19th November, 2012
German football sees crowd trouble hit 12-year-high
Violence grows despite a financial boom and the world's highest average match attendance.
17th October, 2012
Germany and Spain held as rain beats England
Germany squandered a four-goal lead to draw 4-4 with Sweden while world champions Spain conceded in stoppage time to draw 1-1 with France.
9th October, 2012
Germany deserves more respect, says Schweinsteiger
“I don't think everything is bad, not many teams can claim to have such a track record."
2nd October, 2012
Germany’s Ballack confirms retirement
Former German captain Michael Ballack announced his retirement bringing the curtain down on a stellar career.
12th September, 2012
Spain and Germany scrape victories, England held
Spain won 1-0 as England salvaged a draw while Germany and Italy struggled.
6th September, 2012
Winning World Cup is sole goal for Germany’s Lahm
“After what has happened in the past, our goal can only be to become world champions in 2014.”
15th August, 2012
Khedira defends Loew and players over anthem
'To say someone is a bad German if they don't sing the anthem is unfair.'
25th June, 2012
Germany’s focus on youth pays rich dividends
GDANSK: Germany’s exciting run to a Euro 2012 semi-final against Italy may not be unusual for a team that has won three World Cups, just…
15th June, 2012
For club and country
Recently, there has been a clear strategy of trying to create the spine of the national team from a single club.
7th May, 2012
Loew names uncapped pair in preliminary Euro squad
Loew named midfielder Julian Draxler and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen in his provisional squad for Euro 2012.
11th March, 2012
Arsenal deal is far from done: Podolski
BERLIN: Arsenal target Lukas Podolski said his deal to join the Gunners was far from done as he finished a turbulent week by being shown…
9th March, 2012
Euro 2012 managers tip Spain, Germany
  WARSAW: Fellow managers on Friday tipped defending European champions Spain and Euro 2008 second-placers Germany as hot favorites to win this year’s tournament. After…
3rd September, 2011
Germany in Euro 2012 finals, Italy and Dutch close
LONDON: Germany became the first team to join co-hosts Poland and Ukraine at the Euro 2012 finals when they thrashed neighbours Austria 6-2 to seal…
2nd September, 2011
Germany, Spain on brink of Euro 2012
PARIS: European powerhouses Germany and Spain are on the brink of reaching Euro 2012 ahead of the latest round of qualifying matches on Friday and…
26th August, 2011
Lahm stays German captain despite book controversy
BERLIN: Philipp Lahm will remain Germany captain after he apologised for criticising several ex-national coaches including current boss Joachim Loew, the German Football Federation (DFB)…
24th August, 2011
Bayern’s Lahm slams USA coach Klinsmann
BERLIN: Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm has slammed USA coach and former Germany boss Jurgen Klinsmann for his style of management and lack of tactics…
26th June, 2011
Women’s World Cup will be ‘milestone’ says Blatter
BERLIN: FIFA president Sepp Blatter says he expects the women’s World Cup, which starts on Sunday, to be a ‘milestone’ in the women’s game and…
20th June, 2011
German federation chief seeks truce in Ballack row
BERLIN: German football federation boss Theo Zwanziger has sought to end a bitter war of words between former Germany captain Michael Ballack and coach Joachim…
18th June, 2011
Furious Ballack calls farewell match a ‘farce’
BERLIN: Former captain Michael Ballack has described as a “farce” an offer to end his Germany career with a friendly against Brazil in August, saying…
16th June, 2011
Loew pulls plug on Ballack’s Germany career
BERLIN: Germany midfielder Michael Ballack’s international career was ended by coach Joachim Loew on Thursday after he told the 34-year-old he was no longer in…