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PIX: Germany strike late to hold Swiss and top group

PIX: Germany strike late to hold Swiss and top group

Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

Images from the Euro 2024 Group A match between Switzerland and Germany, in Frankfurt, on Sunday.

Football: Champions League to deliver more drama

Football: Champions League to deliver more drama

Rediff.com17 Aug 2020

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.

Ballack should quit: Matthaus

Ballack should quit: Matthaus

Rediff.com8 Jul 2010

German football legend Lothar Matthaus has said that injured skipper Michael Ballack should consider quitting international football.

Football weekend scarred by violence on and off the pitch in Germany and Brazil

Football weekend scarred by violence on and off the pitch in Germany and Brazil

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

Hertha Berlin team bus shot at by motorcyclist and penalty prompts riot police to protect referee in Brazil league match.

Here's what got Germans more excited than thrashing Portugal

Here's what got Germans more excited than thrashing Portugal

Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

Here's how Germany celebrated their with against Portugal.

With renewed styles, Spain-Italy set to spring surprise

With renewed styles, Spain-Italy set to spring surprise

Rediff.com19 Jun 2024

It will be the fifth edition in a row that the two heavyweights have met head to head at a European Championship.

Euro football: Dortmund beat Hertha on penalties in German Cup

Euro football: Dortmund beat Hertha on penalties in German Cup

Rediff.com9 Feb 2017

Borussia Dortmund beat Hertha Berlin 3-2 on penalties to reach the German Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday after the match finished 1-1 after extra time.

German Bundesliga PHOTOS: Bayern stay well clear after holding Dortmund

German Bundesliga PHOTOS: Bayern stay well clear after holding Dortmund

Rediff.com6 Mar 2016

Bayern Munich kept their five-point lead at the top of the table on Saturday, drawing 0-0 at second-placed Borussia Dortmund to stay on track for a record fourth consecutive Bundesliga title.

German players leave footprints at Euro

German players leave footprints at Euro

Rediff.com14 Jun 2008

Stephan Schmidling has made a sculpture bearing the footprints of the German football players at Euro 2008.

PIX: Mbappe double lifts Real Madrid to win; PSG, Bayern win

PIX: Mbappe double lifts Real Madrid to win; PSG, Bayern win

Rediff.com2 Sep 2024

Two goals from Luis Diaz and one from Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool stroll to a 3-0 victory at Manchester United.

Football Extras: Messi back in Argentina squad

Football Extras: Messi back in Argentina squad

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Lahm stuns Germany by quitting national side

Lahm stuns Germany by quitting national side

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

Germany captain Philipp Lahm stunned his homeland on Friday by quitting international football at the age of 30, five days after leading his side to World Cup victory in Brazil.

Bundesliga takes no action against players supporting Floyd protests

Bundesliga takes no action against players supporting Floyd protests

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

Bundesliga players are free to show their support for protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody in the United States, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Wednesday.

WC Preview: Germans ready to confirm favourites tag against Mexico

WC Preview: Germans ready to confirm favourites tag against Mexico

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

World champions Germany know they must up their game when they kick off their world title defence against Mexico on Sunday if they are to confirm their status as tournament favourites.

PIX: Bayern lift Bundesliga trophy after win over Augsburg

PIX: Bayern lift Bundesliga trophy after win over Augsburg

Rediff.com11 May 2013

Champions Bayern Munich lifted their 22nd Bundesliga trophy on Saturday after a comfortable 3-0 over Augsburg as they prepare for the all-German Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund in two weeks.

Lehmann to be Germany's number one

Lehmann to be Germany's number one

Rediff.com7 Apr 2006

Arsenal's Jens Lehmann will be Germany's first choice goalkeeper at the World Cup.

Football Focus: Football: Bournemouth's Ake set to join City, say reports

Football Focus: Football: Bournemouth's Ake set to join City, say reports

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

News of all that transpired on and off the football field.

2006 WC scam: Beckenbauer defends transfer of funds to FIFA

2006 WC scam: Beckenbauer defends transfer of funds to FIFA

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Franz Beckenbauer, who headed Germany's 2006 World Cup organising committee, said on Monday a transfer of 6.7 million euros to world football's governing body FIFA in 2005 was a mistake but rejected claims it was a return of a loan to buy votes in favour of the country's World Cup bid.

Football: Klopp named Premier League Manager of the Season

Football: Klopp named Premier League Manager of the Season

Rediff.com15 Aug 2020

News of all that tranpired on and off the football field.

UEFA turn down request for 'rainbow lights' in Munich

UEFA turn down request for 'rainbow lights' in Munich

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

In a statement, UEFA suggested alternative dates for the gesture during the tournament.

PHOTOS: Germans put brave face on as their world wobbles

PHOTOS: Germans put brave face on as their world wobbles

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

Germans started adjusting to a new world on Thursday, brushing off any notion that a shock humiliation in the soccer World Cup

Action Packed OTT This Week!

Action Packed OTT This Week!

Rediff.com7 Jun 2024

Monsters, sharks, psychopaths, jedis, hybrids, undercover cops, special agents, brace yourself for tons of action on OTT this week.

Where are the Germans in Die Mannschaft?

Where are the Germans in Die Mannschaft?

Rediff.com3 Jul 2010

Rediff.com looks at the players whose ethnicity has given this young German team a new dimension.

FIFA to examine betting

FIFA to examine betting

Rediff.com14 Feb 2005

Betting in football will be at the top of the agenda at next month's meeting of FIFA's executive committee.

Dortmund thrash Bayern in Cup final to win double

Dortmund thrash Bayern in Cup final to win double

Rediff.com13 May 2012

Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund further challenged Bayern Munich's hold over German football on Saturday by crushing their rivals 5-2 with a treble by Poland's Robert Lewandowski to lift the German Cup.

Germans on track for semis?

Germans on track for semis?

Rediff.com15 Jun 2006

Give us your take on Wednesday's games in the World Cup!

Football Focus: Casillas bids discreet farewell to Porto

Football Focus: Casillas bids discreet farewell to Porto

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

India's long history of near misses at the Olympics

India's long history of near misses at the Olympics

Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

India's tryst with fourth-place Olympic heartbreaks

Bayern names first team players for Bhutia farewell match

Bayern names first team players for Bhutia farewell match

Rediff.com28 Dec 2011

Top German football club Bayern Munich, on Wednesday, announced a 24-member squad for the Bhaichung Bhutia farewell exhibition match against India XI, in New Delhi, on January 10 with all the first team players being named.

Beard ban for footballers!

Beard ban for footballers!

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

A leading Turkish soccer club have banned their players from growing beards after their chairman said they looked like students of Islamic vocational schools and set a bad example.

Transfers: Chelsea sign highly-rated German Havertz

Transfers: Chelsea sign highly-rated German Havertz

Rediff.com5 Sep 2020

Chelsea have signed Germany's highly-rated attacking midfielder Kai Havertz from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Friday.

Champions League draw: Barca, City's last 16 opponents revealed

Champions League draw: Barca, City's last 16 opponents revealed

Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

The following is the draw for the Champions League last 16 which was held in Nyon on Monday:

COVID-19: FIFA to release $150 million to associations

COVID-19: FIFA to release $150 million to associations

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

Each of FIFA's 211 member associations would receive $500,000 in the coming days as well as any remaining entitlements for 2019 and 2020, it added. The coronavirus outbreak has brought soccer to a standstill and clubs have struggled to cope with the loss of revenue.

Women's World Cup: Germans break French hearts

Women's World Cup: Germans break French hearts

Rediff.com27 Jun 2015

Germany beat France in a penalty shootout after their thrilling Women's World Cup quarter-final ended 1-1 after extra-time.

India-Bayern Munich friendly to be Bhutia's farewell match

India-Bayern Munich friendly to be Bhutia's farewell match

Rediff.com15 Oct 2011

India's friendly match against German football giant, Bayern Munich in January next year will be Indian legend Bhaichung Bhutia's "official farewell match", the AIFF said on Saturday.

'Soccer without fans sadder than dancing with your sister'

'Soccer without fans sadder than dancing with your sister'

Rediff.com21 May 2020

Luis Enrique is no fan of playing matches without spectators Yet he did admit that having live sport to watch on television would provide relief to millions of people who are confined to their homes for most of the day due to lockdowns imposed by governments to fight the spread of the virus.

DFB widens match-fixing probe

DFB widens match-fixing probe

Rediff.com25 Jan 2005

German soccer icon Beckenbauer has bypass surgery

German soccer icon Beckenbauer has bypass surgery

Rediff.com5 Sep 2016

German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer underwent open heart bypass surgery on Saturday in an operation scheduled long before Swiss authorities opened criminal proceedings against him last week, Germany's Bild newspaper reported Monday.

Miroslav Klose: The Pole who conquered German hearts

Miroslav Klose: The Pole who conquered German hearts

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

Germany striker Miroslav Klose, who capped a record-breaking career with the national team by winning the World Cup last month, has retired from international football.

Kerber eyes German Wimbledon-Euros double

Kerber eyes German Wimbledon-Euros double

Rediff.com25 Jun 2016

Angelique Kerber is looking forward to a potential German sporting double over the next fortnight, aiming to win Wimbledon as one of the favourites while also cheering on her national football team at Euro 2016. Australian Open champion Kerber revealed on Saturday that she had been hooked on watching the Euros, particularly the progress of Die Mannschaft, during her preparations in London.