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 politician from Germany's right-wing populist AfD party sparked outrage Friday with a Twitter message suggesting the German side could have beaten France in the Euro 2016 semi-final with fewer non-white players. https://www.thelocal.de/20160708/politician-implies-germany-lost-for-not-being-white-enough Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:35:02 +0200 politician-implies-germany-lost-for-not-being-white-enough In reaching the Euro 2016 semi-finals, Joachim Löw has maintained his impressive record of consistently steering Germany to the final stages of major tournaments -- yet is still facing criticism at home. https://www.thelocal.de/20160703/joachim-lw-takes-flak-despite-decade-of-german-success Sun, 03 Jul 2016 20:39:13 +0200 joachim-lw-takes-flak-despite-decade-of-german-success Still upset by their British brothers voting for Brexit, Germans expressed an overwhelming sense of Schadenfreude at England's Euro 2016 exit. https://www.thelocal.de/20160628/germans-react-with-glee-to-englands-iceland-humiliation-brexit Tue, 28 Jun 2016 12:42:58 +0200 germans-react-with-glee-to-englands-iceland-humiliation-brexit Star striker Thomas Müller said Germany were too "greedy" handling their multitude of chances against Northern Ireland but have got better. https://www.thelocal.de/20160622/thomas-mueller-bemoans-germanys-missed-chances-euro-2016-germany Wed, 22 Jun 2016 10:24:20 +0200 thomas-mueller-bemoans-germanys-missed-chances-euro-2016-germany Six Russian hooligans returning from the European Championship in France have been arrested in Germany after beating and kicking Spanish tourists, injuring one of them seriously, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160617/russian-hooligans-arrested-for-attacking-tourists-in-cologne Fri, 17 Jun 2016 13:41:32 +0200 russian-hooligans-arrested-for-attacking-tourists-in-cologne In the macho world of international football, Germany have taken a more spiritual approach by employing a yoga teacher at Euro 2016, whose former pupils include Madonna and Sting. https://www.thelocal.de/20160616/how-the-german-national-team-reach-their-zen-state Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:30:09 +0200 how-the-german-national-team-reach-their-zen-state German police have warned that Germany's Euro 2016 match against old foes Poland could be the next flash point for hooligan violence when they meet in Paris on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160614/risk-of-german-hooligan-violence-before-poland-match-very-high Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:57:25 +0200 risk-of-german-hooligan-violence-before-poland-match-very-high German coach Joachim Löw couldn't resist a dig at the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party after the national team won their opening Euro 2016 game against Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20160613/german-national-team-make-fools-out-of-far-right-populists-afd Mon, 13 Jun 2016 13:20:13 +0200 german-national-team-make-fools-out-of-far-right-populists-afd Germany stars Manuel Neuer and Toni Kroos warned the world champions will only improve after seeing off Ukraine 2-0 in Lille to make the perfect start to their Euro 2016 campaign. https://www.thelocal.de/20160613/were-not-at-our-best-yet-warn-cocky-germany Mon, 13 Jun 2016 10:14:09 +0200 were-not-at-our-best-yet-warn-cocky-germany With nine members of their squad playing for foreign clubs, world champions Germany have never had so many internationals based abroad, a trend which has generated criticism at home. https://www.thelocal.de/20160611/foreign-based-german-players-draw-criticism-at-home Sat, 11 Jun 2016 18:28:08 +0200 foreign-based-german-players-draw-criticism-at-home German President Joachim Gauck on Friday expressed his concerns over security at Euro 2016, saying despite the massive security measures in place "there are people who want to hurt others". https://www.thelocal.de/20160610/german-president-expresses-euros-security-fears Fri, 10 Jun 2016 20:00:41 +0200 german-president-expresses-euros-security-fears 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 kept hold of top spot in Group D and moved to the verge of Euro 2016 qualification with a 3-2 defeat of a spirited Scotland side at Hampden on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150908/die-mannschaft-defeat-scotland-to-move-in-on-euro Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:28:50 +0200 die-mannschaft-defeat-scotland-to-move-in-on-euro Germany coach Joachim Löw was left fuming as the world champions laboured again in their 4-0 win over minnows Gibraltar to finish 2014 third in their Euro 2016 qualifying group. https://www.thelocal.de/20141115/loew-fumes-as-germany-labour-again Sat, 15 Nov 2014 11:27:00 +0100 loew-fumes-as-germany-labour-again Germany's coach Joachim Löw has described his side as "naive" after the world champions drew 1-1 with Ireland on Tuesday night in their Euro 2016 qualifier- It is their worst ever start to a qualification campaign. https://www.thelocal.de/20141015/naive-germany-fail-to-overcome-irish-in-euro-2016-qualifier Wed, 15 Oct 2014 10:28:00 +0200 naive-germany-fail-to-overcome-irish-in-euro-2016-qualifier Germany’s preparations for their Euro 2016 qualifier against Ireland took a hit on Tuesday with Andre Schürrle ruled out with illness and star midfielder Toni Kroos getting the name of the opposition wrong. https://www.thelocal.de/20141014/schrrle-out-of-euro-clash-kroos-goes-scottish-germany-ireland Tue, 14 Oct 2014 17:48:00 +0200 schrrle-out-of-euro-clash-kroos-goes-scottish-germany-ireland Poland stunned world champions Germany 2-0 in Warsaw on Saturday to claim an historic first victory over their neighbours who are now fourth in their Euro 2016 qualifying group. https://www.thelocal.de/20141012/poland-claim-historic-win-over-germany Sun, 12 Oct 2014 14:26:00 +0200 poland-claim-historic-win-over-germany