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 Germany's national team coach has called a veteran goalkeeper out of retirement ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Here's who will be playing for 'die Mannschaft' this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20260521/whos-playing-and-whos-not-on-germanys-2026-world-cup-football-team Thu, 21 May 2026 16:17:22 +0200 whos-playing-and-whos-not-on-germanys-2026-world-cup-football-team From an opening ceremony at the beloved airport-turned-park, Tempelhof Feld, to erecting a 'golden ramp' at Brandenburg Gate, Berlin's bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in future is taking shape. https://www.thelocal.de/20260506/how-berlins-olympics-bid-would-reshape-the-city Wed, 06 May 2026 13:26:05 +0200 how-berlins-olympics-bid-would-reshape-the-city European football's governing body UEFA on Wednesday announced that Germany will host the women's 2029 European Championships, where England will be the two-time defending champions. https://www.thelocal.de/20251203/germany-to-host-womens-euro-2029-championship Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:20:03 +0100 germany-to-host-womens-euro-2029-championship The US National Football League (NFL) will play a regular season game in Berlin in the 2025 season, the fifth match to be played in Germany, the league announced this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20241212/berlin-set-to-become-third-german-city-to-host-nfl-game Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:52:34 +0100 berlin-set-to-become-third-german-city-to-host-nfl-game The Paralympic Games began on Tuesday. Here's how to watch live coverage of it on TV or online in Germany for free. https://www.thelocal.de/20240816/how-to-watch-the-2024-paris-paralympics-on-tv-in-germany Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:36:11 +0200 how-to-watch-the-2024-paris-paralympics-on-tv-in-germany Germany's Lea Friedrich smashed the women's sprint world record on Friday, just minutes after New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews did the same. https://www.thelocal.de/20240809/german-cyclist-friedrich-breaks-womens-sprint-world-record Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:24:22 +0200 german-cyclist-friedrich-breaks-womens-sprint-world-record Germany is hosting the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament from June 14th until July 14th. Here's how you can watch the games. https://www.thelocal.de/20240610/how-to-watch-the-euro-2024-tournament-in-germany Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:16:52 +0200 how-to-watch-the-euro-2024-tournament-in-germany Host nation Germany are riding a resurgent wave of hope with the Euro 2024 tournament opener against Scotland just over a week away. https://www.thelocal.de/20240605/hope-returns-for-hosts-germany-ahead-of-euro-2024 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:40:55 +0200 hope-returns-for-hosts-germany-ahead-of-euro-2024 Bayer Leverkusen will offer supporters free club tattoos until the end of the season to celebrate their Bundesliga breakthrough, the German champions announced Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20240510/love-that-lasts-a-lifetime-german-football-club-leverkusen-offer-fans-free-tattoos Fri, 10 May 2024 18:25:53 +0200 love-that-lasts-a-lifetime-german-football-club-leverkusen-offer-fans-free-tattoos German football team Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history with a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen, breaking Bayern Munich's 11-year stranglehold on the top league. https://www.thelocal.de/20240415/bayer-leverkusen-win-first-bundesliga-title-ending-bayern-munichs-11-year-run Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:02:48 +0200 bayer-leverkusen-win-first-bundesliga-title-ending-bayern-munichs-11-year-run World Aquatics will debut an 'open category' at a World Cup in Berlin in October for transgender competitors, the governing body announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20230816/world-aquatics-to-launch-open-category-for-transgender-swimmers-at-berlin-event Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:55:11 +0200 world-aquatics-to-launch-open-category-for-transgender-swimmers-at-berlin-event The National Football League announced the matchups for its five European games - including a new one in Frankfurt - on Wednesday. Here's what to expect in the coming season. https://www.thelocal.de/20230510/what-sports-fans-need-to-know-about-the-latest-nfl-game-announced-in-germany Wed, 10 May 2023 19:08:08 +0200 what-sports-fans-need-to-know-about-the-latest-nfl-game-announced-in-germany Michael Schumacher's family is planning legal action against German magazine Die Aktuelle for using an artificial intelligence programme to generate fake quotes from the seven-time Formula One champion, sports broadcaster ESPN said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20230420/schumacher-family-plans-to-sue-over-fake-ai-quotes-in-german-magazine Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:22:28 +0200 schumacher-family-plans-to-sue-over-fake-ai-quotes-in-german-magazine Ukrainian Olympic athletes will be allowed to train on German soil in preparation for the 2024 Paris Games, Germany's interior ministry announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20230301/germany-to-open-olympic-bases-to-ukrainian-athletes Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:09:22 +0100 germany-to-open-olympic-bases-to-ukrainian-athletes For the second year in a row the US's National Football League (NFL) will be playing games in Germany. The Local asked an expert how popular American football is in the soccer-obsessed Bundesrepublik. https://www.thelocal.de/20230210/significant-fanbase-how-popular-is-the-nfl-in-germany Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:56:14 +0100 significant-fanbase-how-popular-is-the-nfl-in-germany The Super Bowl, one of the biggest sports events in the world, is taking place on Sunday and we now know who is playing: Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles. Here's where to watch on TV or at a live event in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20230206/where-to-watch-the-superbowl-in-germany Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:53:00 +0100 where-to-watch-the-superbowl-in-germany Germany's players covered their mouths for the team photo before their World Cup opener against Japan on Wednesday in protest at FIFA's refusal to allow rainbow-themed armbands. https://www.thelocal.de/20221123/germany-players-cover-mouths-in-protest-for-world-cup-photo Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:43:56 +0100 germany-players-cover-mouths-in-protest-for-world-cup-photo Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday made a push for equal pay for men and women international footballers after Germany's successful run at the recent European Championships. https://www.thelocal.de/20220809/pay-women-footballers-the-same-as-men-says-german-chancellor Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:09:10 +0200 pay-women-footballers-the-same-as-men-says-german-chancellor The NFL has said Munich will become the first host of a regular-season game in Germany in 2022 as part of plans to expand the sport's international reach. https://www.thelocal.de/20220210/munich-and-frankfurt-to-host-regular-season-nfl-games Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:40:53 +0100 munich-and-frankfurt-to-host-regular-season-nfl-games Bundesliga clubs and other German sports venues will be allowed to welcome up to 25,000 spectators from next month, the city of Berlin said Tuesday after a meeting of officials from Germany's 16 states. https://www.thelocal.de/20210706/german-football-fans-get-green-light-to-return-to-stadiums-next-season Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:45:37 +0200 german-football-fans-get-green-light-to-return-to-stadiums-next-season