The Local Germany 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 problem that touches all of society': German federation 'dismayed' over referee attacks The German football federation says it is "dismayed and shocked" by a spate of attacks on referees as one match official recovered in hospital after a vicious assault. https://www.thelocal.de/20191031/a-problem-that-touches-all-of-society-german-federation-dismayed-over-referee-attacks Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:40:10 +0100 a-problem-that-touches-all-of-society-german-federation-dismayed-over-referee-attacks Germany's first top-flight female ref amped to kick off first league match Germany's Bibiana Steinhaus insists she is no feminist trailblazer as she prepares to become the first female ref in Europe's top leagues having already tamed Bayern Munich's stars. https://www.thelocal.de/20170816/german-female-ref-amped-to-whistle-for-the-first-time-in-bundesliga Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:28:03 +0200 german-female-ref-amped-to-whistle-for-the-first-time-in-bundesliga Attack on referee halts football match A game between VfL Osnabrück and RB Leipzig came to an abrupt end on Monday evening after a referee was hit with a cigarette lighter. https://www.thelocal.de/20150811/attack-on-referee-halts-football-match Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:44:09 +0200 attack-on-referee-halts-football-match