Tag Archives: DFB

DFB appoint Nia Künzer as Germany’s sporting director for women’s football!

On January 1, 2024, Nia Künzer will take on the role of sporting director for women’s football at the DFB. The 43-year-old will be responsible for both the Germany women’s first team and the U-20s, which was decided on unanimously by the DFB GmbH & Co. KG supervisory board and …

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arunfoot/SportsKhabri: Candid Football Conversations #93 Germany lift FIFA U-17 World Cup trophy!

Candid Football Conversations returns with Arunava Chaudhuri and Rahul Naresh of SportsKhabri discussing Germany’s triumph in the FIFA U-17 World Cup final. The young Germans beat France on penalties in Indonesia to crown themselves for the first-time U-17 world champions. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between arunfoot and SportsKhabri.

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DFB & Germany Women’s coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg terminate contract!

The DFB and Germany women’s national team coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg have gone their separate ways with immediate effect. This is the result of a joint meeting last Friday, which the board of directors approved in a meeting this Saturday, November 4. The conversation on Friday took place in an atmosphere …

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Andreas Rettig announced as new DFB Managing Director for Sport!

Andreas Rettig will immediately take over as the new Managing Director for Sport for DFB GmbH & Co. KG. He will be responsible for the national teams and the academy. The Supervisory Board and those at a meeting of the general assembly unanimously agreed upon his appointment. Rettig has been …

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Ilkay Gündogan named Germany’s Player of the Year!

Germany international midfielder Ilkay Gündogan has been named as the country’s “Player of the Year”. In the vote conducted by kicker magazine involving the members of the Association of German Sports Journalists (VDS), the FC Barcelona midfielder, who also captained Manchester City to a victory in the UEFA Champions League …

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Germany’s DFB expands integrity programme with Genius Sports!

The German Football Association, DFB, has expanded its integrity cooperation with Genius Sports Limited to combat the threats of match-fixing and betting-related corruption. Since 2019, Genius Sports has provided the DFB with its cutting-edge Bet Monitoring System, analysing global odds movements from over 7,500 games a year with predictive algorithms …

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Germany, Netherlands & Belgium sign agreement for 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup bidding!

The next step has been taken. Having submitted the official declaration of interest to FIFA, the KNVB, the RBFA and the DFB have now signed and dispatched the so-called “Bidding Agreement” as an integral part of the bidding process for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. With that, the three …

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Germany to face Japan & France before USA trip in October!

The Germany national team have arranged friendlies with Japan and FIFA World Cup runners-up France as they continue preparations for the home UEFA European Championship in 2024. The two matches will take place in Wolfsburg and then Dortmund in September. A trip to the United States, co-hosts of the 2026 …

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DFB Sports Tribunal sanctions Eintracht Frankfurt head coach Oliver Glasner for one match!

The German Football Association (DFB) Sports Tribunal has sanctioned Eintracht Frankfurt head coach Oliver Glasner with a one-match ban for unsportsmanlike conduct. As a result, Oliver Glasner will not be allowed to be inside the Deutsche Bank Park stadium on Saturday, May 13 against 1.FSV Mainz. The reason behind the …

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