ISTANBUL (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Fenerbahce defeated VfB Stuttgart 1893 1-0 on Thursday to hand the German Cup winners a second straight defeat in the Europa League. Kerem Aktürkoglu converted a 34th-minute penalty in Istanbul after Angelo Stiller had pulled down Milan Skriniar. Both sides had their chances, but former Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson and his…
FREIBURG (CONVERSEER) – Freiburg stretched their unbeaten run across all competitions to eight matches with a 2-0 Europa League victory over Dutch side Utrecht on Thursday. Unmarked Yuiko Suzuki gave Freiburg a 20th-minute lead when Christian Günter laid the ball back to him from the left. Freiburg remained dominant, with goalkeeper Vasilios Barkas tipping Suzuki’s…
MAINZ (DPA, CONVERSEER) – FSV Mainz 05 made it two victories out of two in the Conference League on Thursday, 1-0 over 10-man Zrjinski Mostar. Sota Kawasaki and Andreas Hanche-Olsen aimed inches wide as Mainz dominated the Bosnian champions from the kick-off. A goal was just a matter of time, and it came in the 24th…
By Monika Wendel, dpa BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – More than 1,000 cranes are thought to have died in a large outbreak of bird flu near Berlin, conservationists recovering the animals’ bodies said on Thursday. A total of 839 dead cranes have been counted since Sunday in the pond area in Linum, around 30 kilometres north-west…
MUNICH (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Bayern Munich have extended their contract with coach Vincent Kompany until June 2029, the Bundesliga champions said in a statement on Tuesday. His previous deal was due to expire in the summer of 2027. “I’m grateful, honoured and would like to thank FC Bayern for the trust and the working environment…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Seventeen out of the European Union’s 27 member countries exceeded the bloc’s self-imposed limits for budget deficits and public debt last year, according to data published on Tuesday by the EU’s statistics office Eurostat. Twelve countries had a deficit of at least 3% of their total economic output, breaking the bloc’s…
…set Champions League record with 7th straight win over Spanish teams By Frank Ulom LONDON (CONVERSEER) – Arsenal delivered a masterclass performance at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night, dismantling Atletico Madrid 4–0 in a Champions League encounter that reverberated across Europe. The emphatic victory not only reaffirmed Mikel Arteta’s men as genuine contenders for…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday vowed that his conservative party will fight a tough campaign against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in next year’s five state elections. “We will not allow ourselves to be destroyed by these people. We will provide proof of this in the coming months,” said…
FRANKFURT (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Historian Karl Schlögel, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is set to receive the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Sunday. The 77-year-old Russia expert has “consistently set new standards in vivid and vibrant historical writing,” the jury said. The Peace Prize…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Germany is temporarily recalling its ambassador to Georgia for consultations, the Foreign Office in Berlin announced on Sunday. In a post on X, it said that the Georgian leadership had been engaged in activities against the European Union and against German ambassador Peter Fischer personally. The Foreign Office said it had…
