German Football

Women’s DFB-Pokal Round 2 to take place on September 8/9!

The German Women’s Cup (DFB-Pokal der Frauen) will continue with Round 2 fixtures scheduled to take place on Saturday/Sunday, September 8/9. The twelve teams who were part of the 2017/18 Women’s Bundesliga (Allianz Frauen-Bundesliga) season, as well as newly promoted clubs Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach were handed a …

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I am part of panel to discuss Germany’s dismal 2018 FIFA World Cup!

The ‘SportTreff – Business meets Sports’ is set to host its latest edition on Thursday, August 24 at the Butcher’s Sportsbar Cologne from 7.30 to 10.30pm and I look to be a part of it. The topic will be, ‘A 2018 FIFA World Cup look back – The football, the …

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Bundesliga brings newspaper pictures to life thanks to augmented reality!

The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the Axel Springer BILD Group are combining innovation with tradition to create a brand-new media offering. When the new Bundesliga season gets under way, readers will be able to access football videos via the printed media with the help of augmented reality. By using …

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RB Leipzig partnership with Volkswagen & Porsche Leipzig continues!

German Bundesliga side RB Leipzig has extended their successful partnership with Volkswagen AG and Porsche Leipzig GmbH for another three years. The sponsorship agreement, which has been ongoing since 2014, was extended for a further three years until June 30, 2021. The two companies thus remain mobility partners of the …

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Germany’s Track-&-Field starlet Gina Lückenkemper to carry out DFB-Pokal Round 2 draw!

The draw for the 2018/19 DFB-Pokal (German Cup) 2nd Round will be held at the Deutsches Fußballmuseum (German Football Museum) in Dortmund on Sunday, August 26 at 18:00h CET. A total of 32 teams will be part of the DFB-Pokal – Second Round draw, which will be carried out by …

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eSports: What Official Recognition could mean for eSports Teams and Football Clubs!

November 2017 marked a milestone for German eSports when Germany’s first ever national eSports Association, the eSports-Bund Deutschland (ESBD) was founded in Frankfurt. Part of its vision was to attain recognition so that eSports could be classified as an official sport. That goal is now closer than ever with Chancellor …

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Bundesliga broadens its prevention of match fixing as training commences for squads!

In recent weeks, Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 clubs have begun training their professional squads as part of the “Gemeinsam gegen Spielmanipulation” (Together Against Match Fixing) programme, which exists since 2012. This training, which is obligatory following a unanimous resolution by the DFL members’ meeting on December 12, 2017, must be …

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Philipp Lahm set to head UEFA EURO 2024 organisation in Germany!

Should the DFB be awarded UEFA EURO 2024 in Nyon on September 27, Philipp Lahm will be in charge of organising the competition in Germany. The long-serving Germany captain and DFB general secretary Dr. Friedrich Curtius both agreed to the long-term collaboration, meaning the current bid ambassador, capped 113 times …

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VIDEO: Borussia Dortmund wish India a Happy Independence Day!

Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund send out greetings to fans in India and Indians all around the world as the nation celebrates its Independence Day today, August 15. The eight-time Bundesliga champions and four-time DFB-Pokal (German DFB Cup) winners have come out with a special message from BVB Legend Karl-Heinz Riedle …

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