OneFootball, the world’s largest owned and operated digital football media business, and the German Football Association (DFB) have today announced a distribution partnership to further grow the international reach of Germany’s premier cup competition, the DFB-Pokal. With immediate effect and for the entirety of the 2020-21 season, OneFootball will exclusively …
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The German Football Association’s (DFB) sport tribunal has handed Marcus Thuram of Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach a six-match ban and €40,000 fine, following an indictment by the DFB control committee for assaulting an opponent in a breach of sporting regulations. Five of the six matches are to be served directly …
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Germany will face Romania, Iceland, North Macedonia, Armenia and Liechtenstein in qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, as decided by Monday evening’s draw in Zurich. DFB president Fritz Keller followed the draw and spoke to DFB media about Germany’s chances at next year’s UEFA Euro’s and in …
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In collaboration with ten universities, the European football union, UEFA, have been able to determine football’s social value using the pan-European study SROI (Social Return on Investment). It is now possible, for the first time, to accurately quantify the value of amateur football and thereby also of the volunteer sector. …
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In a conference call on Monday, November 30 the DFB presidential board unanimously agreed to unequivocally back the direction of Germany coach Joachim Löw in his efforts to rebuild the national team, which have been ongoing since March 2019. In doing so, the presidential board followed the recommendation of the …
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Following the 6-0 defeat to Spain in the UEFA Nations League, the Presidential Board of the German Football Association (DFB) has agreed a timetable to evaluate the national team’s current situation. The DFB’s statement is as follows: The DFB Presidential Board has unanimously agreed on a timetable to gather information, …
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With a rising number of coronavirus cases in Germany and around Europe, the DFB has intensified the coronavirus prevention measures taken in its health and safety plan. The new measures will be in effect for the matches in Leipzig against Czech Republic (November 11, 20.45 CET) and Ukraine (November 14, …
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At a meeting on Friday, October 23, the DFB presidential board made the decision to postpone all youth international matches and training until the end of the year. This applies for both male and female Germany youth teams. The sole exception is Stefan Kuntz’s U-21 side, who have a crucial …
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The Germany Women’s national team game against England on Tuesday, October 27 (16:00 CET) at the Brita-Arena in Wiesbaden will take place in front of just 50 fans, in accordance with authorities. The reason behind the reduced allowance is the high rate of incidence of the Coronavirus in the state …
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The “Taskforce Zukunft Profifußball” (task force for the future of German professional football) is commencing its operations. The Executive Committee of the DFL appointed the 36 experts from sport, society, politics and business in September, and their first meeting will take place this week. In the coming months, the participants …
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