Berlin (AFP) – Germany defender Nico Schulz is under criminal investigation for domestic violence, after the Borussia Dortmund player’s ex-partner filed a police complaint. The Dortmund State Prosecutor confirmed that police had raided Schulz’s house to secure evidence as part of the investigation. “Investigations are pending due to a criminal complaint filed by an ex-girlfriend. […]

Wembley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Germany manager Martina Voss-Tecklenburg said she was troubled by the decision not to award a penalty to her side in the first half of Sunday's Euro 2022 final defeat to England. Lionesses captain Leah Williamson escaped after the ball hit her hand in a goalmouth scramble with the score still […]

Wembley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Germany suffered a huge blow just moments before Sunday's Euro 2022 final against England as captain and top goalscorer Alexandra Popp was ruled out by an injury in the warm-up. The Wolfsburg striker had scored six goals in five games on route to the final to match the all-time record […]

London (AFP) – Germany women's manager Martina Voss-Tecklenburg said the pressure is all on England for Sunday's Euro 2022 final with an expectant home crowd of 87,000 at Wembley hoping to roar the Lionesses on to victory. England have never won a major tournament in the women's game, in stark contrast to Germany's record of […]

Milton Keynes (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Germany will face England in Sunday's Euro 2022 final after Alexandra Popp struck twice to beat France 2-1 in Milton Keynes on Wednesday. The German captain's opener was quickly cancelled out by Merle Frohms' own goal, but Popp's towering header 14 minutes from time sent the eight-time winners into […]

Milton Keynes (United Kingdom) (AFP) – French defender Wendie Renard believes there is no reason for her side to have an inferiority complex when they face eight-time winners Germany in Wednesday's Euro 2022 semi-final. Les Bleues ended their long wait just to get beyond the quarter-final stage of a women's Euro by beating holders the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Klara Buhl has been ruled out of Germany's Euro 2022 semi-final against France after testing positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. "She is currently symptom-free and was immediately isolated. Further tests of the entire team and staff were negative," the German football association said in a tweet. The Bayern Munich forward […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Alexandra Popp seem destined never to play at a European Championship due to injury, but the veteran striker is now leading Germany's charge back to the top of the women's game at Euro 2022. An Olympic gold medallist and Champions League winner at club level with Wolfsburg, the Euro had […]

Berlin (AFP) – Uwe Seeler, one of the iconic figures of post-war German football and who skippered West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final, has died at the age of 85, officials said Thursday. "Hamburg mourns Uwe Seeler. He was the first top scorer in the Bundesliga. He has now died surrounded by his […]

Brentford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Germany booked their place in the Euro 2022 quarter-finals as Klara Buhl and Alexandra Popp sealed a 2-0 win against Spain on Tuesday. Martina Voss-Tecklenburg's side crushed Denmark 4-0 in their opening fixture, but had to show their more gritty side to see off Spain. Germany had only two shots […]

Seoul (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min has revealed he faced racism as a teenage footballer in Germany and was happy to get "revenge" when South Korea knocked Germany out of 2018 World Cup. Son, 29, became the first Asian footballer to win the Golden Boot for being top scorer in the English Premier League with […]

Berlin (AFP) – World Cup winner Mario Goetze has been tipped for a Germany recall by former national team coach Joachim Loew after returning to the Bundesliga by signing for Champions League side Eintracht Frankfurt. Goetze completed his transfer from Dutch Eredivisie runners-up PSV Eindhoven by signing a three-year contract. "I'm really looking forward to […]

Paris (AFP) – England suffered their heaviest home defeat in nearly 100 years on Tuesday as Gareth Southgate's side went down 4-0 to Hungary in the UEFA Nations League, while it was also a night to forget for Italy as they lost 5-2 in Germany. Not since a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Scotland's […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany equalled their biggest ever win over European champions Italy as Timo Werner scored twice in a thumping 5-2 Nations League victory on Tuesday. The result in Moenchengladbach matched the Germans' 5-2 triumph over the Azzurri at Berlin's Olympic Stadium back in 1939. An early goal by Joshua Kimmich and Ilkay Gundogan's […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany coach Hansi Flick is expected to recall Serge Gnabry and Antonio Ruediger for Tuesday's Nations League match at home to European champions Italy. The pair both sat out Saturday's draw against Hungary in Budapest with Gnabry resting a calf injury and Ruediger rested. Ruediger, who transferred to Real Madrid from Chelsea […]