Frankfurt, Germany – The German Football Federation (DFB) has fined clubs in the top three division around €12.5 million ($13 million) for offences at matches in 2024, with Eintracht Frankfurt alone having to pay nearly €1 million. The DFB said that most offences concerned the lighting of pyrotechnics which is forbidden in stadiums. Frankfurt lead…
Berlin, Germany – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dissolved parliament and set elections for February 23, seven months earlier than originally planned. Steinmeier’s decision on Friday was expected and follows the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition in November and a failed confidence motion in his government on December 16. The parliamentary leaders of…
Munich, Germany – Former Germany captain Philipp Lahm has criticised the awarding of the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia. “It’s important that major events take place in democratic countries,” the 2014 World Cup champion told broadcasters BR in an interview. Saudi Arabia is in its region “the country with the highest population density, with…
Magdeburg, Germany – A suspected terror attack at a crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg on Friday evening has left at least 11 people dead and 70 injured, with 15 in serious condition, according to local authorities. The incident occurred when a dark BMW plowed through the bustling market, traveling over 400 meters and causing chaos…
Berlin, Germany – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday said freedom of opinion “also applies to multi-billionaires,” after Elon Musk said that only the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) can ‘save’ the country. At a press conference in Berlin, Scholz told reporters that “freedom of opinion also means that you can say things that are…
Berlin, Germany – The upper chamber of Germany’s parliament, the Bundesrat, on Friday held its annual commemoration of the Sinti, Roma and Yenish who were persecuted and murdered under Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. Across Europe, 500,000 members of these minorities fell victim to the Nazis and were murdered in concentration camps, said Bundesrat President Anke Rehlinger….
Frankfurt, Germany – A man who managed to drive with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s motorcade onto the tarmac at Frankfurt Airport and hugged the chancellor in a bizarre incident in May 2023 is now facing criminal charges. The man is accused of endangering road traffic and trespassing, said Dominik Mies, spokesman for the Frankfurt Public…
Berlin, Germany – The German climate activist group Last Generation is changing its name but will continue its advocacy with a new focus, the group has announced. Co-founder and spokeswoman Carla Hinrichs told news magazine Spiegel that “something new, something big,” would evolve from the group. There would still be protests, highlighting the need for…
Maseru, Lesotho – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is concluding his four-day trip to Africa with a visit to Lesotho on Saturday. Steinmeier’s visit is the first by a German President to the small mountainous country, which is situated within South Africa.The trip follows an invitation from King Letsie III, extended during a visit to Berlin…
The groups for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers for the European zone are set, but the final match-ups will only been known after the Nations League quarter-finals. By Nathalia Araújo, dpa The six groups of four teams (A-F) and the six groups of five teams (G-L) were drawn by football governing body FIFA on Friday.As…
