Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen missed several big chances to score and ended up held to a goalless draw at home by last season’s runners-up VfB Stuttgart on Friday. Leverkusen should have broken the deadlock in the first half, after hitting the woodwork and putting goalkeeper Alexander Nübel under pressure a number of times. When they…
The Euro 2024 tournament in Germany was accompanied by an investment of €29.6 million ($32.2 million) in sustainability, the continental body UEFA and the German Football Federation (DFB) said on Friday. The statement that the investment allowed UEFA to implement more than 120 sustainability actions and achieve 95% of its pre-event target. “We succeeded in…
Berlin, Germany – A new law, known as the Self-Determination Act, came into effect on Friday in Germany, marking a significant shift in how individuals can change their gender and first name on official documents. The law, championed by Germany’s centre-left coalition, simplifies the process, allowing individuals to declare their gender and preferred name at…
Kharkiv, Ukraine – At least one person, a 12-year-old boy, has died, and 35 others have been injured after a Russian bomb struck a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. Kharkiv authorities confirmed the boy’s death on Thursday and reported that emergency workers were actively engaged in rescue operations. The regional governor stated that…
Former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp has reacted to criticism and defended his decision to take the job as head of global soccer at energy drink giants Red Bull. “It was always clear – to me it was clear – that I wouldn’t be doing nothing. And then the Red Bull story came…
Exiled Russian opposition political activists have called for a demonstration in Berlin on November 17 against Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine ordered by President Vladimir Putin. “We must show ourselves and the whole world that there is an anti-militarist and free Russia,” Putin opponent Yulia Navalnaya said in a video distributed via social networks. Navalnaya…
