Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann will name his squad for the Nations League Final Four on May 22, five days after the final Bundesliga matchday, the country’s football federation announced on Wednesday.
The day after his dramatic election in parliament as German chancellor, Friedrich Merz set off on the first trip abroad of his administration on Wednesday, heading first for France and then Poland.
VOLKS WAGEN ARENA – Wolfsburg coach Ralph Hasenhüttl reportedly faces an immediate exit in the wake of a run of eight Bundesliga games without victory. Multiple reports including from Kicker sports magazine said that Hasenhüttl’s days appears to be over and that under-19 team coach Daniel Bauer could take charge for the final two games…
LEIPZIG – Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane will face no sanctions for coming pitch-side shortly before the end of Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga match at RB Leipzig although he was serving a suspension.
BERLIN – The German fire brigade said 13 people were injured – four of them seriously – at a free concert given by Berlin rapper Samra in a neighbourhood shopping centre on Saturday afternoon. Someone sprayed irritant gas during the performance in Neukölln’s Gropiuspassagen shopping centre, according to a fire brigade spokesman. Scuffles followed, with…
BERLIN – The chief of the German Air Force has travelled to Israel to procure the first part of the Arrow 3 air-defence system, as Germany seeks to boost its air defences in light of Europe’s altered security landscape.
MUNICH – Yussuf Poulsen struck with the last kick of the game to spoil Bayern Munich’s official Bundesliga title celebrations for at least 24 hours in a 3-3 draw at RB Leipzig on Saturday.
BERLIN – Bochum football coach Dieter Hecking has renewed his contract until 2027 despite looming Bundesliga relegation. Hecking and Bochum made the announcement late Friday after a 0-0 draw at fellow strugglers Heidenheim added to their woes with two games to spare. Hecking had originally renewed his contract as long as Bochum stayed in the…
BERLIN – Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeiev, has come out in favour of the domestic intelligence agency’s designation of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a confirmed “right-wing extremist” organization. While as a diplomat, he respects all Germany’s domestic decisions, the decision by the domestic intelligence agency regarding the AfD “deserves particular respect,”…
Clocks across the majority of European countries sprang forward by one hour on Sunday morning as the continent moves to daylight saving time. Clocks in most European nations including Germany were advanced by one hour at 0100 GMT to 0200 GMT, heralding longer evenings and brighter days. This means that for the coming months parts of…