German coach names players for Argentina friendly
August 10th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 10 (IANS) German football coach Joachim Loew has appointed 17 players from the nation's Euro squad and two other youngsters for their upcoming friendly against Argentina, the ... Read more...
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Niersbach is new president of German Football Association
March 3rd, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, March 3 (IANS) Wolfgang Niersbach is the new president of the German Football Association -- or Deutsche Fussball Bund (DFB), the association announced after an extraordinary meeting in Frankfurt.Niersbach ... Read more...
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Dynamo Dresden excluded from German Cup soccer
November 25th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Nov 25 (IANS) Second division team Dynamo Dresden will be excluded from the 2012/2013 German Cup due to fan riots in a match against Borussia Dortmund in October, the ... Read more...
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Bierhoff: Loew decision after World Cup
July 10th, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, July 9 (DPA) German football supremo Theo Zwanziger Friday expressed optimism that national team coach Joachim Loew will renew his contract after the World Cup while general manager Oliver Bierhoff said ... Read more...
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German football boss upbeat Loew will stay as coach
July 9th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, July 9 (DPA) German football supremo Theo Zwanziger expressed optimism Friday that national team coach Joachim Loew would renew his contract after the World Cup football.
"There's no deal. But the chances ... Read more...
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German boffins teach Capello a lesson
July 2nd, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 2 (ANI): German coach Joachim Low has the backing of a crack team of number-crunchers in Cologne.The German Football Federation (DfB) employ 62 top under-graduates to study every detail of ... Read more...
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Germans perfect in World Cup shootouts
July 1st, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, July 1 (DPA) The World Cup quarter-final in South Africa between Germany and Argentina Saturday is a rematch of their last-eight clash in 2006, won by Germany on penalties.
The Germans have ... Read more...
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World Cup organisers get profit guarantee from FIFA
June 10th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 10 (DPA) FIFA, international football's governing body, has given organisers of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa a profit guarantee of 80 million dollars no matter how the tournament ... Read more...
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German football boss wants Loew to stay coach after World Cup
October 11th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 11 (DPA) The head of Germany's football federation would like coach Joachim Loew to stay in charge of the national team after next year's World Cup in South Africa.
After Germany ... Read more...
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German football association investigating Dortmund’s Schmelzer
March 3rd, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, March 3 (DPA) Borussia Dortmund defender Marcel Schmelzer is being investigated by the German football association for an incident that occurred during Dortmund's goalless Bundesliga draw on the weekend against Hoffenheim.
Television ... Read more...
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Afghan football is back on its feet
August 7th, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
Hyderabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Smiles on the faces of Afghan footballers say it all, that the dark, grisly days of the Taliban rule are mercifully behind them. Life for them ... Read more...
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