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09.01.2014 12:00 Hitzlsperger: "There is no place for outmoded views in modern football" Thomas Hitzlsperger does not look like someone who had to pluck up the courage to announce his homosexuality. In a video on his website, the former German international speaks in a relaxed manner about a situation that is normal for him but often... Read more
08.01.2014 13:40 "Hitzlsperger has our full support" Former German international Thomas Hitzlsperger, who won 52 caps for his country, revealed his homosexuality in an interview with weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT, to be published on Thursday. DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach pledged the Munich-born... Read more
07.01.2014 16:55 Manuel Neuer voted World's Best Goalkeeper Bayern Munich and German international shot-stopper Manuel Neuer now has yet another acolade to add to his collection after being named the World's Best Goalkeeper for 2013. The 27-year-old topped the vote of the International Federation of Football... Read more
07.01.2014 07:45 Twelve goals nominated for "Goal of the Year" The German national team's attacking brand of football is characterised by the goals they score. The team scored an impressive 35 times in 12 matches, and 12 of these goals have now been nominated by the National Team Fan Club powered by Coca-Cola in... Read more
06.01.2014 11:00 Bremen’s local lad Aaron Hunt: "Excited for every training session" Aaron Hunt has played for SV Werder Bremen since he was a boy, and is the club’s youngest-ever Bundesliga goalscorer. The Goslar-born midfielder took time out to speak to DFB.de about his first steps with the notherners, the people who have... Read more
01.01.2014 08:00 Lira Alushi – Injured, engaged, married First she was severely injured, then she recovered to earn a place in Germany’s squad for the Women’s EURO 2013 and, just before Christmas, she tied the knot. It has been 12 months to remember for Fatmire "Lira" Alushi, nee Bajramaj, both on and off... Read more
31.12.2013 09:00 "It’s tika-taka-Bavaria" The year 2013 had it all, with matches, titles and honours being won as well as lost. DFB.de rounds up the best quotes from football’s winners and losers over this past calendar year. Read more
28.12.2013 17:00 Lahm: "World Cup anticipation starting to build" Captain, centurion, treble-winner – Philipp Lahm was a lot of things in 2013. DFB.de-Editor Steffen Lüdeke interviewed the FC Bayern stalwart. Read more
27.12.2013 08:00 Amateur football: The floods and their consequences The floods of June 2013 – the second so-called ‘flood of the century’ after those in 2002 – caused considerable damage to large parts of Germany, with numerous associations and clubs affected. Both the German Football Federation and the League... Read more
25.12.2013 11:10 2013 review: dreams coming true – at local level too As DFB.de looks back at the stories which made 2013 such an unforgettable year for German football, we present part two of the DFB.de users’ personal highlights. Read more