At its meeting on Tuesday, March 31, the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga’s Ordinary Assembly adopted a new minimum age for players in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2. Paragraph 14 Number 1 of the Player Licensing Rules is to be amended such that youth players may be issued a player licence …
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The German Football Museum (Deutsches Fußballmuseum) in Dortmund has called off the Hall of Fame 2020 gala scheduled to take place in June 2020 and to postpone it to 2021. The decision was made as a result to the global coronavirus pandemic. Oliver Kahn, Jürgen Klinsmann, Wolfgang Overath, Hans-Jürgen Dörner …
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The Bund Deutscher Fußball-Lehrer e.V. (BDFL), the Coaching Association of Germany and the German Football Ambassador (Deutsche Fußball Botschafter e.V.) will be intensifying their collaboration and enter into a formal cooperation. The BDFL – founded in 1957 – has more than 5,000 members as the professional association of German football …
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The German national team yesterday, March 19 gave notice that they will be spending 2.5 million Euros to help combat the spread of Coronavirus. “Every gesture, every little helps,” was the motto coming from the team. “We are all facing a huge challenge, now more than ever.” The national players …
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UEFA has confirmed that the upcoming international matches for Germany’s senior men’s, women’s and U-21 squads have all been called off due to the Coronavirus pandemic. On Friday afternoon, the city of Nuremberg had already called off Germany’s international against Italy, scheduled for March 31. UEFA has since confirmed that …
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After hanging up her boots at the age of 28, former Germany international Josephine Henning has now turned her attention to the creative arts. One of her works has just gone on display in Zurich: the “Meant to Bond” sculpture fashioned by the Olympic gold medallist and European champion is …
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In light of the latest developments concerning the coronavirus outbreak, DFL CEO Christian Seifert has issued the following statement: “The coronavirus is presenting a difficult situation for society as a whole and therefore also for football. It goes without saying that the health of the general public and thus all …
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In the 2018-19 season, the revenue generated by the 18 Bundesliga clubs exceeded €4 billion for the first time. Total revenue of €4.02 billion represents a 5.4 per cent increase on the previous season, as well as the 15th successive year of record revenue. The clubs of Bundesliga 2, whose …
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In May 2020, the German Football Ambassador Award of the non-profit association of the same name will be awarded for the eighth time. Who will succeed the current title holder Jürgen Klopp, who was named German Football Ambassador 2019 before he started his impressive title collection as UEFA Champions League …
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The German Football Ambassador 2019 winner Jürgen Klopp has officially received his award during the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. Roland Bischof, initiator of the football ambassador idea, met the successful coach in Doha. “I have been to Qatar about 70 times and have known the country for …
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