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Germany’s 2014 FIFA World Cup winning captain Philipp Lahm has been named honorary captain by the DFB convention in Frankfurt/Main on Friday. The former full-back joins an elite group including Fritz Walter, Uwe Seeler, Franz Beckenbauer, Lothar Matthäus and Jürgen Klinsmann, while Bettina Wiegmann and Birgit Prinz count among the …
Read More »SAP Becomes Official Sponsoring Partner of Germany’s DFB Academy!
The DFB Academy and SAP SE today announced that SAP has become an official sponsoring partner of the upcoming German national football academy, DFB Academy. The agreement between the market leader for enterprise software and the academy of the German Soccer Association (DFB) has an initial term of three years. …
Read More »German FA (DFB) announce 10 cities for its UEFA Euro 2024 bid!
The executive committee of the German Football Association (DFB) met today in Frankfurt to finalise the ten city venues it will propose in its application to host the UEFA Euro 2024 championship. The cities of Berlin (Olympiastadion), Munich (Allianz Arena), Düsseldorf (ESPRIT arena), Stuttgart (Mercedes-Benz Arena), Cologne (RheinEnergieSTADION), Hamburg (Volksparkstadion), …
Read More »German DFB Cup: Smaller sides look forward to welcome Bundesliga sides in Round 2!
The draw for the second round of the German Cup (DFB Pokal) 2017/18 was held this afternoon with the draw carried out by Germany U-21 coach Stefan Kuntz and comedian Carolin Kebekus at the Deutsche Fußballmuseum in Dortmund. Defending champions Borussia Dortmund travel to third division side 1.FC Magdeburg, while …
Read More »Volkswagen from 2019 are new mobility partner of the DFB (Germany)!
The German Football Association (DFB) will get a new mobility partner with the Volkswagen AG from 2019 onwards. At the end of an open, transparent and non-discriminatory bidding process, the DFB board unanimously voted for cooperation with the Wolfsburg-based car manufacturer on the basis of the present bids at its …
Read More »DFB & DFL update Angela Merkel & Xi Jinping on German-Chinese football projects!
During the state visit in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping were special guests at a football match between a Chinese and a German U-12 team at the Auf Dem Wurfplatz stadium. DFL president Dr. Reinhard Rauball, DFL CEO Christian Seifert, DFB president Reinhard Grindel, DFB …
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 »German FA (DFB) & Football Federation Australia (FFA) agree cooperation!
Before the first group game of the 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup between Germany and Australia, the two associations signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday, June 19 in Sochi, Russia. For the German Football Association (DFB) the paper was signed by president Reinhard Grindel and secretary general Dr. Friedrich Curtius, …
Read More »German DFB Cup: Amateur clubs look forward to welcome Bundesliga sides in Round 1!
The draw for the first round of the German Cup (DFB Pokal) 2017/18 was held tonight with the draw carried out by DFB president Reinhard Grindel and former international Sebastian Kehl at the Deutsche Fußballmuseum in Dortmund. Defending champions Borussia Dortmund travel to sixth division side 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen, while …
Read More »First Chinese-German Football Summit held in Frankfurt!
The first Chinese-German Football Summit, held on June 7/8 in Frankfurt, saw intensive exchange between leading representatives of both countries’ football associations as well as the Chinese Super League (CSL) and Bundesliga clubs. The Summit was attended by around 200 participants including roughly 100 guests from China and continued on …
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