesliga Legends Tour designed to inspire and connect Indian fans to the Bundesliga. The captain of the 1990 FIFA World Cup winners returns to India for a second …

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Arjen Robben confirms this will be his final season at Bayern Munich!

Arjen Robben has confirmed that this ongoing 2018/19 season will be his final season at Bundesliga record champions FC Bayern Munich. The 34 year old Netherlands legend made the announcement at the sidelines of a visit to FC Bayern fan club “Tegernseer Tal” today. “This is my final season at …

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SGS Essen coach Daniel Kraus to leave the club at the end of the season!

SGS Essen has announced that head coach Daniel Kraus will be leaving the Women’s Bundesliga (Allianz Frauen-Bundesliga) club at the end of the 2018/19 season. The 34 year old gaffer joined SGS Essen in 2016 and led the club to the German Women’s Cup (DFB-Pokal der Frauen) semi-finals last season. …

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New Germany Women’s coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg officially unveiled!

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg was officially unveiled as the new head coach for the Germany Women’s national team this Friday. The 50-year-old joined DFB president Reinhard Grindel, national teams and academy director Oliver Bierhoff and sporting director for national teams Joti Chatzialexiou at a press conference at the DFB headquarters in Frankfurt …

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DFL announces Bundesliga’s strategic focus on India!

The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and IMG Reliance today announced an exclusive long-term understanding to develop and promote football and the Bundesliga in India. This will see the DFL and the Bundesliga clubs work towards the growth of Indian football through a series of activities throughout the year, in collaboration …

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Bayern Munich home kits to be red and white only in future!

Open and constructive discussions have been taking place over recent weeks between the FC Bayern Munich board and various fan representatives on the topic of club colours. These discussions have resulted in a mutual agreement. Jörg Wacker, board member responsible for internationalisation and strategy, also has responsibility for the department …

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Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt incorporates subsidiary in China!

Eintracht Frankfurt is driving their internationalisation strategies forward with the launch of a wholly-owned subsidiary in China. The subsidiary named Eintracht Frankfurt Football (Beijing) Co., Ltd. aims to serve the Chinese football market with German know how. The form of company chosen by Eintracht is termed WFOE (Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise) …

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Sporting Director Jonas Boldt to leave Bayer Leverkusen, Simon Rolfes to replace him!

Former Bayer 04 Leverkusen captain Simon Rolfes, who since July 1 is ‘Head of Youth and Development’, will become the new sporting director of B04 from December 1. He takes over from Jonas Boldt, who has decided to leave Bayer 04 on June 30, 2019. Up to then, Boldt will …

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