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Euro_2008

The following articles have been tagged with "Euro_2008":

Löw relishing Euro 2012 opener with Portugal

Sport: 3 Dec 11
Germany coach Joachim Löw says his team will have no fear when they start their Euro 2012 campaign against Portugal, having also drawn Denmark and World Cup finalists Holland in Group B. READ »

Germany tackles Holland with confidence

Sport: 15 Nov 11
Germany coach Joachim Löw has insisted his side have nothing to fear ahead of Tuesday's friendly in Hamburg against World Cup finalists the Netherlands, as Die Mannschaft looks to finish 2011 in style. READ »

Ballack's national team career finished

Sport: 16 Jun 11
Michael Ballack, one of the best-known players in German football for the past decade, has played for the national side for the last time, the German Football Association (DFB) said Thursday. READ »

Löw expects slugfest against Austrians in Euro 2012 qualifier

Sport: 3 Jun 11
Germany coach Joachim Löw said his side was preparing for a battle against Austria when the two neighbours face off on Friday in a Euro 2012 qualifier in Vienna. READ »

Wolfsburg sack McClaren

Sport: 7 Feb 11
Ex-England coach Steve McClaren was sacked on Monday by Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg after just seven months in charge with the club just one point away from the relegation zone. READ »

McClaren gets stay of execution

Sport: 24 Dec 10
Former England coach Steve McClaren received the dreaded vote of confidence from the board of struggling Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg on Thursday. READ »

McClaren's job on the line at Wolfsburg

Sport: 23 Dec 10
Former England manager Steve McClaren's future as coach of Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg hung by a thread on Wednesday after his team were knocked out of the German Cup by Second Division Cottbus. READ »

Löw wary of fit and rested Turkish team

Sport: 8 Oct 10
Germany coach Joachim Löw has admitted he is wary of Turkey ahead of Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier and compared Guus Hiddink's side to Bundesliga surprise package Mainz. READ »

Germany faces big expectations in Euro 2012 qualifier

Sport: 3 Sep 10
Germany faces Belgium on Friday with coach Joachim Löw expecting three points from his team's opening Euro 2012 qualifier as the Germans look to build on their momentum from the World Cup. READ »

Löw extends national football team contract

Sport: 20 Jul 10
Germany's national football coach Joachim Löw and his staff said Tuesday they had agreed two-year extensions to their contracts hoping to build on the young team's bold showing at the World Cup. READ »

German president to honour Löw and team as ‘ambassadors’

Sport: 11 Jul 10
Both coach Joachim Löw and his squad are to receive Germany's top honours after winning “the hearts and minds” of fans by finishing third at the World Cup, it was revealed on Sunday. READ »

Football coach Löw reportedly set to continue with new contract

Sport: 9 Jul 10
Germany coach Joachim Löw will be handed a new contract as a reward for guiding the national football team to the World Cup semi-finals, the Bild newspaper reported on Friday. READ »

Lahm's captaincy remarks raise hackles

Sport: 7 Jul 10
Hints of irritation plagued the German World Cup team ahead of its semi-final clash with Spain on Wednesday after skipper Philipp Lahm’s announcement he doesn't want to hand the captaincy back to Michael Ballack. READ »

Germany ready for Aussie Socceroos in first World Cup match

Sport: 12 Jun 10
Germany opens its World Cup campaign against Australia on Sunday with the Antipodeans eager to show they will not be a punching bag for weightier European opposition. READ »

Lahm admits pressure high for Germany after Ballack injury

Sport: 21 May 10
With Germany bidding for their fourth World Cup title in South Africa, defender Philipp Lahm admits there is an air of expectation on Joachim Löw’s side to prove themselves. READ »

Löw mulls future ahead of World Cup prep match

Sport: 13 May 10
Germany start their World Cup preparations with a friendly against Malta on Thursday, but coach Joachim Löw has admitted he may walk away after next month's tournament in South Africa. READ »

Löw contract extension hits snag

Sport: 5 Feb 10
Negotiations over Germany coach Joachim Löw's contract extension have been postponed until after the World Cup finals, the German Football Federation (DFB) announced on Thursday. READ »

HSV signs legendary Dutch striker van Nistelrooy

Sport: 24 Jan 10
Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has signed an 18-month contract with Bundesliga side Hamburger SV after leaving Spanish giants Real Madrid on a free transfer. READ »

Frings dropped from German national team

Sport: 21 Jan 10
German midfielder Torsten Frings has been informed that his international career is over after national coach Joachim Löw said the Werder Bremen star will play no part in his World Cup plans. READ »

Löw's contract extended until 2012

Sport: 17 Dec 09
German national football team coach Joachim Löw is set to sign a two-year extension to his current contract which will keep him in charge until 2012, the German Football Federation (DFB) announced late on Wednesday. READ »

Germany faces Australia, Ghana and Serbia

Sport: 4 Dec 09
Germany team manager Oliver Bierhoff said on Friday Die Mannschaft had drawn a tough yet surmountable challenge in Australia, Ghana and Serbia for the group stage of the 2010 World Cup finals. READ »

Ballack says national team focused on beating Russia in qualifier

Sport: 30 Sep 09
Germany captain Michael Ballack insists his team will give everything they have to beat Russia in Moscow on October 10 and earn themselves an automatic place at the 2010 World Cup. READ »

Germany keen to impress in friendly against South Africa

Sport: 5 Sep 09
Germany coach Joachim Löw insists his team will impress in Saturday's friendly against South Africa as the national side looks to improve its performance ahead of their World Cup qualifiers. READ »

Ballack says Germany must improve to seal World Cup spot

Sport: 31 Aug 09
Captain of the national football team Michael Ballack says Germany need to raise their game if they are to seal qualification for next year's World Cup in South Africa. READ »

Enke poised to keep German goal at World Cup in South Africa

Sport: 28 Aug 09
Hannover goalie Robert Enke is set to win the battle to be his country's number one keeper in next summer's World Cup finals in South Africa, former shot-stopper Andreas Köpke said Friday. READ »

Frings snubbed in World Cup qualifier line-up

Sport: 7 Aug 09
Michael Ballack has been called up for Germany's World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan in Baku on August 12 but coach Joachim Löw has left veteran midfielder Torsten Frings out of his line-up. READ »

Adidas profit plummets in second quarter

Business & Money: 5 Aug 09
Adidas posted Wednesday a massive drop in second-quarter profit that underscored weak consumer sentiment worldwide. But the sports equipment maker beat expectations and stood by its full-year outlook. READ »

DFB demands Ballack step up national team leadership

Sport: 25 Mar 09
Captain Michael Ballack must lead the German national team by example as the squad looks to bounce back from home defeats in their last two games, German Football Federation boss Theo Zwanziger said Wednesday. READ »

The Local's year in review

Society: 1 Jan 09
As 2009 kicks off, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention during our first year in Germany. READ »

Hoffenheim becomes Hopp's gift to German football

Sport: 25 Dec 08
It was not too long ago that little Hoffenheim were languishing in the dark dungeon of Germany's eighth division, worlds away from the glamour boys of the top flight like Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. READ »

Hildebrand to join Hoffenheim

Sport: 10 Dec 08
Former Germany goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand has joined Hoffenheim on a free transfer as he looks to relaunch his international career, the Bundesliga leaders announced on Wednesday. READ »

Hoffenheim faces Bayern test

Sport: 4 Dec 08
The title credentials of surprise German league leaders Hoffenheim will face their sternest examination yet on Friday when the village side travel to the home of reigning champions Bayern Munich. READ »

Podolski planning to transfer teams

Sport: 24 Nov 08
Bayern Munich's Lukas Podolski announced Monday he wanted to find a new club in the January transfer window. READ »

Ribery back with Bayern ahead of weekend Leverkusen match

Sport: 21 Nov 08
Defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich will take on bottom side Energie Cottbus on Saturday with midfield star Franck Ribery despite his injury scare with France. READ »

Terry seals England win over Germany

Sport: 19 Nov 08
England captain John Terry's header six minutes from time sealed a 2-1 win over Germany in Wednesday's friendly at Berlin's Olympic Stadium as Fabio Capello's weakened team beat the Euro 2008 runners-up. READ »

New talent will shine in England friendly

Sport: 18 Nov 08
With both teams top of their World Cup qualifying groups, respective coaches Joachim Löw and Fabio Capello believe Wednesday night's Germany-England friendly here is a chance to put some new talent in the spotlight. READ »

Löw to lay down the law ahead of England friendly

Sport: 17 Nov 08
Germany coach Joachim Löw will on Monday lay down the law to his players after last month's public spat with captain Michael Ballack, as his side prepares for its Berlin friendly against England. READ »

Frings left out of squad for England friendly

Sport: 13 Nov 08
Rebel midfielder Torsten Frings has not been recalled for next week's friendly against England after Germany coach Joachim Löw announced his squad on Thursday. READ »

Frings takes Ballack's side in tiff with Löw

Sport: 23 Oct 08
Germany midfielder Torsten Frings on Thursday backed die Mannschaft captain Michael Ballack in his war of words with coach Joachim Löw and has again criticized the national team’s trainer. READ »

Ballack's national team spot under threat

Sport: 22 Oct 08
Germany coach Joachim Löw said on Wednesday he will meet captain Michael Ballack as soon as possible to discuss the Chelsea star's criticism of his leadership - with the skipper's place in the national side at stake. READ »

Frustrated Frings mulling leaving German national team

Sport: 17 Oct 08
Torsten Frings is considering retiring from international football after the veteran midfielder was left on the bench for all bar six minutes of Germany's last two World Cup qualifiers. READ »

Ballack injury creates doubts for qualifier with Wales

Sport: 15 Oct 08
Germany captain Michael Ballack sat out training again on Tuesday as doubts grow whether the Chelsea star will be fit for his country in their World Cup qualifier against Wales on Wednesday. READ »

Ballack seals German win over Russia

Sport: 11 Oct 08
Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack and Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski fired first-half goals to give Germany a 2-1 win over hard-working Russia in Saturday's World Cup qualifier in Dortmund. READ »

Ballack says harmony reigns ahead of Russia match

Sport: 11 Oct 08
Germany captain Michael Ballack has insisted there is no problem between him and the rest of the German squad ahead of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Russia, after reports claimed he was ostracised following his row with team manager Oliver Bierhoff. READ »

Bayern worry about form ahead of Lyon Champions League clash

Sport: 30 Sep 08
While French champions Lyon might have injury concerns about Brazilian captain Juninho ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash with Bayern Munich, the Germans have plenty of worries of their own. READ »

Returning Ribery hopes to reignite Bayern

Sport: 26 Sep 08
After three months out with injury, Bayern Munich's French star Franck Ribery wants to reignite his team's season at Hannover on Saturday before next Tuesday's Champions League clash with Lyon. READ »

Luca Toni wants to win Bayern the Champions League

Sport: 17 Sep 08
Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni says he wants to win the Champions League title at the first attempt as he prepares to make his competition debut, aged 31, in Romania on Wednesday. READ »

I'd quit Bayern if I was Podolski, says Sammer

Sport: 14 Sep 08
Former Germany defender Matthias Sammer admits he would quit Bayern Munich if he was subject to the same treatment handed to Lukas Podolski by the German giants. READ »

Klose hat-trick snatches draw from Finland

Sport: 11 Sep 08
Veteran striker Miroslav Klose got Germany out of jail with a hat-trick to seal a late 3-3 draw against Finland in Wednesday night's World Cup 2010 qualifier. READ »

Germany victorious on pitch and TV

Sport: 7 Sep 08
Germany's 6-0 victory over Liechtenstein in the first World Cup 2010 qualifying match on Saturday night was the most-watched television programme of the night, attracting nearly 30 percent of people watching the box. READ »

Löw confident Liechtenstein will fall to Germany

Sport: 6 Sep 08
Coach Joachim Löw says Germany will win both their opening games on the road to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa as they begin their campaign at minnows Liechtenstein on Saturday. READ »

Stuttgart open new Bundesliga season with away win

Sport: 18 Aug 08
Stuttgart, bidding to dislodge last season's Bundesliga winners Bayern Munich, got their campaign off to a solid start by winning 3-1 away at promoted Borussia Mönchengladbach. READ »

All eyes on Munich as Bundesliga season begins

Sport: 15 Aug 08
All eyes will be on Munich's Allianz Arena when defending champions Bayern Munich kick off the new Bundesliga season on Friday against Hamburg under the gaze of new coach Jürgen Klinsmann. READ »

Veteran keeper Lehmann exits German national squad

Sport: 8 Aug 08
Germany's veteran goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is handing in his international gloves after 10 years' service, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Friday. READ »

ZDF demands UEFA compensation for match blackout

Sport: 3 Jul 08
German public broadcaster ZDF is in talks with UEFA for compensation for repeated broadcast blackouts of the Euro 2008 quarterfinal match between Germany and Turkey last month. READ »

All smiles as Bayern's Klinsmann opens charm offensive

Sport: 3 Jul 08
New Bayern Munich coach Jürgen Klinsmann was all smiles as he faced the media for the first time in his new role as boss of the German giants - despite a photographers' boycott. READ »

Man-sized German catfish chokes on football

Society: 1 Jul 08
A gigantic catfish in Germany's Main River met its end this week when it suffocated after trying to eat a football, water police reported. READ »

Press Review: Germany comes up short again

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jun 08
Germany might have lost the Euro 2008 final, but German commentators in The Local’s press roundup largely agreed on Monday that German fans, coach Jogi Löw and his team had no reason to hang their heads. READ »

Germany's Adidas wins at Euro 2008

Business & Money: 30 Jun 08
German sportswear giant Adidas did better than the national team at the Euro 2008 football championships, sponsoring both runner-up Germany and the new champion, Spain. READ »

Heroes' welcome for Germany's almost-champions

Sport: 30 Jun 08
Germany's luckless football team arrived back home on Monday for a heroes' welcome parade in central Berlin despite losing 1-0 to Spain in the final of Euro 2008. READ »

Spain rains on Germany's football party

Sport: 30 Jun 08
Germany's three-week Euro 2008 party ended with a whimper on Sunday as throngs of colourful supporters headed home forlornly after defeat to Spain. But some were looking ahead to the 2010 World Cup. READ »

Hamm bar brawl ends in stabbing

Society: 30 Jun 08
Most of Germany reported that disappointed Euro 2008 fans went home peacefully on Sunday night after their team’s defeat, but there was violence in Hamm, where several people were injured in a knifing incident. READ »

Spain defeats Germany to win Euro 2008

Sport: 29 Jun 08
Spain won its first trophy in 44 years on Sunday as they beat three-time European champions Germany 1-0 in the Euro 2008 final. READ »

Germany reaches fever pitch for Euro final

Sport: 29 Jun 08
Germans were unfurling their flags and applying the black, red and gold face-paint on Sunday morning as football fever approached its climax for the team's Euro 2008 final against Spain. READ »

Ballack in doubt for Euro final after injury

Sport: 28 Jun 08
In what could be a lethal blow for Germany's title hopes, team captain Michael Ballack has been rated as doubtful to play on the eve of Sunday's Euro 2008 final against Spain after straining his right calf in training. READ »

Berlin celebrates 30th CSD gay pride parade

Society: 28 Jun 08
Berlin was in total party mode despite grey skies on Saturday, as the city celebrated the 30th edition of the popular gay pride Christopher Street Day Parade. READ »

Ending Germany's six minutes of eternity

Lifestyle: 28 Jun 08
Millions of German football fans panicked last week as the broadcast signal of the Euro 2008 semifinal match was lost by TV channel ZDF for six long minutes. Steve Kettmann spoke with the man that saved the day. READ »

'Jekyll and Hyde' Germany hoping for fairytale finish

Sport: 28 Jun 08
Germany coach Joachim Löw is hoping his Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde team fulfill their potential by beating Spain in Sunday's Euro 2008 final to complete the summer fairytale started in 2006. READ »

Germany begins preparations for Euro final against Spain

Sport: 27 Jun 08
Germany's national football team starts on Friday preparing for its Euro 2008 final on Sunday against Spain, as coach Joachim Löw warned players about Spain's strong technique. READ »

ZDF sees record TV ratings despite broadcast blackout

Society: 26 Jun 08
German public TV channel ZDF had its own victory on Wednesday night, breaking a ratings record with the Euro 2008 semifinal despite a major broadcast disruption due to bad weather. READ »

Turks in Germany mourn loss

Sport: 26 Jun 08
Hope turned to sadness for Germany's huge Turkish minority on Wednesday as their team was denied a place in the finals of the Euro 2008 football championship by none other than their host country. READ »

Lahm shoots Germany into Euro 2008 final

Sport: 25 Jun 08
A nervous and frequently unfocused Germany still managed to beat Turkey 3-2 on Wednesday night, booking a spot in the Euro 2008 final. READ »

Germany prepares for massive football party

Sport: 25 Jun 08
Just hours before the German national team takes on Turkey in the Euro 2008 semifinal on Wednesday evening, football fans from the North Sea to the Alps were gearing up for massive public sporting spectacle. READ »

Batty for baseball in Bavaria

Lifestyle: 23 Jun 08
Not everyone in Germany is experiencing football fever during the European Championships this summer – David Hein reports on baseball’s equivalent of the UEFA Cup. READ »

Jogi says stress cigarette his business

Sport: 22 Jun 08
German football trainer Joachim Löw has rejected criticism of his smoking a cigarette during the quarter final match against Portugal at the end of last week, saying it was his private business. READ »

Fans party as Germany makes final four

Sport: 20 Jun 08
Tens of thousands of Germans celebrated deep into the night on Thursday after their football team upset Portugal to reach the semifinals of Euro 2008. READ »

Germany stun Portugal to advance to semis

Sport: 19 Jun 08
A transformed Germany marched into the Euro 2008 semifinals after Portugal pressed the self-destruct button in a five-goal thriller in Basel on Thursday. READ »

Löw banned from Euro quarterfinal match

Sport: 18 Jun 08
UEFA's disciplinary committee ruled on Wednesday that German national football team coach Joachim Löw will have to watch Thursday's Euro 2008 quarterfinal match against Portugal from the stands. READ »

Patriotic Germans flying the flag for football

Society: 18 Jun 08
A majority of Germans support flying the country’s black, red, and gold flag in patriotic support of the national football team during the Euro 2008, according to a poll published on Wednesday. READ »

Tottenham and Juventus reportedly interested in Podolski

Sport: 18 Jun 08
Germany's Euro 2008 top scorer Lukas Podolski has revealed Juventus and Tottenham have contacted him and he is interested in joining either football after sitting on the bench at Bayern Munich last season. READ »

Carl Zeiss creates world's smallest football field

Science & Technology: 17 Jun 08
Just in time for the Euro 2008 football tournament, German high-tech firm Carl Zeiss says it has created with the world’s smallest football pitch. READ »

Ballack kicks Germany to the next round

Sport: 16 Jun 08
Germany fought their way through to the quarterfinals of the Euro 2008 on Monday night after a laboured 1-0 victory over co-hosts Austria. A Michael Ballack freekick proved enough to advance to the next round. READ »

Winning at the art of losing

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Jun 08
The Local is proud to publish My Dear Krauts, a regular column dissecting German society by Roger Boyes, the Berlin correspondent for British daily The Times. READ »

Pressure on Germans to avoid another 'Cordoba'

Sport: 16 Jun 08
Germany must avoid defeat against Austria on Monday night to make it to the next round of the Euro 2008, but the tournament's Alpine co-hosts are hoping repeat a cherished World Cup upset thirty years ago in Cordoba. READ »

Turkish-Germans celebrate Turkey's quarterfinals entry

Sport: 16 Jun 08
Thousands of Turkish football fans across Germany celebrated their team’s entry into the Euro 2008 quarterfinals after a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Czech Republic on Sunday evening. READ »

Dark clouds gather over German camp after Croat shock

Sport: 14 Jun 08
Less than 24 hours after Germany’s Euro 2008 aspirations were brought crashing back to Earth, coach Joachim Löw faced some tough questioning from the disgruntled German media. READ »

Schweinsteiger banned as Germany ponders loss to Croatia

Sport: 13 Jun 08
Shown a red card against Croatia, German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been banned for one match and will miss Monday's clash with Austria with a place in the Euro 2008 quarterfinals at stake. READ »

Fear and loathing in Brandenburg

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Jun 08
Welcome to Portnoy’s Stammtisch, The Local’s new column pondering life in Germany. In his first dispatch, Portnoy opines on President Bush’s last visit to the Fatherland. READ »

Croatia stuns Germany

Sport: 12 Jun 08
A dominating Croatia stunned an unfocused Germany 2-1 on Thursday in one of the biggest surprises of the Euro 2008 tournament so far. READ »

Croatians outnumber Germans but party remains peaceful

Sport: 12 Jun 08
The atmosphere was peaceful in Klagenfurt on Thursday just hours before the Germany v Croatia Euro 2008 Group B match, as German supporters struggled to match the Croatians' numbers. READ »

Turkish-Germans celebrate football victory in the streets

Sport: 12 Jun 08
Thousands of whooping, flag-waving Turkish-Germans took to the streets on Wednesday night to celebrate Turkey’s 2:1 victory over Switzerland in the teams’s first Euro 2008 match. READ »

Croatia looks to dent German title hopes

Sport: 12 Jun 08
Croatia needs to put together a much more convincing performance against Euro 2008 co-favourites Germany on Thursday if they are to reflect the confidence their coach's confidence in the team. READ »

Polish politician wants to strip Podolski of Polish passport

Sport: 11 Jun 08
Polish politician Miroslaw Orzechowski has said he wants to revoke Lukas Podolski’s Polish citizenship after he led Germany's win against Poland on Sunday. But the footballer says he doesn't even have a Polish passport. READ »

Truck loses 350 cases of beer on Autobahn

Society: 10 Jun 08
A few football fans could go thirsty after a beer transport truck from Munich lost some 350 cases of beer on the A8 Autobahn while traveling to Austria for a Euro 2008 delivery late on Monday evening. READ »

Bierhoff says 2008 German squad can match Euro 1996 win

Sport: 10 Jun 08
Germany manager Oliver Bierhoff says the Euro 2008 side can emulate their Euro 1996-winning predecessors after finally breaking their 12-year winless streak in the competition. READ »

Back in black, red, and gold

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Jun 08
The German football team has booked its first Euro 2008 victory and Germany is once again awash in black, red, and gold. But the country isn’t merely attempting to regain the good vibes of the 2006 World Cup, writes The Local’s Marc Young. READ »