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Stefan Kuntz names Germany Under-21 squad!

Germany U-21 head coach Stefan Kuntz has announced the 24-man squad for the upcoming U-21 European Championship qualification matches against Moldova (September 3 at 18:15 CEST at BRITA-Arena) and Belgium (September 8 at 16:00 CEST in Leuven). Ismael Jakobs (1. FC Köln), Maxim Leitsch (VfL Bochum), Florian Krüger (Erzgebirge Aue), …

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Oberdorf, Katterbach & Wirtz win Germany’s Fritz Walter gold medals!

2020s Fritz Walter gold Medals were awarded to 1.FC Köln’s Noah Katterbach (U-19), Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz (U-17), while Lena Oberdorf from VfL Wolfsburg took the female award. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the awards will not be presented at one ceremony this year, but rather at separate, individual …

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UEFA cancels U-17 qualifiers; England, Germany & Spain to play at 2021 U-17 Women’s World Cup – India!

England, Germany and Spain without having to play the UEFA Women’s U-17 Championship will represent Europe at the 2021 U-17 Women’s World Cup in India next year. UEFA has been forced to cancel the elite round and the final tournament of the UEFA Women’s U-17 Championship in Sweden due to …

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DFL Foundation appoints Franziska Fey as its Chairwoman!

The DFL Foundation has appointed Franziska Fey as its Chairwoman. The 35-year-old has been working for the DFL Foundation (“DFL Stiftung”) since 2015. Since 2018, she has been Head of Projects, with responsibility for areas including strategic topic development and for advising the Executive Board. Before joining the DFL Foundation, …

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Organising UEFA club finals in record-breaking time: Germany!

In an average year, UEFA and a host venue require 12 months to plan a competition final. In 2020, it has taken a couple of months to organise three mini-tournament finals: the Champions League, the Europa League and the Women’s Champions League in Portugal, Germany and Spain respectively. In a …

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2014 FIFA World Cup winner Benedikt Höwedes retires!

In Benedikt Höwedes another 2014 FIFA World Cup winner with Germany in Rio has ended his professional football career. Despite feeling fit enough to return to the Bundesliga, the 32-year-old wishes to step down because of his family. In June, the 2014 world champion terminated his contract with Russian top …

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Germany’s U-21s to face Moldova in Wiesbaden!

The Germany U-21s’ EURO qualifier against Moldova on September 3, 2020 will be played in Wiesbaden’s BRITA-Arena. This decision was made at the DFB presidential board’s meeting in Frankfurt on Friday, July 24. Initially, Frankfurt’s PSD Bank Arena was the intended venue for the match. The BRITA-Arena in Wiesbaden has …

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Germany’s Women national team to face Ireland in Essen!

In their first match back following the enforced break, the Germany women’s team will face Ireland in Essen on September 19 (14:00 CEST), the DFB steering committee announced following its meeting in Frankfurt (Main) on Friday, July 24. It will be Germany’s fifth match as part of qualification for EURO …

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