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Dortmund top table after win at chilly Nuremberg

Sport: 4 Feb 12
Defending champions Borussia Dortmund went top of the German league on Friday night with an impressive 2-0 win at Nuremberg in sub-zero temperatures. READ »

Football legend makes Alzheimer admission

Society: 2 Feb 12
Macho German football legend Rudi Assauer says he has Alzheimer’s Disease, an admission one expert told The Local could help stoke discussion of an illness still considered taboo in many circles. READ »

US football star hopes to inspire fellow Germans

Sport: 2 Feb 12
Germany's Sebastian Vollmer is hoping his exploits at Sunday's Super Bowl showdown between his New England Patriots and the New York Giants might inspire some young Germans to join him in the NFL. READ »

Bayern stung by 'Gladbach's goal-getters

Sport: 21 Jan 12
Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes admitted his side were found wanting as the German league leaders suffered a shock 3-1 defeat at Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday. READ »

Wolfsburg's spending spree continues

Sport: 6 Jan 12
Wolfsburg's busy transfer window continued on Thursday as they announced the signings of Brazilian centre-back Felipe Lopes and Ivorian attacking midfielder Ibrahim Sissoko on contracts running until June 2015. READ »

Gladbach kick Schalke out of German Cup

Sport: 22 Dec 11
A double by Marco Reus inspired Borussia Mönchengladbach to a 3-1 victory over holders Schalke 04 on Wednesday in their German Cup last-16 clash. READ »

Officials investigate more football violence

Sport: 21 Dec 11
The German Football Association (DFB) said Wednesday it will investigate Bundesliga strugglers Nuremberg following the violent incidents which followed a 1-0 German Cup defeat at home to Greuther Fürth. READ »

Nowitzki, Neuner named top German athletes

Sport: 19 Dec 11
Basketball superstar Dirk Nowitzki and biathlon powerhouse Magdalena Neuner have been named Germany’s “Athletes of the Year,” the country’s top sporting honour. READ »

Babbel booted out of Hertha Berlin

Sport: 19 Dec 11
Hertha Berlin sacked coach Markus Babbel on Sunday amidst a war of words, while Borussia Mönchengladbach remain fourth after their 1-0 win over Mainz on the last German league weekend of 2011. READ »

Bayern Munich 'will be even better' in 2012

Sport: 17 Dec 11
The football powerhouse of Bayern Munich will be even stronger in 2012, when Bastian Schweinsteiger and Arjen Robben are fully fit, coach Jupp Heynckes predicted. READ »

Bayern bounce back to take top spot

Sport: 12 Dec 11
Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes said Sunday he was pleased with his team's 2-1 win at Stuttgart after they came from behind to claim victory and are set to finish 2011 top of the German league. READ »

Mainz minnows beat mighty Bayern Munich

Sport: 28 Nov 11
Bayern Munich lost in a shock 3-2 defeat at Bundesliga stragglers Mainz on Sunday, a result which leaves the Bavarians third in the table, and puts champions Dortmund top for the first time this season. READ »

Footballing robber wimped out in toilet

Society: 25 Nov 11
German footballer Guido Kocer admitted Thursday that his criminal career got off to a bad start when he got scared during a Berlin casino robbery and sought refuge in the toilet because his fellow gang-members were too violent. READ »

Berlin football scene hits fever pitch in expat fanzine

Sport: 25 Nov 11
A new expat-run fanzine offers a loving portrayal of the burgeoning Berlin football scene in English. READ »

Expectations debunked on Champions League night

Sport: 24 Nov 11
German expectations were reversed in the Champions League Wednesday, as struggling Leverkusen earned a knock-out place by beating Chelsea, while in-form champions Dortmund were all but knocked out by Arsenal. READ »

Bayern book berth in Champions League knock-out round

Sport: 23 Nov 11
France winger Franck Ribéry scored twice as Bayern Munich booked their place in the Champions League's knock-out phase with a 3-1 win over Villarreal on Tuesday. READ »

Bayern target next round of Champions League

Sport: 22 Nov 11
Bayern Munich hope to win a place in the knock-out phase of the Champions League on Tuesday with a home victory over Villarreal, although a draw would also be enough. READ »

Referee's suicide attempt not football-related

Sport: 22 Nov 11
A German top-flight referee who attempted to kill himself hours before a major Bundesliga match last weekend did not have football-related motives for the act, a report said on Monday. READ »

Referee attempts suicide before Bundesliga match

Sport: 19 Nov 11
The German league match between Cologne and Mainz was called off 40 minutes before kick-off on Saturday after the Bundesliga referee tried to commit suicide. READ »

Ballack enjoys golden autumn to his career

Sport: 19 Nov 11
Former Germany football captain Michael Ballack is back on form, scoring for Bayer Leverkusen on Friday night and earning glittering praise from his trainer. READ »

Bayern stay on top with battling win

Sport: 7 Nov 11
Ten-man Bayern Munich went five points clear again at the top of the German league on Sunday as striker Mario Gomez scored his 20th goal of the season in a 2-1 win at bottom side Augsburg. READ »

Bayern's league march halted by 2-1 defeat to Hannover

Sport: 24 Oct 11
German league leaders Bayern Munich saw their 13-match unbeaten run ended on Sunday when they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Hannover in a bad-tempered Bundesliga match. READ »

Nowitzki sparks speculation of European return

Sport: 23 Oct 11
Basketball star Dirk Nowitzki gave German team recruiters reason to hope at the weekend, after remarking that he might be forced to look back to Europe in the event of a long NBA lockout in North America. READ »

Bayern Munich juggernaut rolls on

Sport: 16 Oct 11
Bayern Munich continued their early season charge for the Bundesliga title with a 4-0 rout of Hertha Berlin on Saturday that gave them a five-point lead at the top. READ »

Ten-man Dortmund outplay Bremen

Sport: 15 Oct 11
Defending champions Borussia Dortmund moved provisionally up to second place in the Bundesliga after recording a rousing 2-0 win at Werder Bremen on Friday despite playing almost half the game with only ten men. READ »

Dortmund look to kickstart title defence bid

Sport: 14 Oct 11
Reigning Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund travel to Werder Bremen on Friday, knowing defeat could deal a further blow to their chances of stopping Bayern Munich from steamrolling their way to a 23rd Bundesliga title. READ »

Germany aim to set records against Belgium

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. READ »

Football fan killed by train while urinating on tracks

Society: 1 Oct 11
A German football fan died on Friday evening after urinating on a train track and being hit by a high-speed train. READ »

Breno to stay in custody for time being

Sport: 29 Sep 11
Bayern Munich's Brazilian defender Breno will remain in custody under suspicion of serious arson, following a fire which destroyed his luxury home, after a remand review on Thursday. READ »

Burnout forces Rangnick to quit as Schalke coach

Sport: 22 Sep 11
Schalke 04 coach Ralf Rangnick on Thursday said he was resigning his post at the Bundesliga side due to extreme burnout syndrome. READ »

Ballack left waiting for place against former team Chelsea

Sport: 10 Sep 11
Bayer Leverkusen's Michael Ballack must wait to find out if he will face his former club Chelsea on Tuesday in the Champions League despite a commanding performance in the German league. READ »

Second Hannover goalie battling depression

Sport: 6 Sep 11
Bundesliga side Hannover 96's second-choice goalkeeper Markus Miller has announced he is mentally exhausted and will check himself into hospital for treatment, just two years after the suicide of the club's keeper Robert Enke. READ »

Rich call for higher taxes

Business & Money: 31 Aug 11
Wealthy Germans are joining what is becoming a European trend: Ultra rich people saying they are willing to carry a higher tax burden in order to help the continent’s economies struggling with crushing levels of debt. READ »

Leverkusen looking for Bundesliga bragging rights in Dortmund

Sport: 26 Aug 11
Champions League rivals Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen lock horns for bragging rights on Saturday in the Bundesliga as the title-holders take on last season's runners up. READ »

Bayern blast 5-0 past hapless Hamburg

Sport: 21 Aug 11
Dutch star Arjen Robben produced another eye-catching performance on Saturday as Bayern Munich hammered Hamburg 5-0 while champions Borussia Dortmund earned a 2-0 victory over Nuremberg. READ »

Mönchengladbach trounce Wolves

Sport: 20 Aug 11
Borussia Mönchengladbach continued their storming start to the season with a Marco Reus double helping them to a 4-1 victory over Wolfsburg and top spot in the Bundesliga on Friday. READ »

Shit hits the fans at Bundesliga match

Sport: 16 Aug 11
Bundesliga matches took bizarre and unappetising turns at the weekend, with a Hoffenheim employee blasting Borussia supporters with a high-pitched siren – and Cologne fans showering their Schalke rivals with faeces and urine. READ »

Dortmund crash, Wolves fume in the Bundesliga

Sport: 14 Aug 11
Defending champions Borussia Dortmund crashed to a 1-0 defeat at Hoffenheim on Saturday while Wolfsburg coach Felix Magath demanded the introduction of video replays to correct referee blunders. READ »

Bundesliga preview: Bayern Munich looks to bounce back this weekend

Sport: 12 Aug 11
Bayern Munich star Bastian Schweinsteiger insists his team must unite at Wolfsburg on Saturday to bounce back from last weekend's shock defeat to Borussia Mönchengladbach in their season opener. READ »

1. FC-Nürnberg has most stylish football kit

Sport: 12 Aug 11
As the Bundesliga, Germany's top football league, kicks off its season, the College of Media Design (MD.H) announced the results of its own annual completion: the football jersey championships. 1 FC-Nürnberg is the winner. READ »

Bayern shocked at home by Mönchengladbach

Sport: 7 Aug 11
Star-studded Bayern Munich started the new season with a shock 1-0 home defeat to Borussia Möchengladbach on Sunday thanks to a mix-up between new signings Manuel Neuer and Jerome Boateng. READ »

Stuttgart off to a flyer in the Bundesliga

Sport: 7 Aug 11
Germany's Brazil-born striker Cacau warmed-up for Wednesday's friendly against the South Americans with a goal as 2007 German champions VfB Stuttgart beat Schalke 3-0 to open their season on Saturday. READ »

Dortmund kick off new Bundesliga season

Sport: 5 Aug 11
Borussia Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp is hoping for another impressive display from Japan winger Shinji Kagawa when the defending champions kick off the new Bundesliga season on Friday night. READ »

Muslim footballers allowed to eat during Ramadan

Sport: 3 Aug 11
The Central Council of Muslims said it was advising professional football players in Germany that they need not fast during Islam's holy month of Ramadan ahead of the regular season resuming Friday. READ »

Two teams have shock exits from German Cup

Sport: 31 Jul 11
Bayer Leverkusen and six-time winner Werder Bremen were both eliminated from the German Cup at the first hurdle on Saturday, but Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund eased into round two. READ »

Schalke edge Dortmund to take Super Cup

Sport: 24 Jul 11
German Cup winners Schalke defeated Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund 4-3 in a penalty shootout on Saturday to take the Super Cup. READ »

Fallen media mogul Leo Kirch dies

Business & Money: 14 Jul 11
German media mogul Leo Kirch died on Thursday at the age of 84, ending the spectacular rise and fall of a man who built an empire only to see it crumble. READ »

Werder Bremen players slapped with tattoo ban

Sport: 12 Jul 11
Bundesliga side Werder Bremen has banned players from getting tattoos during football season, citing health risks such as infection. READ »

Kaiserslautern footballers arrested in brothel after alleged hit and run

Sport: 6 Jul 11
Three players from Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern are reportedly being investigated by police on suspicion of drunk driving and committing a hit and run accident. READ »

Women's World Cup sees record television audience

Sport: 1 Jul 11
The Women's World Cup is proving popular in football-mad Germany as nearly 20 million viewers tuned in to watch the host team beat Nigeria and set a new television record. READ »

Women's football confronts gay taboos

Sport: 24 Jun 11
Gay players have long struggled for acceptance in the world of sports, and as Germany prepares for the Women's World Cup, their issues are again at the fore. Current and former players say progress has been made, but not enough. READ »

Watching women’s football – it’s just no fun

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. READ »

Public viewing: Where to watch the matches

Sport: 20 Jun 11
Hoping to watch a World Cup match with your thousand best friends? The Local's listing of public viewing venues has you covered. READ »

Klose signs with Lazio

Sport: 9 Jun 11
Germany striker Miroslav Klose has signed a two-year deal with Italian side Lazio after failing to agree on a contract extension with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. READ »

Big win against Azerbaijan in Euro football qualifying

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. READ »

Germany star Klose leaving Bayern

Sport: 6 Jun 11
Veteran Germany striker Miroslav Klose is to quit Bayern Munich, the Bavarian football giants announced Monday, and he is now set to join Spanish side Valencia, according to a report in German daily Bild. READ »

Sky angers pubs with undercover TV stings

Society: 6 Jun 11
The pay-TV broadcaster Sky is sending undercover investigators out to pubs to catch landlords who are showing popular broadcasts such as Bundesliga football games, according to a media report. READ »

Löw confident of perfect record in Euro qualifiers

Sport: 6 Jun 11
With his team almost assured of a place at Euro 2012, Germany coach Joachim Löw is relaxed about his side's qualifier against minnows Azerbaijan on Tuesday despite mounting injury problems. 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 »

Schalke lift Cup as Neuer speculation cranks up

Sport: 22 May 11
Bayern Munich-target Manuel Neuer captained Schalke 04 to their fifth German Cup title as second-division Duisburg were hammered 5-0 in Saturday's final on what may have been his last game for the club. READ »

Bayern Munich dominate Bundesliga... for vegetarians

Sport: 17 May 11
Bavarian football giants Bayern Munich have averted a title-free season by again being voted the best vegetarian-friendly club in the Bundesliga by animal rights group PETA. READ »

Wolfsburg scrape to safety on last Bundesliga day

Sport: 15 May 11
Coach Felix Magath admitted feeling an empty sense of relief after avoiding German league relegation for the fourth time in his career thanks to VfL Wolfsburg's 3-1 win at Hoffenheim. READ »

Ballack left out of squad - again

Sport: 12 May 11
Michael Ballack's international exile continues after he was left out of the 23-man Germany squad announced Thursday for the friendly against Uruguay and next month's Euro 2012 qualifiers. READ »

Dortmund star Sahin poached by Real Madrid

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. READ »

Bayern Munich secures St Pauli relegation

Sport: 8 May 11
Bayern Munich secured Champions League qualification after an 8-1 goal-fest at St Pauli ensured they will finish at least third in the Bundesliga – and that their Hamburg hosts will be relegated. READ »

Dortmund crowned Bundesliga champions

Sport: 1 May 11
Borussia Dortmund were crowned Bundesliga champions on Saturday after a 2-0 win at home against Nuremberg gave them their first German league title since 2002. READ »

Schalke to reshuffle line-up for Manchester United clash

Sport: 24 Apr 11
Schalke 04 boss Ralf Rangnick will reshuffle his team for Tuesday's Champions League semi-final against Manchester United after losing in the Bundesliga on Saturday. READ »

Oliver Kahn fined €125,000 for tax evasion

Sport: 21 Apr 11
Former Germany goalkeeper Oliver Khan has been fined €125,000 ($182,223) in court for failing to declare more than €6,000 of luxury clothing he bought on a trip to Dubai. READ »

Pro-footballer arrested over casino robberies

Society: 19 Apr 11
A professional football player was among six men arrested over a series of violent robberies at Berlin poker machine halls in February, daily Berliner Morgenpost reported Tuesday. READ »

Schalke's Neuer heading to Bayern

Sport: 18 Apr 11
Bayern Munich executives on Monday gave the strongest hints yet that Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will soon be moving from Schalke 04 to the Bundesliga giants. READ »

Schalke fight back for draw at Bremen

Sport: 17 Apr 11
Champions League semi-finalists Schalke 04 had to come from behind to rescue a 1-1 draw at Werder Bremen on Saturday night when they returned to German league action. READ »

Schalke headed to Champions League semi-finals

Sport: 14 Apr 11
Schalke 04 will face English giants Manchester United in the semi-finals of the Champions League after beating holders Inter Milan 2-1 on Wednesday to knock-out the holders 7-3 on aggregate. READ »

Hooliganism on the rise, police say

Sport: 12 Apr 11
Violence and crime associated with football games in Germany’s first and second divisions of the Bundesliga have reached a new high, a media report said Tuesday. READ »

Schalke's Raul wary of wounded Inter for quarter final

Sport: 12 Apr 11
Veteran striker Raul says his Schalke 04 side need to be wary of wounded Inter Milan as they look to finish off the Champions League holders at home in Wednesday's quarter-final, second-leg. READ »

Red Robben suspended for two matches

Sport: 11 Apr 11
Bayern Munich's Dutch star Arjen Robben was Monday handed a two-match Bundesliga ban for being sent off after the final whistle of the 1-1 draw with Nuremberg at the weekend. READ »

Bayern's blues: Van Gaal axed, Robben sees red

Sport: 10 Apr 11
German champions Bayern Munich have sacked coach Louis van Gaal on Sunday in the wake of their 1-1 draw with Nuremberg, according to reports in the media here. Star player Arjen Robben also received a red card after the final whistle. READ »