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 Reinhard Grindel, the president of the German Football Federation, said on Sunday that the sport needs to put more women in positions of power. https://www.thelocal.de/20190303/german-football-needs-more-women-at-the-top-grindel Sun, 03 Mar 2019 17:49:21 +0100 german-football-needs-more-women-at-the-top-grindel German Football Association (DFB) president Reinhard Grindel has once again rejected accusations of racism, but has also admitted that he and his colleagues made mistakes in their handling of the ongoing debate over midfielder Mesut Özil. https://www.thelocal.de/20180726/dfb-president-grindel-admits-to-mistakes-in-zil-affair Thu, 26 Jul 2018 13:42:53 +0200 dfb-president-grindel-admits-to-mistakes-in-zil-affair Captain Bastian Schweinsteiger will make his first start of Euro 2016 in Thursday's semi-final against France, coach Joachim Löw has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.de/20160707/schweinsteiger-fit-for-start-in-semi Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:28:46 +0200 schweinsteiger-fit-for-start-in-semi Germany's Mario Gomez has been ruled out of the rest of Euro 2016 through injury while Sami Khedira and captain Bastian Schweinsteiger are doubts for Thursday's semi-final against France, the DFB said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160704/loew-scrambles-for-players-ahead-of-french-semi Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:32:13 +0200 loew-scrambles-for-players-ahead-of-french-semi Uncapped midfielders Joshua Kimmich and Julian Brandt were on Tuesday included in Germany's provisional 27-man squad for next month's European championships in France. https://www.thelocal.de/20160517/germany-names-provisional-squad-for-euro-2016 Tue, 17 May 2016 16:08:06 +0200 germany-names-provisional-squad-for-euro-2016 Late-night Euro 2016 screenings can go ahead after Germany's upper house of parliament on Friday agreed to loosen the country's tough anti-noise regulations. https://www.thelocal.de/20160513/green-light-for-late-night-open-air-euro-2016-screenings Fri, 13 May 2016 18:22:07 +0200 green-light-for-late-night-open-air-euro-2016-screenings Germany and England will face off on Saturday as planned in Berlin's Olympiastadion despite security fears after the Brussels attacks, the German Football Federation (DFB) said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160323/germany-england-match-to-go-ahead-in-berlin Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:51:02 +0100 germany-england-match-to-go-ahead-in-berlin Police have raided the offices of the German Football Federation (DFB) in connection with a €6.7 million payment to Fifa allegedly used to buy votes for the 2006 World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20151103/police-raid-german-football-federation-offices Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:08:12 +0100 police-raid-german-football-federation-offices German football legend Franz Beckenbauer admitted making a "mistake" in the bidding process to host the 2006 World Cup but on Monday denied that votes were bought. https://www.thelocal.de/20151027/beckenbauer-admits-mistake-not-bribery Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:15:43 +0100 beckenbauer-admits-mistake-not-bribery The German Football Association (DFB) has reportedly requested a right of reply in the news magazine Der Spiegel to refute the cash-for-votes allegations surrounding the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20151024/dfb-to-formally-refute-slush-fund-report Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:42:01 +0200 dfb-to-formally-refute-slush-fund-report Germany's former football chief Theo Zwanziger Friday said he was certain that there was a slush fund involved in the bidding process of the 2006 World Cup, as questions mounted over a murky €6.7 million payment to FIFA. https://www.thelocal.de/20151023/ex-dfb-boss-certain-of-world-cup-slush-fund Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:01:49 +0200 ex-dfb-boss-certain-of-world-cup-slush-fund Dortmund is a city immensely proud of its football tradition. But by hosting the German national football museum, it may find the ground under its feet less sure than it hoped. https://www.thelocal.de/20151023/dortmund-football-soccer-museum-dfb-opening Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:53:06 +0200 dortmund-football-soccer-museum-dfb-opening World football organization Fifa said on Thursday that the version of events presented by the German Football Association (DFB) about a suspect €6.7 million payment it made to Fifa in 2005 was unlikely. https://www.thelocal.de/20151022/dfb-tries-to-explain-suspicious-fifa-payment Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:30:29 +0200 dfb-tries-to-explain-suspicious-fifa-payment The German Football Federation (DFB) are considering reporting ex-president Theo Zwanziger to police in connection with allegations Germany bought the 2006 World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20151020/football-federation-mull-reporting-ex-boss-to-police Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:05:11 +0200 football-federation-mull-reporting-ex-boss-to-police Germany's World Cup-winning footballers have condemned xenophobic attacks on the thousands of foreigners pouring into their country and led calls to help the refugees amidst the ongoing crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20150902/germany-football-stars-wish-refugees-warm-welcome Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:50:25 +0200 germany-football-stars-wish-refugees-warm-welcome 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 The Bundesliga will be implementing goal line technology starting next season, but the decision to use the UK-based Hawk-Eye system has left a German competitor "bitterly disappointed". https://www.thelocal.de/20141205/dfb-votes-foragainst-goal-line-technology Fri, 05 Dec 2014 09:00:00 +0100 dfb-votes-foragainst-goal-line-technology The German Football Association (DFB) plans to strengthen the fight against doping from next season by doubling the amount of blood tests on players. https://www.thelocal.de/20140522/football-chiefs-to-double-doping-tests-on-players Thu, 22 May 2014 19:03:00 +0200 football-chiefs-to-double-doping-tests-on-players Holders Bayern Munich will face Borussia Dortmund in next month's German Cup final after cruising to a 5-1 win over second-division Kaiserslautern in Wednesday's semi-final. https://www.thelocal.de/20140417/bayern-and-dortmund-to-face-off-for-german-cup Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:13:00 +0200 bayern-and-dortmund-to-face-off-for-german-cup Germany coach Joachim Löw said his side will need to adapt to hot and humid conditions against Ghana, USA and Portugal at the World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20131207/germanys-loew-ready-to-face-heat-in-brazil Sat, 07 Dec 2013 12:56:00 +0100 germanys-loew-ready-to-face-heat-in-brazil