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 Joachim Löw has rejected Mesut Ozil's accusations of racism within the German FA (DFB) as the head coach gave his analysis of Germany's World Cup debacle on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180829/lw-says-no-racism-at Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:01:37 +0200 lw-says-no-racism-at German fans and former players are unanimous in their support of Joachim Löw remaining as head coach of the national team despite his overseeing their disastrous World Cup campaign. https://www.thelocal.de/20180701/fans-and-germany-stars-say-lw-should-remain-head-coach Sun, 01 Jul 2018 05:12:15 +0200 fans-and-germany-stars-say-lw-should-remain-head-coach Joachim Löw is facing the biggest crisis of his 12-year reign as Germany coach after the holders slipped to a shock defeat against Mexico in their World Cup opener in Russia. https://www.thelocal.de/20180618/world-cup-former-stars-lay-into-helpless-german-team-after-shock-defeat Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:48:57 +0200 world-cup-former-stars-lay-into-helpless-german-team-after-shock-defeat Joachim Löw has called on German fans to stop booing Ilkay Gundogan and Mesut Ozil after the Premier League stars found themselves at the centre of a political row. https://www.thelocal.de/20180614/loew-pleads-with-german-fans-not-to-boo-gundogan-ozil-at-world-cup Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:37:07 +0200 loew-pleads-with-german-fans-not-to-boo-gundogan-ozil-at-world-cup Germany's World Cup-winning coach Joachim Löw has extend his contract until 2020, the German FA (DFB) announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20161031/football-coach-lw-extends-germany-reign-until-2020 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 14:50:21 +0100 football-coach-lw-extends-germany-reign-until-2020 Joachim Löw ended speculation about his immediate future when he confirmed Tuesday that he would stay on as coach of Germany despite the disappointment of the Euro 2016 semi-final defeat by France. https://www.thelocal.de/20160713/lw-commits-himself-to-germany-for-football-world-cup Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:42:24 +0200 lw-commits-himself-to-germany-for-football-world-cup Among the crowds thronging the Euro 2016 fanzone at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate are new faces cheering in beginners' German -- refugees who have discovered their hosts' unbounded passion for the beautiful game. https://www.thelocal.de/20160708/germans-football-passion-delights-refugees-euro-2016 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:09:56 +0200 germans-football-passion-delights-refugees-euro-2016 Germany coach Joachim Löw refused to commit himself to stay beyond the next World Cup campaign as he picked through the wreckage of the country's Euro 2016 exit. https://www.thelocal.de/20160708/disappointed-loew-future-as-germany-manager-euro-2016 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:35:37 +0200 disappointed-loew-future-as-germany-manager-euro-2016 Despite a mounting injury list, Germany coach Joachim Löw is relishing facing the Euro 2016 hosts in Thursday's semi-final under the motto - 'Bring on France'. https://www.thelocal.de/20160704/football-euro-2016-soccer-loew-germany-mueller-france Mon, 04 Jul 2016 17:21:03 +0200 football-euro-2016-soccer-loew-germany-mueller-france Italy vs Germany is not only one of the greatest rivalries in international football – it's also a titanic clash of culture and cuisine. There can only be one winner, but who? https://www.thelocal.de/20160701/germany-vs-italy-euro-2016-football-quarter-final Fri, 01 Jul 2016 19:49:43 +0200 germany-vs-italy-euro-2016-football-quarter-final Germany coach Joachim Löw appears to have found the right formula to get his attack firing at Euro 2016 after Julian Draxler's outstanding contribution in Sunday's 3-0 win over Slovakia. https://www.thelocal.de/20160627/germany-find-winning-formula-to-blast-away-slovakia Mon, 27 Jun 2016 10:15:05 +0200 germany-find-winning-formula-to-blast-away-slovakia 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 Marco Reus endured more injury heartache with Germany on Tuesday - his 27th birthday - as he was cut from their final Euro 2016 squad, two years after missing the World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20160531/star-wingher Tue, 31 May 2016 15:53:25 +0200 star-wingher 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 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 Germany coach Joachim Löw said on Tuesday his players would remain affected "for a long time" by November's Paris terror attacks, adding that it would impact their preparations for Euro 2016 in France. https://www.thelocal.de/20151223/germany-affected-for-long-time-by-paris-attacks Wed, 23 Dec 2015 09:37:54 +0100 germany-affected-for-long-time-by-paris-attacks Germany's planned friendly against the Netherlands must go ahead on Tuesday as a "clear symbol for freedom, democracy and solidarity with our French friends," national coach Joachim Löw said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151116/german-dutch-game-sign-of-solidarity-lw Mon, 16 Nov 2015 14:31:59 +0100 german-dutch-game-sign-of-solidarity-lw Jurgen Klinsmann's USA shocked Germany with a 2-1 victory in Wednesday's friendly as the Stars and Stripes followed up their win over the Netherlands by beating the world champions. https://www.thelocal.de/20150611/usa-take-surprise-2-1-win-over-germany Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:23:07 +0200 usa-take-surprise-2-1-win-over-germany Football fans have snapped up a total of more than three million replica kits of their world-cup winning heroes, Adidas announced, with much of that boost coming in the run-up to Christmas. The team were also honoured as Germany's "Sportsmen of the Year" on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141222/replica-kit-sales-double-in-run-up-to-christmas-three-million-adidas-germany Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:38:00 +0100 replica-kit-sales-double-in-run-up-to-christmas-three-million-adidas-germany World Cup winners Germany have suffered something of a hangover since their triumph in Brazil, but coach Joachim Löw is hoping a new-look side can go on to claim more glory at Euro 2016. https://www.thelocal.de/20141220/lw-sets-sights-on-euro-2016-with-new-look-germany Sat, 20 Dec 2014 10:00:00 +0100 lw-sets-sights-on-euro-2016-with-new-look-germany