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 German footballer Mesut Özil and his Arsenal teammate Sead Kolasinac were attacked by 'knife-wielding car-jackers' in a terrifying ordeal which was captured on video and circulated on social media. https://www.thelocal.de/20190726/watch-german-footballer-mesut-zil-and-teammate-targeted-by-armed-car-jackers Fri, 26 Jul 2019 13:18:55 +0200 watch-german-footballer-mesut-zil-and-teammate-targeted-by-armed-car-jackers Angela Merkel's chief of staff on Monday joined the growing chorus of criticism of Arsenal's German midfielder Mesut Özil for reportedly inviting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to his wedding this summer as his witness. https://www.thelocal.de/20190318/ozil-criticized-for-reportedly-inviting-erdogan-to-his-wedding Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:21:10 +0100 ozil-criticized-for-reportedly-inviting-erdogan-to-his-wedding 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 The under-fire president of the German Football Association (DFB), admitted on Sunday that he should have given Mesut Ozil more support when the midfielder was the target of "racist attacks". https://www.thelocal.de/20180819/german-fa-boss-wisheshe-gave-ozil-more-support-over-racist-attacks Sun, 19 Aug 2018 15:36:02 +0200 german-fa-boss-wisheshe-gave-ozil-more-support-over-racist-attacks Thousands of people in Germany with migrant backgrounds are sharing stories of everyday discrimination under the hashtag #MeTwo, inspired by football star Mesut Özil's resignation from Germany's national team. https://www.thelocal.de/20180727/protesting-ethnic-discrimination-metwo-movement-takes-off-in-germany Fri, 27 Jul 2018 17:09:02 +0200 protesting-ethnic-discrimination-metwo-movement-takes-off-in-germany Green Party co-chairman Robert Habeck has weighed in on the debate surrounding Mesut Özil's retirement from the German national football team, saying that interior minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) must shoulder some of the blame. https://www.thelocal.de/20180725/seehofer-at-fault-in-ozil-affair-says-green-party-leader Wed, 25 Jul 2018 17:17:30 +0200 seehofer-at-fault-in-ozil-affair-says-green-party-leader Footballer Mesut Ozil said Sunday he had no regrets about his controversial photograph with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that sparked questions about his loyalty to Germany's national squad ahead of the World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20180722/ozil-defends-controversial-picture-with-erdogan Sun, 22 Jul 2018 17:32:45 +0200 ozil-defends-controversial-picture-with-erdogan Few players in the German national setup emerged from the early World Cup exit with credit to their name. But according to the far-right Alternative for Germany, one player (who happens to have Turkish roots) was solely responsible. https://www.thelocal.de/20180628/german-team-humiliated-at-world-cup-and-afd-blame-it-all-on-one-player Thu, 28 Jun 2018 17:04:09 +0200 german-team-humiliated-at-world-cup-and-afd-blame-it-all-on-one-player 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 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 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 Germany qualified for the Euro 2016 finals as Group D winners after substitute Max Kruse's winner sealed a nervous 2-1 victory over Georgia on Sunday for the world champions. https://www.thelocal.de/20151012/germany-scrapes-through-to-euro-2016-finals Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:29:04 +0200 germany-scrapes-through-to-euro-2016-finals As the world celebrates its 24th annual Left Handers Day on August 13th, The Local takes a look at some of the most famous lefties Germany has produced over the centuries. https://www.thelocal.de/20150813/world-left-handers-day-germanys-most-famous-lefties Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:10:10 +0200 world-left-handers-day-germanys-most-famous-lefties It's classy and very glassy, and took some getting past the defence of the local building committee. But Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer can now build his dream home on an exclusive Bavarian lakeside - albeit without the woman who designed it with him. https://www.thelocal.de/20141216/back-of-the-net-for-neuers-dream-villa Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:50:00 +0100 back-of-the-net-for-neuers-dream-villa Arsenal shattered their transfer record on Sunday night to sign German attacking midfielder Mesut Özil from Real Madrid in a deal reportedly worth €50 million. https://www.thelocal.de/20130903/51725 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 11:02:00 +0200 51725 Germany coach Joachim Löw warned Friday against the "aggressive" approach of the Turkish football federation in its efforts to recruit German-born and trained Turks to its national team. https://www.thelocal.de/20101112/31141 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:15:00 +0100 31141 German soccer coach Joachim Löw insists the World Cup semi-finalists are still a long way from Euro 2012 qualification despite three wins from three as they prepare to face minnows Kazakhstan on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20101010/30395 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:53:00 +0200 30395 Mesut Özil, one of the young stars of the German national football team, on Tuesday quit Bundesliga side Werder Bremen to sign a contract with Spanish giants Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee. https://www.thelocal.de/20100817/29215 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:08:00 +0200 29215 Spanish giants Real Madrid failed on Friday in a bid to persuade Werder Bremen to part with German World Cup sensation Mesut Özil, with their offer dismissed as "unacceptable." https://www.thelocal.de/20100814/29161 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:06:00 +0200 29161 Germany can be proud of its multicultural football team and how it's helping change the country's national identity, writes The Local's Marc Young. But sport alone won't be enough. https://www.thelocal.de/20100712/28451 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:08:00 +0200 28451