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26.08.2013 16:15 Vice-captain Schweinsteiger: Götze is a great asset The first midweek fixture of the new Bundesliga season takes place on Tuesday night, when Bayern Munich travel to SC Freiburg. Germany international Bastian Schweinsteiger talked to DFB.de about the patience required to overcome the men from... Read more
26.08.2013 13:15 Bach's pledges: Credibility, sustainability, participation Dr Thomas Bach, president of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and a fencing gold medallist in at the 1976 Games in Montreal, is running for the highest office in global sport. In our interview of the week, the 59-year-old spoke to DFB.d... Read more
25.08.2013 19:20 First victories for Frankfurt and Augsburg Waiting ended for Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Augsburg on Round 3 of the Bundesliga, when both teams booked their first win of the season. Frankfurt celebrated a 2-0 at promoted Eintracht Braunschweig, while Augsburg were successful against VfB... Read more
23.08.2013 12:30 Müller: "They’re tight, nasty matches" For any Bavarian, the regional derby between Bayern Munich and Franconian side 1. FC Nürnberg on Saturday (kick-off 15:30, live on Sky) is a special occasion. Even more so for Thomas Müller, who is not only a full-blooded Bavarian, but a Bayern man... Read more
19.08.2013 22:08 Union beat Fortuna and climb to fifth place Union Berlin and Fortuna Düsseldorf completed round four of the Second Bundesliga on Monday with Union collecting three points with a 2-1 (1-0) win and climbing to fifth place. Read more
19.08.2013 11:15 Miroslav Klose: "We'll have a top-class defence" Germany conceded three goals against Paraguay, four in Washington against USA and another four versus Sweden, but Miroslav Klose sees no reason to panic, calling instead for calm and a dispassionate analysis. "Up to now, we've not had time to work... Read more
18.08.2013 19:30 BVB jumps to the top Borussia Dortmund jumped to the top of the table on Round two of Bundesliga after winning 2-1 against promoted Eintracht Braunschweig. Jonas Hofmann and Marco Reus scored for the finalist of Champions League in last season. With six points the team... Read more
16.08.2013 11:30 Manchester City dedicate season opener to Bert Trautmann Manchester City are dedicating their opening English Premier League match to late German goalkeeping legend Bert Trautmann, according to a club statement made on Friday. Read more
15.08.2013 12:30 Sharpshooter Lars Bender: "I’m a genuine false nine" National coach Joachim Löw called Brazil 2014 a “World Cup of willpower”, in reference to the current situation in the country, the sheer size of the nation, the extent to which the temperature fluctuates, and the scale of the challenge ahead for a... Read more
14.08.2013 22:45 Paraguay hold Germany in six-goal thriller Germany had to fight back from two goals down to share a 3-3 draw with Paraguay in Wednesday's warm-up friendly in Kaiserslautern ahead of the return of World Cup qualifying. Read more