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 Germany's prolific Miroslav Klose, the all-time World Cup top-scorer, announced his retirement on Tuesday at the age of 38. https://www.thelocal.de/20161101/kllose-germanys-all-time-top-scorer-hangs-up-boots Tue, 01 Nov 2016 17:53:58 +0100 kllose-germanys-all-time-top-scorer-hangs-up-boots At the height of his popularity, footballer Miroslav Klose has announced his retirement from the national game. With a staggering internationally scored 71 goals under his belt, he is The Local's German of the Week. https://www.thelocal.de/20140814/miroslav-klose-71-goals-wins-us-over Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:48:00 +0200 miroslav-klose-71-goals-wins-us-over The World Cup's top-scorer Miroslav Klose has threatened to abandon his strict fitness regime and become a "party animal" if Germany win Sunday's final in Brazil against Argentina. https://www.thelocal.de/20140711/klose-to-turn-party-animal-if-germany-win-brazil-world-cup Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:43:00 +0200 klose-to-turn-party-animal-if-germany-win-brazil-world-cup Striker Miroslav Klose scored his 68th international goal in Friday's World Cup qualifier against Austria to equal Gerd Müller's 39-year-old record for Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20130907/51807 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 10:50:00 +0200 51807 Germany coach Joachim Löw said Sunday he will experiment with his first-choice team to build on his side's World Cup performance as the Germans look to win the European crown for the fourth time. https://www.thelocal.de/20110612/35619 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:30:00 +0200 35619 Germany's squad have been hit by a flu virus and have worries over the fitness of star striker Miroslav Klose ahead of Saturday's World Cup third place play-off against Uruguay. https://www.thelocal.de/20100709/28411 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:42:00 +0200 28411 Coach Joachim Löw insisted on Saturday that Germany's shock defeat to Serbia at the World Cup had not sent them into 'headless-chicken mode' and he was still confident of reaching the last 16. https://www.thelocal.de/20100619/27967 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:12:00 +0200 27967 Germany, arguably the team of the tournament at the World Cup so far, can all but seal a last 16 ticket with victory over Serbia in Port Elizabeth on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100617/27925 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:25:00 +0200 27925 As Germany’s World Cup gets off to a smashing start, David Sharp explores the national football team’s legendary tournament reputation. https://www.thelocal.de/20100616/27899 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:46:00 +0200 27899 Germany's number one striker Miroslav Klose looks set to again terrorise his team's opponents at this summer's World Cup after the Bayern Munich star admitted he is recapturing his best form. https://www.thelocal.de/20100116/24625 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:16:00 +0100 24625 Miroslav Klose booked Germany's place at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with a first-half goal for a 1-0 win over Russia in Moscow on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091010/22485 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:17:00 +0200 22485 Veteran striker Miroslav Klose kept Germany on course for a place at next year's World Cup with two second-half goals to seal a 4-0 win over Azerbaijan in Hannover on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090910/21829 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:05:00 +0200 21829 Germany captain Michael Ballack wants a solid win on Saturday when his side tackle European minnows Liechtenstein in a World Cup qualifier following back-to-back home defeats. https://www.thelocal.de/20090327/18269 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:00:00 +0100 18269 Italian striker Luca Toni faces a race against time to be fit for Tuesday night's Champions League clash for Bayern Munich against his former club Fiorentina. https://www.thelocal.de/20081020/15009 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:49:00 +0200 15009 Veteran striker Miroslav Klose got Germany out of jail with a hat-trick to seal a late 3-3 draw against Finland in Wednesday night's World Cup 2010 qualifier. https://www.thelocal.de/20080911/14235 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:35:00 +0200 14235