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 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 Germany has some 200 Fernradwege - long distance cycle paths that sometimes stretch the length and breadth of the country. With the government advising against foreign travel this autumn, we suggest some of the best cycle holidays Germany has to offer. https://www.thelocal.de/20200916/here-are-ten-of-germanys-best-and-longest-biking-trails Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:06:08 +0200 here-are-ten-of-germanys-best-and-longest-biking-trails Some German states have already opened swimming pools, whereas others will be following in the coming weeks. Here's what you need to know, whether you're just taking a dip or swimming laps. https://www.thelocal.de/20200520/what-are-the-new-rules-for-swimming-pools-in-germany Wed, 20 May 2020 13:35:28 +0200 what-are-the-new-rules-for-swimming-pools-in-germany