After the end of the 2020-21 season with 1.FC Köln ensuring their Bundesliga status with a relegation playoff win over Holstein Kiel, the club has decided to bring an end to the working relationship with their managing director Horst Heldt. After an evaluation from the Board of Directors and the …
Read More »DFL’s Sports Medicine/Special Match Operations Task Force takes stock & looks to the future!
What is the Sports Medicine / Special Match Operations Task Force’s take on the recently completed 2020-21 season? Prof. Dr. Tim Meyer (Head of the task force) and Ansgar Schwenken (Member of the DFL Management Board, Director of Football Affairs & Supporters) give us their thoughts: Professor Meyer, Mr Schwenken, …
Read More »Liverpool FC agree deal to sign Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig!
Premier League giants Liverpool FC have reached an agreement for the transfer of Ibrahima Konate from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig. The 22-year-old defender has agreed a long-term contract with the Reds from July 1, subject to international clearance and a successful work permit application process, after finalising terms and passing …
Read More »Eintracht Frankfurt makes two new appointments!
Timmo Hardung takes over as head of first team football, while Ole Siegel becomes aide to the board member for sport at Eintracht Frankfurt. Eintracht Frankfurt has filled two key positions on its staff following the recent personnel changes. Timmo Hardung takes over as head of first team football, while …
Read More »Will 2021/22 be the season that RB Leipzig finally end Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga dominance?
Some people are headline-readers, and others look for the story within the story. The takeaway point from the 2020/21 German Bundesliga season is that, yet again, Bayern Munich are the champions – the ninth straight year that they have earned the honour. However, this was a campaign that was far from …
Read More »Bayern Munich announce signing of defender Omar Richards!
FC Bayern Munich have announced the signing of Omar Richards. The 23-year-old defender is joining on a free transfer from English Championship side FC Reading and has signed a contract with the German champions until 2025. He will take the number 3 shirt. FCB board member for sport Hasan Salihamidžić …
Read More »Oliver Glasner appointed new Eintracht Frankfurt head coach!
Oliver Glasner is the new head coach of Eintracht Frankfurt, succeeding fellow countryman Adi Hütter. The Austrian signed a three-year contract on Wednesday, May 26. Glasner moves from Bundesliga rivals VfL Wolfsburg, who he led to fourth place in the Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League qualification last season. Glasner still …
Read More »15 years of Sportcast: anniversary of the DFL subsidiary!
‘Liga founds own TV production company’ – that was the heading of a press release published by the DFL one Friday in April 2006. The wholly owned subsidiary would produce the images from the matches in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 and make them available to television partners from the …
Read More »Dominik Szoboszlai extends RB Leipzig contract until 2026!
RB Leipzig and Dominik Szoboszlai have agreed a contract extension to extend the midfielder’s existing deal by one more year until 2026. Szoboszlai joined RBL from FC Red Bull Salzburg in January 2021 and has been dealing with a pelvic injury since. After a targeted rehabilitation and individual recovery program, …
Read More »Stars on shirts: As the Bundesliga hands out when and how many?
The placement of one or more stars on a club’s shirt is intended to emphasise the extraordinary significance of the club having won multiple Bundesliga titles. The first milestone is reached when a club wins its third Bundesliga title. From then on, a star may be worn on the shirt …
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