In order to bring the Bundesliga even closer to the markets in the Americas, the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga is opening an international branch in New York as a contact point for media and marketing partners. The office is scheduled to officially begin operations on October 16, 2018. “The USA …
Read More »One of the most successful partnerships in sport continues: Today, the German Football Association (DFB) and adidas announced the extension of their partnership. adidas will remain the Official Supplier of the world’s largest sports federation until 2026. DFB President Reinhard Grindel and Kasper Rorsted, adidas CEO, look forward to continuing …
Read More »The group stage of European zone qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France concluded on Tuesday, September 4 with Germany, Norway and Sweden securing an eighth straight appearance at the competition, while Scotland claimed their maiden berth at women’s football’s showpiece event. Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and …
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Germany’s under pressure head coach Joachim Löw has announced his 23 players final squad ahead of their UEFA Nations League opener against FIFA World Cup winners France and a friendly against Peru. The revolution after Germany’s 2018 FIFA World Cup disaster has been postponed with Joachim Löw picking a somewhat …
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The draw for the second round of the DFB German Cup (DFB Pokal) 2018/19 was held tonight with the draw carried out by DFB vice-president Peter Frymuth and German track and field starlet Gina Lückenkemper at the Deutsche Fußballmuseum in Dortmund. Record champions Bayern Munich have to travel to the …
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The German Women’s Cup (DFB-Pokal der Frauen) will continue with Round 2 fixtures scheduled to take place on Saturday/Sunday, September 8/9. The twelve teams who were part of the 2017/18 Women’s Bundesliga (Allianz Frauen-Bundesliga) season, as well as newly promoted clubs Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach were handed a …
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The ‘SportTreff – Business meets Sports’ is set to host its latest edition on Thursday, August 24 at the Butcher’s Sportsbar Cologne from 7.30 to 10.30pm and I look to be a part of it. The topic will be, ‘A 2018 FIFA World Cup look back – The football, the …
Read More »November 2017 marked a milestone for German eSports when Germany’s first ever national eSports Association, the eSports-Bund Deutschland (ESBD) was founded in Frankfurt. Part of its vision was to attain recognition so that eSports could be classified as an official sport. That goal is now closer than ever with Chancellor …
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For years, the Bundesliga was held up as the shining light of how a football league should be run. It went out on its own—certainly when it comes to the world’s major leagues—on things such as club ownership and ticket prices, and the league reaped the awards. Off the pitch, …
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Should the DFB be awarded UEFA EURO 2024 in Nyon on September 27, Philipp Lahm will be in charge of organising the competition in Germany. The long-serving Germany captain and DFB general secretary Dr. Friedrich Curtius both agreed to the long-term collaboration, meaning the current bid ambassador, capped 113 times …
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