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 UPDATE: Joachim Löw will remain German national football team coach following the World Cup victory in Brazil, he confirmed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140723/loew-to-remain-germany-coach-to-2016 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 16:54:00 +0200 loew-to-remain-germany-coach-to-2016 Germany’s World Cup winning football team have revealed one of the secrets of their success in Brazil this summer – yoga. https://www.thelocal.de/20140723/yoga-helped-german-football-team-bring-world-cup-home Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:12:00 +0200 yoga-helped-german-football-team-bring-world-cup-home UPDATE: Captain Philipp Lahm announced his retirement from international football on Friday following Germany’s World Cup win in Brazil. https://www.thelocal.de/20140718/german-captain-philipp-lahm-retires-from-national-side Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:27:00 +0200 german-captain-philipp-lahm-retires-from-national-side After seven weeks together, Germany's World Cup winners have gone their separate ways. Sports writer Doug Revolta looks at what the future holds for the 13 stars who played in the final. https://www.thelocal.de/20140716/where-now-for-germanys-world-cup-winning-heroes Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:50:00 +0200 where-now-for-germanys-world-cup-winning-heroes Almost a million jubilant fans massed around Berlin on Tuesday to cheer the World Cup winners and new national heroes for bringing home football's top prize for the first time since 1990. https://www.thelocal.de/20140715/german-football-team-berlin-world-cup-party-late Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:31:00 +0200 german-football-team-berlin-world-cup-party-late Germany basked in the glory of their fourth World Cup on Monday after a nail-biting victory against Argentina. The Local rounds up the reaction throughout the day here. https://www.thelocal.de/20140714/world-cup-final-win-germany-argentina-reaction Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:28:00 +0200 world-cup-final-win-germany-argentina-reaction Coach Joachim Löw believes Germany's historic World Cup win at Brazil 2014 will be the stepping stone to achieving further future honours. https://www.thelocal.de/20140714/coach-loew-says-german-world-cup-success-to-continue Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:20:00 +0200 coach-loew-says-german-world-cup-success-to-continue Germany woke stunned and euphoric on Monday morning as football World Champions for the fourth time, following a 1:0 victory over Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday night. https://www.thelocal.de/20140714/germany-wakes-as-football-world-cup-champions-argentina-victory Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:10:00 +0200 germany-wakes-as-football-world-cup-champions-argentina-victory Not everyone in Germany on Sunday was supporting Die Mannschaft. Several dozen Argentinians and some Germans packed into a small restaurant in Berlin for the World Cup final. https://www.thelocal.de/20140714/argentina-fans-in-germany-we-were-just-unlucky Mon, 14 Jul 2014 02:37:00 +0200 argentina-fans-in-germany-we-were-just-unlucky UPDATE: Mario Götze scored a superb extra-time winner as Germany beat Argentina 1:0 to become the first European team to win a World Cup held in South America on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140713/germany-beat-argentina-1-0-in-football-world-cup-final-brazil Mon, 14 Jul 2014 01:36:00 +0200 germany-beat-argentina-1-0-in-football-world-cup-final-brazil Jubilant Argentine fans honked car horns down the streets of Rio de Janeiro before the World Cup final Sunday, prompting Brazilians to shout back their allegiance in this match: "Germany!" https://www.thelocal.de/20140713/brazilians-back-germany-against-argentina-in-world-cup-final Sun, 13 Jul 2014 21:38:00 +0200 brazilians-back-germany-against-argentina-in-world-cup-final LIVE: The Local has the latest news, reaction and fun ahead of the World Cup final in Brazil between Germany and Argentina. https://www.thelocal.de/20140713/live-world-cup-fina-blog-germany-vs-argentina-pre-match-build-up Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:00:00 +0200 live-world-cup-fina-blog-germany-vs-argentina-pre-match-build-up Joachim Löw says Germany is ready to make history by winning Sunday's final to become the first European side to win the World Cup in the Americas. https://www.thelocal.de/20140713/germans-ready-to-make-history-l Sun, 13 Jul 2014 13:00:00 +0200 germans-ready-to-make-history-l Germany has honoured a Bangladesh farmer and diehard fan for making a 3.5-kilometre-long (2.2 mile) flag of the country in support of Philipp Lahm's World Cup team, officials said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140713/bangladesh-fan-makes-huge-german-world-cup-flag Sun, 13 Jul 2014 12:16:00 +0200 bangladesh-fan-makes-huge-german-world-cup-flag Hundreds of Palestinian protesters tried to storm Berlin's Fan Mile on Saturday afternoon - the centre of World Cup celebration in the German capital. https://www.thelocal.de/20140712/palestine-protesters-try-to-storm-berlins-fan-mile Sat, 12 Jul 2014 23:41:00 +0200 palestine-protesters-try-to-storm-berlins-fan-mile Which side will the history books favour when Germany face Argentina in the final of the World Cup in Brazil on Sunday? The Local looks at past clashes between the two great footballing nations to find out. https://www.thelocal.de/20140711/germany-vs-argentina-world-cup-head-to-head Fri, 11 Jul 2014 19:10:00 +0200 germany-vs-argentina-world-cup-head-to-head Preparation has been the key so far to the success of Germany’s football team in the World Cup in Brazil, and that forward planning has extended to choosing where to celebrate, should Germany be crowned champions on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140710/berlin-chosen-to-host-world-cup-party Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:18:00 +0200 berlin-chosen-to-host-world-cup-party Germany will face Argentina in the final of the football World Cup on Sunday, after Lionel Messi and his teammates beat the Netherlands in a penalty shootout in the semi-final on Wednesday night. https://www.thelocal.de/20140710/germany-to-face-argentina-in-football-world-cup-final Thu, 10 Jul 2014 10:34:00 +0200 germany-to-face-argentina-in-football-world-cup-final Germany insist their only focus is now on winning Sunday's football World Cup final, as the team try to keep their feet on the ground amid the euphoria of their historic 7:1 semi-final drubbing of Brazil. https://www.thelocal.de/20140709/focused-germans-want-title-after-brazil-world-cup-rout Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:16:00 +0200 focused-germans-want-title-after-brazil-world-cup-rout Brazil's World Cup dream was smashed into oblivion as majestic Germany ran riot to win an extraordinary semi-final 7:1 and send the South American hosts crashing to their worst ever defeat in their 100-year footballing history on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140708/germany-thrash-brazil-7-0-in-football-world-cup-semi-final Wed, 09 Jul 2014 01:50:00 +0200 germany-thrash-brazil-7-0-in-football-world-cup-semi-final