https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have docked the wages of unvaccinated players like star midfielder Joshua Kimmich who, along with four unimmunised teammates, is in quarantine over contact with Covid-infected individuals, Bild am Sonntag reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20211121/germanys-bayern-munich-penalises-unvaccinated-players-as-five-in-quarantine Sun, 21 Nov 2021 17:28:29 +0100 germanys-bayern-munich-penalises-unvaccinated-players-as-five-in-quarantine Bayern Munich, who face Lyon in a Champions League semi-final on Wednesday, have fired a coach from their youth academy amid a police investigation into allegations of racism. https://www.thelocal.de/20200818/bayern-munich-sack-youth-coach-at-centre-of-racism-row Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:16:49 +0200 bayern-munich-sack-youth-coach-at-centre-of-racism-row Police are investigating an allegation of racism against a member of staff at Bayern Munich's youth academy, a police spokesman confirmed. https://www.thelocal.de/20200814/bayern-munich-academy-employee-investigated-over-racism-allegations Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:34:12 +0200 bayern-munich-academy-employee-investigated-over-racism-allegations Following Bayern’s recent 7-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in London, Shafiq Abidin analyses what we can expect from Bayern’s newest generation of superstars who, on the face of it, bare similar qualities to that of the treble winning team of 2013. https://www.thelocal.de/20191101/bayern-munich-claim-for-champions-league-glory Fri, 01 Nov 2019 16:30:03 +0100 bayern-munich-claim-for-champions-league-glory Christoph Metzelder, 38, is under investigation for allegedly sharing child pornography via the messenging service WhatsApp, German prosecutors confirmed Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190904/ex-footballer-metzelder-investigated-over-child-pornography Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:03:44 +0200 ex-footballer-metzelder-investigated-over-child-pornography Early Saturday evening sees the 100th Bundesliga meeting of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, with the title well and truly on the line. Here’s what you need to know about German club football’s biggest modern rivalry. https://www.thelocal.de/20190405/der-klassiker-your-guide-to-the-biggest-bundesliga-game-since-2012 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 20:30:52 +0200 der-klassiker-your-guide-to-the-biggest-bundesliga-game-since-2012 Bayern Munich's Rafinha apologised Thursday for dressing up as an 'Arab bomber' for Halloween, saying he did not mean to hurt anyone's feelings. https://www.thelocal.de/20181101/bayerns-rafinha-apologises-over-arab-bomber-halloween-costume Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:35:43 +0100 bayerns-rafinha-apologises-over-arab-bomber-halloween-costume German football’s top flight kicks off this Friday evening as all-powerful Bayern Munich host baby-faced upstarts TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Here’s our dummy’s guide to the teams hoping to end Bayern’s six-year hegemony in the Bundesliga. https://www.thelocal.de/20180822/who-can-end-bayern-munichs-bundesliga-dominance Wed, 22 Aug 2018 18:22:23 +0200 who-can-end-bayern-munichs-bundesliga-dominance Bayern Munich were crowned Bundesliga champions for the sixth consecutive season on Saturday as James Rodriguez helped turn the game in their 4-1 comeback victory at Augsburg. https://www.thelocal.de/20180407/bayern-munich-win-sixth-straight-german-league-title Sat, 07 Apr 2018 21:48:58 +0200 bayern-munich-win-sixth-straight-german-league-title Legendary German coach Jupp Heynckes will replace sacked Carlo Ancelotti as Bayern Munich's manager until the end of the season, according to Sport Bild newspaper. https://www.thelocal.de/20171005/byern-munich Thu, 05 Oct 2017 13:04:38 +0200 byern-munich Thomas Tuchel is the favourite to succeed Carlo Ancelotti as coach of Bayern Munich amidst media reports on Saturday that contract negotiations are taking place. https://www.thelocal.de/20170930/football-bayern-start-search-for-ancelotti-successor Sat, 30 Sep 2017 12:18:28 +0200 football-bayern-start-search-for-ancelotti-successor Bayern Munich accused Spanish police of "violent attacks" on their supporters during the Champions League defeat at Real Madrid and filed a complaint with UEFA on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170419/bayern-munich-file-complaint-over-madrid-police-attack Wed, 19 Apr 2017 19:04:10 +0200 bayern-munich-file-complaint-over-madrid-police-attack An Austrian man is suing Germany's biggest football club after the actions of a reckless English fan left him walking with a stick. https://www.thelocal.de/20170323/man-sues-bayern-munich-for-120000-after-english-fans-runs-over-him Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:43:06 +0100 man-sues-bayern-munich-for-120000-after-english-fans-runs-over-him Ahead of Wednesday's top-of-the-table Bundesliga clash at home to Hertha Berlin, Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti says he has found a true 'family' at the Bavarian giants. https://www.thelocal.de/20160920/bayern-munich-coach-ancelotti-says-club-is-like-family Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:42:14 +0200 bayern-munich-coach-ancelotti-says-club-is-like-family Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have tightened security measures at their stadium, banning spectators from carrying big bags and bottles, ahead of Friday's home match - the first of the new German league season. https://www.thelocal.de/20160823/bayern-ban-big-bags-and-bottles-for-bundesliga-opener Tue, 23 Aug 2016 16:21:04 +0200 bayern-ban-big-bags-and-bottles-for-bundesliga-opener Pep Guardiola, strongly linked to a move to the Premier League, has told Bayern Munich he will be leaving the club at the end of the season, German media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151217/guardiola-to-leave-bayern-at-end-of-season Thu, 17 Dec 2015 12:23:29 +0100 guardiola-to-leave-bayern-at-end-of-season Philipp Lahm has told Pep Guardiola that his star-studded Bayern Munich team want him to continue as their coach as the Spaniard enters the final year of his current contract. https://www.thelocal.de/20151026/lahm-tells-guardiola-to-stay-as-bayern-coach Mon, 26 Oct 2015 09:26:25 +0100 lahm-tells-guardiola-to-stay-as-bayern-coach German champions Bayern Munich suffered their first loss of the season against Arsenal on Tuesday. But the team and the German media are not overly concerned. https://www.thelocal.de/20151021/bayern-refuse-to-see-weakness-in-arsenal-defeat Wed, 21 Oct 2015 12:44:20 +0200 bayern-refuse-to-see-weakness-in-arsenal-defeat Former Bayern Munich striker Gerd Müller is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, the Bundesliga club said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151007/football-legend-gerd-mller-has-alzheimers Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:19:33 +0200 football-legend-gerd-mller-has-alzheimers Thomas Müller said Bayern Munich's 5-1 trashing of second-placed Borussia Dortmund sent a signal to their German rivals that they will not release their iron grip on the Bundesliga. https://www.thelocal.de/20151005/bayern-munich-dortmund-bundesliga Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:12:35 +0200 bayern-munich-dortmund-bundesliga