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 A group of Dortmund fans have advertised online for a ‘beer sherpa’ to bring them fresh beers while they watch from the club’s famous Yellow Wall. The successful applicant will receive free tickets to every match in return. https://www.thelocal.de/20200204/bundesliga-beer-sherpa-dortmund-fans-offer-a-lifetime-of-free-tickets-in-return-for-beer-carrying-duties Tue, 04 Feb 2020 17:12:10 +0100 bundesliga-beer-sherpa-dortmund-fans-offer-a-lifetime-of-free-tickets-in-return-for-beer-carrying-duties A German man who launched a shrapnel bomb attack on the team bus of football club Borussia Dortmund last year, wounding two people, has been given a 14 year jail sentence. https://www.thelocal.de/20181127/dortmund-team-bus-bomber-given-14-year-jail-sentence Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:21:32 +0100 dortmund-team-bus-bomber-given-14-year-jail-sentence A Russian-born German man who launched a shrapnel bomb attack on the team bus of football club Borussia Dortmund last year, wounding two people, faces his verdict and sentence Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181127/man-who-bombed-dortmund-football-team-bus-faces-verdict Tue, 27 Nov 2018 09:15:47 +0100 man-who-bombed-dortmund-football-team-bus-faces-verdict A German-Russian man admitted on Monday to carrying out a bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund football team's bus in an elaborate bid to make a fortune on the stock market. https://www.thelocal.de/20180108/man-accused-of-bombing-dortmund-football-team-bus-admits-to-crime Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:21:28 +0100 man-accused-of-bombing-dortmund-football-team-bus-admits-to-crime A German-Russian man goes on trial on Thursday, accused of carrying out a bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund football team's bus in an elaborate bid to make a fortune on the stock market. https://www.thelocal.de/20171221/dortmund-bus-bomb-suspect-goes-on-trial Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:21:17 +0100 dortmund-bus-bomb-suspect-goes-on-trial A German-Russian man, accused of carrying out a bomb attack on Borussia Dortmund's team bus, will go on trial on December 21st, a German court said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171110/suspect-accused-of-bus-attack-on-dortmund-football-team-faces-trial-in-december Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:42:22 +0100 suspect-accused-of-bus-attack-on-dortmund-football-team-faces-trial-in-december Defender Marc Bartra played his first game on Saturday since fracturing his wrist in a bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund team bus on April 11th. https://www.thelocal.de/20170520/football-bomb-blast-victim-bartra-back-in-dortmund-team Sat, 20 May 2017 19:11:28 +0200 football-bomb-blast-victim-bartra-back-in-dortmund-team German prosecutors are examining a third claim of responsibility for blasts that rocked Borussia Dortmund's team bus it was reported Saturday, but no new suspects have emerged. https://www.thelocal.de/20170415/germany-probes-new-letter-claiming-dortmund-attack Sat, 15 Apr 2017 13:52:25 +0200 germany-probes-new-letter-claiming-dortmund-attack Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke says he flirted with pulling the club out of the Champions League after Tuesday's team bus attack before resolving not to give in to the bombers. https://www.thelocal.de/20170415/dortmund-boss-considered-champions-league-pull-out Sat, 15 Apr 2017 16:22:06 +0200 dortmund-boss-considered-champions-league-pull-out Borussia Dortmund defender Marc Bartra, who was wounded when three bombs rocked his Bundesliga team's bus, described on Friday his ordeal as "the longest and hardest 15 minutes of my life". https://www.thelocal.de/20170414/dortmund-attack-longest-15-mins-of-my-life-bartra Fri, 14 Apr 2017 17:06:13 +0200 dortmund-attack-longest-15-mins-of-my-life-bartra Federal prosecutors said on Thursday that there is no evidence that the suspect temporarily detained participated in the Borussia Dortmund attack on Tuesday, German media report. https://www.thelocal.de/20170413/investigators-no-evidence-suspect-detained-participated-in-dortmund-attack Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:23:34 +0200 investigators-no-evidence-suspect-detained-participated-in-dortmund-attack On Tuesday evening three explosive devices were triggered next to the Borussia Dortmund team bus as the players made their way to the stadium for a Champions League game against AS Monaco. https://www.thelocal.de/20170412/the-dortmund-bus-attack-explosions-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont Wed, 12 Apr 2017 12:35:24 +0200 the-dortmund-bus-attack-explosions-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel accused UEFA of treating the bomb attack on their team bus as if a "beer can" had been thrown and claimed they were informed by text message that they would have to play their Champions League game against Monaco. https://www.thelocal.de/20170413/police-probe-islamist-after-unbowed-dortmund-play-match Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:54:13 +0200 police-probe-islamist-after-unbowed-dortmund-play-match Numerous Borussia Dortmund football fans offered up their homes for the AS Monaco fans who were stranded after an explosive attack against the home team postponed the planned match. https://www.thelocal.de/20170412/dortmund-fans-take-stranded-monaco-supporters-into-their-homes-after-attack Wed, 12 Apr 2017 11:38:14 +0200 dortmund-fans-take-stranded-monaco-supporters-into-their-homes-after-attack Three explosions left one Borussia Dortmund player injured in what police believe to be a targeted attack on Tuesday, resulting in a planned Champions League match being postponed. https://www.thelocal.de/20170411/breaking-three-explosions-near-dortmund-football-team-bus Tue, 11 Apr 2017 22:10:16 +0200 breaking-three-explosions-near-dortmund-football-team-bus Three explosions rocked the Borussia Dortmund bus, injuring Spanish international Marc Bartra, as the German team headed for a Champions League game against Monaco on Tuesday, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20170411/police-search-for-clues-after-explosions-near-dortmund-team-bus-injure-player Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:46:33 +0200 police-search-for-clues-after-explosions-near-dortmund-team-bus-injure-player German football teams' speed at rising to the challenge of the refugee crisis fits a trend of social engagement from business, argues Simon Chadwick. https://www.thelocal.de/20150908/why-football-embraces-migrants Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:21:07 +0200 why-football-embraces-migrants Marco Reus is relishing his return from injury to help pull Borussia Dortmund out of the German league's relegation places. https://www.thelocal.de/20150119/reus Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:05:16 +0100 reus Germany and Dortmund football star Marco Reus was hit by a €540,000 fine Thursday, after state prosecutors in Dortmund confirmed he has been driving for years without a licence. https://www.thelocal.de/20141218/reus-fined-500k-for-driving-without-license-borussia-dortmund-bvb-mannschaft-world-cup Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:32:00 +0100 reus-fined-500k-for-driving-without-license-borussia-dortmund-bvb-mannschaft-world-cup Jürgen Klopp insisted Sunday he will not quit as Borussia Dortmund coach despite his team suffering their eighth league defeat of the season to remain bottom of the Bundesliga. https://www.thelocal.de/20141201/bvb-trainer-to-stay-on-despite-growing-crisis Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:00:00 +0100 bvb-trainer-to-stay-on-despite-growing-crisis