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 He has won a World Cup with Die Mannschaft and captained them at Euro 2016. On Friday Bastian Schweinsteiger announced his retirement from the national team. https://www.thelocal.de/20160729/captain-schweinsteiger-retires-from-international-football Fri, 29 Jul 2016 12:18:38 +0200 captain-schweinsteiger-retires-from-international-football 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 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 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 Don't know your Hummels from your Höwedes? Normally think its all a load of Ballacks? We give you the low-down on Germany's football team, so you don't sound like you've got keine Ahnung watching Euro 2016 with your mates. https://www.thelocal.de/20160609/euro-2016-france-germany-mannschaft-national-team-list Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:29:31 +0200 euro-2016-france-germany-mannschaft-national-team-list When national football star Mesut Özil posted a picture of himself in Mecca on Facebook it received 21,000 ‘likes’. But Germany’s far right party see it is an act of provocation. https://www.thelocal.de/20160531/footballer-zils-mecca-pilgrimage-was-unpatriotic-say-afd Tue, 31 May 2016 16:41:56 +0200 footballer-zils-mecca-pilgrimage-was-unpatriotic-say-afd 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 Berlin-based journalist Musa Okwonga argues that the row over national footballer Jerome Boateng shows the AfD is a racist party - not the defenders of European culture they claim to be. https://www.thelocal.de/20160530/battle-over-boateng-reveals-racism-of-the-afd Mon, 30 May 2016 12:01:05 +0200 battle-over-boateng-reveals-racism-of-the-afd 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 Thomas Müller says the Germany squad remains unfazed by the threat of terrorism ahead of Saturday's high-profile friendly against England in Berlin in the wake of the Brussels attacks. https://www.thelocal.de/20160324/terrorists-dont-scare-die-mannschaft Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:48:32 +0100 terrorists-dont-scare-die-mannschaft 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 German security authorities will be closely watching both known Islamic fundamentalists and far-right extremists who might join an anti-Islamic backlash in the coming days, Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière said on Saturday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.de/20151114/germany-watching-islamists-and-far-right Sat, 14 Nov 2015 17:18:45 +0100 germany-watching-islamists-and-far-right The German national football team have been evacuated from their hotel in Paris after a bomb threat against the building, team manager Oliver Bierhoff confirmed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151113/german-national-team-evacuated-after-paris-bomb-threat Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:18:14 +0100 german-national-team-evacuated-after-paris-bomb-threat 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