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German kit maker JAKO have launched the new 2017/18 home and away kits of promoted Bundesliga side Hannover 96. The new jerseys are designed in the classic club colours of the 96s. In their own stadium Hannover will play in a red jersey and away in a green jersey. Starting …
Read More »DFB name Germany U-19 squad for UEFA Euro U-19!
The German Under-19 national coach Frank Kramer has named his final 18 player squad for the upcoming UEFA U-19 European Championship to be played in Georgia from July 2 to 15. Germany have been drawn in the tougher Group B alongside the Netherlands, England and Bulgaria. The coach Kramer had …
Read More »Eintracht Braunschweig starts with ERIMA into the new Bundesliga2 season!
German Bundesliga2 side Eintracht Braunschweig started their 2017/18 pre-season on Monday, June 26 with a lactate test. For the first time, Braunschweig trained in the training gear of their new equipment supplier ERIMA. At the same time, the commitment of the new equipment supplier ERIMA to BTSV is also starting …
Read More »Football shoe sensation adidas GLITCH lands in Berlin & conquers Germany!
adidas last autumn with GLITCH had created a lot of talking material in the football scene (“undoubtedly the best football shoe of the year 2016” – Soccer Bible). What everyone was talking about is a completely new, modular football shoe consisting of an inner shoe and an outer skin. Until …
Read More »Germany’s B team top group & qualify for 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup semifinals!
2014 FIFA World Cup winners Germany unlike the seven other participating countries is resting all of their superstars and key players in the ongoing 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup, but the newly put together Germany B team by coach Joachim Löw despite having their problems in group stage matches have topped …
Read More »The new Bundesliga Matchday weekend from the 2017/18 season!
There will be a new look about Bundesliga matchdays from the 2017/18 season onwards with new kick-off times and the introduction of new time slots to look forward to. The regular Bundesliga weekend will still start on a Friday night, but it will end on a Monday evening on five …
Read More »FC Schalke 04 and UMBRO agree long-term partnership!
German Bundesliga side FC Schalke 04 e.V. have come to an agreement with UMBRO to become the club’s new kit suppliers from July 2018. The Royal Blues’ kits and equipment will be supplied by the British company, for both the professional teams and all academy teams. Schalke’s Head of Marketing, …
Read More »Germany’s Bundesliga & Bundesliga2 sets new attendance record!
The top two divisions of German professional football broke their record for attendances in the 2016/17 season. A total of 19,049,362 spectators witnessed 612 Bundesliga and Bundesliga2 matches live at the stadium. That is an increase of 1.3 percent on the figure from the previous season, according to the statistics …
Read More »FIFA Women’s World Rankings: India drop to 60th, USA regain top spot!
Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the second rankings of 2017, India dropped four spots to be in 60th position jointly with Northern Ireland behind Turkey and ahead of Venezuela. India have 1404 points, the same …
Read More »Ousmane Dembele (Borussia Dortmund) named Bundesliga Rookie of the 2016/17 season!
Borussia Dortmund starlet Ousmane Dembele prevailed against his competitors to win the inaugural Bundesliga Rookie of the 2016/17 season award. After winning the February 2017 Rookie of the Month award, Dembele has now also won the overall vote against first-leg winner Nabil Bentaleb (FC Schalke 04), March winner Riechedly Bazoer …
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