Germany Head coach Hansi Flick will have to do without Lukas Nmecha when his Germany side take on England at Wembley Stadium on Monday, September 26 (20:45 CEST). The VfL Wolfsburg striker is suffering from knee problems and will not be available for selection. Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger will …
Read More »Germany to miss Neuer & Goretzka in UEFA Nations League due to COVID-19!
Germany international captain Manuel Neuer (36) and midfielder Leon Goretzka (27) both tested positive for the Coronavirus on Wednesday, September 21 morning. Both players from FC Bayern München were isolated, and will leave the team hotel. Due a to a positive Coronavirus test within one of the players’ private circles, …
Read More »FIFA joins debate at DFB congress on human rights!
With 61 days to go until the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off, the German Football Association (DFB) has hosted a congress with representatives from the worlds of sport and civil society to discuss the situation of human rights in Qatar. Opened by DFB President Bernd Neuendorf at the new …
Read More »Germany will have short camp & final 2022 FIFA World Cup test in Oman!
The Germany national team will hold a short training camp in Oman ahead of the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Head coach Hansi Flick will prepare his players for the 2022 FIFA World Cup group games against Japan (November 23), Spain (November 27) and Costa Rica …
Read More »Benjamin Henrichs replaces injured Marco Reus in Germany squad for UEFA Nations League!
Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus has been ruled out of Germany’s upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against Hungary (Friday, September 23, 20:45 CEST) and England (Monday, September 26, 19:45 CEST). The 33-year-old was stretchered off in the Revierderby against Schalke 04 on Saturday and scans have shown that he has …
Read More »Antonio Di Salvo names Germany U-21 squad for friendlies!
Head coach Antonio Di Salvo has named his Germany U-21 squad for the upcoming friendlies against France (Magdeburg, September 23, 18:15 CEST) and England (Sheffield, September 17, 20:45). Christian Früchtl (Austria Vienna) has been called up to the squad for the first time and Reda Khadra (Sheffield United) and Frederik …
Read More »SportsKhabri VIDEO: A conversation with Arunava Chaudhuri on European Energy Crisis & its sporting ramifications!
Europe has been struggling with an energy crisis for some time now. Some of the factors dictating the crisis are decisions made explicitly by the EU (ambitious initiatives to decarbonise the primary energy reserves), while there are other unprecedented issues (the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine) that …
Read More »Germany’s DFB names Dortmund, Duisburg, Düsseldorf & Cologne as 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup candidate cities!
Dortmund, Duisburg, Düsseldorf and Cologne are the cities with which the German Football Association (DFB) is applying for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. This was decided by the DFB Executive Committee at its meeting last Friday. The DFB wants to host the tournament in five years together with the …
Read More »Germany name squad for upcoming UEFA Nations League ties!
With one newcomer and three returnees in the squad compared to the June internationals, Germany returns for their final two group games in the UEFA Nations League against Hungary and England. Germany head coach Hansi Flick has called-up 20-year-old defender Armel Bella Kotchap of Southampton FC for the first time. …
Read More »DFB founds Germany Futsal U-19 National Team!
The presidential board of the German Football Association (DFB) have agreed this Friday, September 9 to the formation of a Germany U-19 Futsal national team. Futsal, an official FIFA-recognised variant of football that takes place indoors, has already had a Germany men’s national team under the umbrella of the DFB …
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