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 Like many in the German capital, when George Springborg arrived in Berlin in 2004, he had little in the way of a plan. 15 years later and he’s helped build and expand Street Football World, a charity football organisation which has attracted the interest - and the financial backing - of some of the sport’s biggest names. https://www.thelocal.de/20190313/my-german-career-one-year-turns-into-15-very-quickly Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:37:29 +0100 my-german-career-one-year-turns-into-15-very-quickly Germany's national football team isn't used to getting knocked out of the World Cup so quickly. Fans of Die Mannschaft aren't used to it either. https://www.thelocal.de/20180628/i-thought-theyd-get-killed-by-germany-fans-react-to-die-mannschafts-shock-defeat Thu, 28 Jun 2018 11:43:25 +0200 i-thought-theyd-get-killed-by-germany-fans-react-to-die-mannschafts-shock-defeat Gary Lineker had to modify his famous quote about the Germans always winning for a second time after Joachim Löw's holders crashed out of the World Cup on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180627/former-striker-lineker-tweaks-quote-to-germany Wed, 27 Jun 2018 21:57:52 +0200 former-striker-lineker-tweaks-quote-to-germany Joachim Löw says he needs time to decide his future after Germany crashed out of the World Cup finals following a shock 2-0 defeat to South Korea on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180627/loew-considers-quitting-after-germanys-shock-world-cup-exit Wed, 27 Jun 2018 21:15:21 +0200 loew-considers-quitting-after-germanys-shock-world-cup-exit Germany face their day of reckoning at the World Cup on Wednesday with the holders needing a clear win over South Korea to be sure of reaching the last 16. https://www.thelocal.de/20180627/day-of-world-cup-reckoning-for-holders-germany Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:41:11 +0200 day-of-world-cup-reckoning-for-holders-germany Germany star Thomas Müller says the reigning world champions are feeling the pressure as they prepare for this weekend's game against Sweden at risk of an unthinkably premature exit. https://www.thelocal.de/20180620/world-cup-pressure-terrifically-high-says-germanys-mueller Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:38:44 +0200 world-cup-pressure-terrifically-high-says-germanys-mueller Germany captain Manuel Neuer said on Tuesday that his side's two remaining World Cup group games are now effectively finals in the team camp as the holders fight to stay in the tournament. https://www.thelocal.de/20180619/world-cup-games-for-die-mannschaft-are-now-finals-says-captain-neuer Tue, 19 Jun 2018 17:03:40 +0200 world-cup-games-for-die-mannschaft-are-now-finals-says-captain-neuer A football-mad farmer in Bangladesh has unfurled a homemade German flag stretching 5.5 kilometres in a bizarre act of devotion to his favourite team ahead of the World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20180606/bangladeshi-world-cup-megafan-unfurls-kilometres-long-german-flag Wed, 06 Jun 2018 16:17:20 +0200 bangladeshi-world-cup-megafan-unfurls-kilometres-long-german-flag Germany have included 2014 World Cup-winning captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in their final squad for the 2018 tournament, even though he has only just returned from a long-term absence through injury. https://www.thelocal.de/20180604/germany-world-cup-2018-squad-neuer-in-sane-left-out Mon, 04 Jun 2018 16:51:53 +0200 germany-world-cup-2018-squad-neuer-in-sane-left-out What happens when a global investment bank gets its computers to run 10,000 virtual tournaments to guesstimate who is going to bring home the World Cup? https://www.thelocal.de/20180518/germany-wins-world-cup-2018-according-to-computers Fri, 18 May 2018 19:24:31 +0200 germany-wins-world-cup-2018-according-to-computers Not only is Lukas Podolski a former World Cup football star, he will soon open up a döner kebab eatery in the west German city of Cologne. https://www.thelocal.de/20180104/german-football-star-podolski-to-open-dner-kebab-shop-in-cologne Thu, 04 Jan 2018 15:48:27 +0100 german-football-star-podolski-to-open-dner-kebab-shop-in-cologne 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 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 Bayern Munich's new coach Carlo Ancelotti said Monday he would stick to his predecessor Pep Guardiola's offensive strategy for the Bundesliga giants, pledging to "try to win every competition". https://www.thelocal.de/20160712/ancelotti-im-not-hear-to-bayern-munich-football-bundesliga Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:48:31 +0200 ancelotti-im-not-hear-to-bayern-munich-football-bundesliga 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 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 Flocke the Penguin is making his name as a psychic after a streak of correct football predictions. https://www.thelocal.de/20160623/brandenburg-penguin-psychic-euro-football-soccer-flocke-predictions Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:32:54 +0200 brandenburg-penguin-psychic-euro-football-soccer-flocke-predictions 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 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 German FA interim president Reinhard Rauball admits being touched by the compassion shown by football fans in Dortmund after a fan died during a Bundesliga match on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160314/it-was-unspeakably-beautiful-football-fans-grieve Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:08:47 +0100 it-was-unspeakably-beautiful-football-fans-grieve