German Football

On January 27, 1945, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp was liberated. Every year around this date, German football together with the initiative “!Never Again” commemorates the people who were persecuted, deported, and murdered under National Socialism. Sport and football – never apolitical The Nazi regime exploited sport in various …

Eintracht Frankfurt and head coach Dino Toppmöller have ended their working relationship with immediate effect. The decision follows a comprehensive sporting and structural analysis of the past weeks, taking into account the impressions that came out of the first three matches of the new year. Dino Toppmöller took over as …

Eintracht Frankfurt and Deutsche Bank AG will continue their cooperation long into the future. The agreement, centred around Deutsche Bank Park, has been extended ahead of schedule by eight years until 2035, and enhanced as regards content. The term matches the existing stadium lease agreement with the City of Frankfurt. …

UEFA has awarded the DFB the right to host UEFA Women’s EURO 2029. The decision was taken by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Nyon on Wednesday, 3 December 2025. This means that the UEFA Women’s EURO will be held in Germany for the first time since 2001. …

More than 160 delegates from professional football clubs across Europe gathered in Frankfurt this week as European Football Clubs (EFC) – formerly the European Club Association (ECA) – brought together its Working Groups for a series of high-level meetings, strategy sessions, and innovation exchanges. This marked one of the most …

FC Bayern Munich and Vincent Kompany have extended their contract until 30 June 2029. The head coach’s current deal was due to expire in summer 2027. Kompany, 39, arrived in Munich from Burnley FC in England ahead of the 2024/25 season and guided the team to the Bundesliga title in …

As expected, UEFA has rejected a request from Eintracht Frankfurt to move their UEFA Champions League game against SSC Napoli on Matchday 4 of the league phase to a neutral venue, after Eagles fans were officially banned from attending the contest. The game on 4 November will therefore take place …

The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has formed a new expert group to bring together the expertise of clubs, the league, the DFB, and external specialists to promptly and intensively discuss strategies for a successful sporting future of German professional football. The aim is to define future priorities for football development …

The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga is adjusting the corporate structure of the DFL Group. In this way, the league organisation is structurally positioning itself for a successful future in the core areas of associations and clubs, sport and marketing. Specifically, there will be three central business units in the DFL …