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All the latest football news from Germany.
How you can get tickets for Euro 2024 in Germany
A final wave of tickets for the European Football Championship 2024 will be released Thursday. In previous phases, demand for tickets massively exceeded supply. Now fans have a final chance, if they're quick.
UK seeks to spark interest in German language as learner numbers plummet
For years, the number of students in Britain learning foreign languages has been decreasing, with German classes seeing a particularly dramatic decline. But now the government in London is aiming to reverse this trend, partly due to the consequences of Brexit.
Five German national footballers in quarantine over Covid
Unvaccinated Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich is one of five players in Germany's national football squad having to quarantine after one tested positive for coronavirus, the German federation (DFB) said Tuesday.
German football: Which Bundesliga club should I support?
Many football-loving expats find themselves baffled by the variety and number of German football teams to choose from. We’re confident though that you’ll be able to align yourself with at least one of the five teams listed here.
British football teams allowed to skip Germany's quarantine for Euro 2020
Germany's government announced on Tuesday it will allow England, Scotland and Wales to enter the country without quarantine to play at Euro 2020 despite a recent rise in cases linked to the Delta variant of Covid-19 in Britain.
Germany's head football coach Joachim Löw to step down after nearly 15 years
Germany's World Cup-winning head coach Joachim Löw will step down after the European championships this July, the German FA confirmed Tuesday.
'Football-Ischgl': Bayern eager to stop next coronavirus hotbed at Super Cup
Bayern Munich boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists the German giants are eager to stop Thursday's UEFA Super Cup showdown in Budapest turning into a super spreader event due to a high infection rate of the coronavirus there.
Bavarian leader Söder has 'stomach ache' over Super Cup coronavirus fears
Bavarian state premier Markus Söder said Monday he was getting a "stomach ache" over fears that this week's UEFA Super Cup final in Hungary could become the next coronavirus superspreader event.
Bayern Munich sack youth coach at centre of racism row
Bayern Munich, who face Lyon in a Champions League semi-final on Wednesday, have fired a coach from their youth academy amid a police investigation into allegations of racism.
German football fans hopes dampened as coronavirus cases rise
Bundesliga clubs had their hopes dampened on Monday of a partial return of football fans in stadiums when the new league season kicks off in Germany on September 18th.
Bundesliga: How Germany plans for football fans to return to the stadium in September
Football clubs in Germany's top two divisions on Tuesday agreed to plans drawn up by the league which could allow the partial return of fans to stadiums from mid-September, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
How the Bundesliga became the first top league to restart
When Christian Seifert, chief executive of the German Football League (DFL), hands the Bundesliga trophy to Bayern Munich on Saturday, his gamble to restart football in Germany despite the coronavirus pandemic will have paid off.
Berlin football club fined for partying with fans in car park
The German Football League (DFL) has fined Union Berlin and two players over an impromptu party with fans in the club's stadium car park after their Bundesliga survival was confirmed in mid-week.
German footballer calls on white sportspeople to support Floyd protests
Bayern Munich's Germany defender Jerome Boateng has called on more famous white sportspeople to add their voices to the chorus of outrage at the US police killing of George Floyd.
German footballers probed after calling for racial justice in US during matches
FIFA has called on leagues to use "common sense" when deciding whether to discipline footballers for displaying political messages after several players in the German Bundesliga called for justice for George Floyd during matches.
German Bundesliga restart draws global audiences as players reminded to keep distance
The Bundesliga drew bumper global audiences for its restart at the weekend behind closed doors, but a top league official said the players will be reminded to maintain social distancing even during goal celebrations.
'Don't show up at the stadium': German fans warned ahead of Bundesliga restart
The Bundesliga returns on Saturday in empty stadiums, but German fans are being warned to stay away and authorities have warned matches could be halted if too many supporters gather outside the grounds.
Bundesliga restart blow as Dresden squad placed in 14-day coronavirus quarantine
Dynamo Dresden placed their entire squad into a 14-day quarantine on Saturday, just a week from the restart of the Bundesliga season, after the club reported two more cases of coronavirus.
Bundesliga: Germany to restart football league with 'ghost games'
The government plans to allow Germany's Bundesliga to restart behind closed doors in May after weeks of shutdown imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus.
German Bundesliga starts testing players for coronavirus amid restart hopes
The German league confirmed Thursday that clubs have started testing players for coronavirus as part of plans for the Bundesliga to resume next month.
German football plans May return amid raging debate
German football authorities are set to announce plans on Thursday for Bundesliga matches to restart on May 9th in empty stadiums, but the potential return in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic is meeting some opposition.
Coronavirus: German football bosses set to decide fate of Bundesliga games
A month has now passed since the last football matches were played before packed stadiums in Europe, and the havoc wrought by the coronavirus pandemic means that nobody can say with any certainty when the sport might return.
'I was really scared': German Bundesliga player tells of coronavirus infection fight
The first Bundesliga player to test positive for coronavirus said on Monday he had been "really scared" as he suffered from the illness.