May 22, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Mesut_Özil":
Sport: 18 Apr 12
Bayern Munich made a huge leap towards the Champions League final in their Allianz Arena home after Mario Gomez netted a late winner in the 90th minute, completing a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid, in Tuesday's semi-final first leg.
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Sport: 16 Nov 11
Veteran striker Miroslav Klose rolled back the years with a goal and two assists on Tuesday evening as Germany hammered Euro 2012 rivals the Netherlands 3-0 in a friendly in Hamburg.
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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.
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Sport: 4 Nov 11
The German Football Association (DFB) has increased its win bonus for the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine next year. Each player will get €300,000 should Germany carry home the title.
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Society: 26 Oct 11
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the treaty bringing hundreds of thousands of Turkish "guest workers" to Germany, a move which dramatically altered the fabric of German society.
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Sport: 12 Oct 11
Germany beat Belgium 3-1 Tuesday to complete their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a perfect ten wins from ten games and end the visitors hopes of reaching next year's finals.
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Sport: 11 Oct 11
Belgium have not qualified for a major finals since the 2002 World Cup and to keep alive their hopes of reaching Euro 2012 they will need to do something no-one else has managed in the qualifiers and beat Germany on Tuesday.
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Sport: 8 Oct 11
Germany earned their ninth consecutive win in Euro 2012 qualifiers on Friday night in a commanding 3-1 victory over Turkey in Istanbul.
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Sport: 6 Oct 11
One of Germany’s high-profile ethnic Turkish footballers, Mesut Özil, has asked to sit out Friday’s match against Turkey to avoid angry Turkish fans – but has been told he has to play.
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Society: 16 Sep 11
Ahead of a visit to Germany on Monday, Turkish President Abdullah Gül has said Turks in Germany deserve more respect, but should also work harder to integrate.
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Sport: 7 Sep 11
Germany coach Joachim Löw shouldered the blame as his new-look midfield struggled in the 2-2 draw with Poland as only a late equalizer denied the ten-man hosts a historic win over their neighbours.
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Sport: 3 Sep 11
Former champions Germany were given an early chance for celebration on Friday after becoming the first team to qualify for the 2012 European Championship finals.
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Sport: 11 Aug 11
Germany's young guns proved they are fast becoming a force to be reckoned with as they turned on the style to beat Brazil 3-2 here on Wednesday with rising star Mario Götze in dazzling form.
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Analysis & Opinion: 5 Aug 11
The definition of what it means to be German slowly appears to be changing – and that’s a good thing, according to The Local’s Marc Young.
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Analysis & Opinion: 23 Jun 11
Germany is about to host the Women's World Cup and Sonia Phalnikar couldn't care less – a tough thing to admit for someone considering herself both a feminist and a football fan. A commentary.
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Sport: 8 Jun 11
Germany went ten-points clear at the top of their Euro 2012 qualifying group on Tuesday as stars Mario Gomez and Mesut Özil scored in a 3-1 win over minnows Azerbaijan.
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Sport: 4 Jun 11
Germany admitted that luck had played a big part in thier 2-1 win against Austria on Friday, sealed at the last minute with a second goal by Mario Gomez.
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Sport: 9 May 11
Nuri Sahin, the young midfielder who helped steer Borussia Dortmund to the Bundesliga title this year, has been signed on a six-year contract to Real Madrid for an estimated €10 million transfer fee.
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Sport: 27 Mar 11
A Miroslav Klose double gave Germany a big push towards Euro 2012 qualification, as they trounced minnows Kazakhstan 4-0 at home on Saturday to keep their unbeaten record in Group A.
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Sport: 10 Feb 11
Germany failed to break their 15-year-old run without a win over Italy on Wednesday as striker Giuseppe Rossi came off the bench to score a late equaliser and seal Wednesday's 1-1 friendly draw.
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Sport: 9 Feb 11
Captain Philipp Lahm insists Germany must beat Italy in Wednesday night's friendly to break the Italian curse on his team and end 16-years of defeat at the hands of the Azzurri.
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Sport: 12 Nov 10
Germany coach Joachim Löw warned Friday against the "aggressive" approach of the Turkish football federation in its efforts to recruit German-born and trained Turks to its national team.
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Sport: 21 Oct 10
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has had a 'clear the air' chat with football bosses after a surprise visit to the national team's changing room caused a storm.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 Oct 10
Chancellor Angela Merkel has declared “multiculturalism” dead but also wants to lure qualified immigrants to Germany. The conflicting messages left some newspapers in The Local’s media roundup on Monday confused.
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National: 16 Oct 10
Turkish President Abdullah Gül on Saturday encouraged Germany's 2.5-million-strong Turkish community to better integrate into German society.
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Sport: 11 Oct 10
Bernd Stork faces his toughest test as Kazakhstan coach on Tuesday as his underdogs take on his native Germany in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.
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Sport: 10 Oct 10
German soccer coach Joachim Löw insists the World Cup semi-finalists are still a long way from Euro 2012 qualification despite three wins from three as they prepare to face minnows Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
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Sport: 8 Oct 10
Germany's young playmaker Mesut Özil scored in his side's 3-0 win over Turkey in Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier to keep Joachim Löw's side top of Group A with three straight wins.
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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.
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Sport: 7 Sep 10
Having already brought two German World Cup stars, Sami Khedira and Mesut Özil, to Real Madrid, coach Jose Mourinho has now reportedly set his sights on a third: Bastian Schweinsteiger.
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Sport: 4 Sep 10
The German football team managed to squeeze a 1:0 victory over Belgium on Friday night with a goal in the 51st minute, after a performance which seemed creaky when compared with the stellar performance in the World Cup.
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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.
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Sport: 1 Sep 10
Germany coach Joachim Löw has leapt to the defence of Real Madrid's new boys Sami Khedira and Mesut Özil after their club coach Jose Mourinho grumbled about the German pair's lack of Spanish.
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Sport: 27 Aug 10
German national football coach Joachim Löw has left captain Michael Ballack out of the team for the next two European championship qualifiers, raising further questions about his place in the squad.
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Sport: 19 Aug 10
With Bayern Munich starting the defence of their Bundesliga title on Friday at home to 2009 champions Wolfsburg, the question on fans' lips here is can anyone stop their march to the title?
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Sport: 17 Aug 10
Mesut Özil, one of the young stars of the German national football team, on Tuesday quit Bundesliga side Werder Bremen to sign a contract with Spanish giants Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee.
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Sport: 14 Aug 10
Spanish giants Real Madrid failed on Friday in a bid to persuade Werder Bremen to part with German World Cup sensation Mesut Özil, with their offer dismissed as "unacceptable."
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Analysis & Opinion: 12 Jul 10
Germany can be proud of its multicultural football team and how it's helping change the country's national identity, writes The Local's Marc Young. But sport alone won't be enough.
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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.
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Sport: 10 Jul 10
A header eight minutes from time by Sami Khedira allowed Germany to snatch third place at the World Cup as the three-times champions secured a 3-2 win over Uruguay on Saturday.
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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.
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Sport: 7 Jul 10
A second-half goal from Spain's Carles Puyol ended Germany's dream of reaching the World Cup final, as the Iberians beat Die Mannschaft 1-0 on Wednesday night.
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Sport: 2 Jul 10
Germany and Argentina have turned up the heat ahead of their eagerly-anticipated World Cup quarter-final on Saturday, with sparks flying as both sides traded barbs.
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Sport: 24 Jun 10
Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger and Jerome Boateng face a race to be fit for Sunday's World Cup Round of 16 clash with old rivals England.
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Sport: 23 Jun 10
Midfielder Mesut Özil's second-half strike fired Germany to a 1-0 win over Ghana on Wednesday and into the World Cup last 16 where archrivals England will be waiting.
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Sport: 21 Jun 10
Chancellor Angela Merkel has hailed the diverse German national football team as a force for acceptance of immigrants and integration of foreigners in the country.
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Sport: 17 Jun 10
Germany, arguably the team of the tournament at the World Cup so far, can all but seal a last 16 ticket with victory over Serbia in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
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Sport: 16 Jun 10
As Germany’s World Cup gets off to a smashing start, David Sharp explores the national football team’s legendary tournament reputation.
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Sport: 15 Jun 10
England's Jamie Carragher believes Germany gained a huge World Cup advantage by ensuring their players had four months to get used to the ball they banged into the net four times against Australia.
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Sport: 13 Jun 10
Three-time champions Germany fired off a warning to World Cup challengers with a comprehensive 4-0 dismantling of Australia in their opening Group D match in Durban Sunday.
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Sport: 11 Jun 10
Germany coach Joachim Löw may have selected Philipp Lahm as skipper for the World Cup in place of the injured Michael Ballack, but the real 'boss' of the German team is arguably Bastian Schweinsteiger.
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Sport: 10 Jun 10
Football legend Franz Beckenbauer has backed Germany's young side to reach at least the semi-finals in their bid to win a fourth World Cup title.
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Sport: 4 Jun 10
Germany coach Joachim Löw said his side will travel to South Africa in a positive mood after an impressive 3-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday in their final World Cup dress rehearsal.
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Sport: 2 Jun 10
German coach Joachim Löw unveiled his final World Cup squad of 23 players late on Tuesday, with Andreas Beck of Hoffenheim the one man to miss out on the trip to South Africa.
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Sport: 17 May 10
Germany captain Michael Ballack has been forced to pull out of the World Cup finals in South Africa, the German football federation said Monday.
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Sport: 4 Mar 10
Diego Maradona's Argentinian all-stars left Germany with a lot to do between now and the World Cup, outclassing the home side at a friendly in Munich on Wednesday night to win 1-0 through a goal by Gonzalo Higuain.
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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.
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Sport: 11 Dec 09
Werder Bremen welcome striker Claudio Pizarro back for Saturday's key Bundesliga clash against Schalke 04 with coach Thomas Schaaf insisting his side must prove they are Bundesliga title contenders.
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Sport: 15 Oct 09
Captain Michael Ballack slammed Germany's fans after his side endured a barrage of boos during their disappointing 1-1 draw with Finland on Wednesday evening.
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Sport: 10 Oct 09
Miroslav Klose booked Germany's place at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with a first-half goal for a 1-0 win over Russia in Moscow on Saturday.
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Sport: 10 Sep 09
Veteran striker Miroslav Klose kept Germany on course for a place at next year's World Cup with two second-half goals to seal a 4-0 win over Azerbaijan in Hannover on Wednesday.
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Sport: 6 Sep 09
Germany coach Joachim Löw said he was delighted with his side's performance after their 2-0 win over South Africa in Saturday's friendly in which several of his rising stars shone brightly.
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Sport: 30 Jun 09
A double by Sandro Wagner rounded off a stunning 4-0 success for Germany over England in the European Under-21 championship final to give them their first success in the tournament on Monday night.
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Sport: 31 May 09
Werder Bremen won the German Cup on Saturday, with a second-half goal from midfielder Mesut Özil sealing a 1-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen at Berlin's Olympic Stadium.
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Sport: 23 Apr 09
Goalkeeper Tim Wiese held his nerve to make three consecutive saves as Werder Bremen beat 10-man Hamburg 3-1 on penalties in their German Cup semi-final on Wednesday night.
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Sport: 5 Feb 09
Chelsea star Michael Ballack and Bremen's Torsten Frings have both been recalled to the Germany squad to face Norway in a friendly next Wednesday, but there is no place for striker Lukas Podolski.
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Sport: 20 Sep 08
Bayern Munich coach Jürgen Klinsmann could only rue his side's 'black' Saturday as Werder Bremen routed the defending Bundesliga champions 5-2 in Munich.
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