Berlin (dpa) - Bundesliga club Wolfsburg presented striker Mario Gomez on Thursday in a transfer deal with Italian club Florence, under a three-year contract running until mid-2019, with the German international saying he is as hungry as ever to succeed. The...
Berlin (dpa) - The German Football Federation (DFB) will celebrate the careers of recent national team retirees Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski by announcing Tuesday they will play in farewell matches. Podolski announced his retirement from the German...
Berlin (dpa) - Twelve years, seven major tournaments and one World Cup crown proved to be enough for Lukas Podolski as the veteran striker announced Monday that he has stepped down from the "Mannschaft" - the German national team. "The time has come," Podolski wrote...
By Barry Whelan, dpa Berlin (dpa) - Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the German Super Cup to give coach Carlo Ancelotti a first title in his first competitive match in charge of the Bundesliga champions. Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal struck in the 58th...
Berlin (dpa) - Injured German international Per Mertesacker was confirmed Saturday as the new captain of Arsenal. "Per is a very respected figure in the dressing room, is loved as well and is a very demanding figure," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told the club's...
Berlin (dpa) - Borussia Dortmund have agreed to sell midfielder Moritz Leitner to Italian side Lazio. The Bundesliga club said Friday 23-year-old Leitner was moving to the Rome club with immediate effect. No transfer fee was given but the sum is believed to be around...
By Albert Otti and Max Haupt, dpa Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Germans struck double gold at the Olympic rowing finals Thursday, proving that they are not only fast on the oars but also fast team-builders. The mens' quadruple sculls race was the day's first final, and the...
Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - German public broadcaster ARD has apologised for a commentary during the Olympic equestrian competition in which German rider Julia Krajewski was described as a "scaredy cat" with "a brown streak" in her trousers. "The choice of words was...
Munich (dpa) - Bayern Munich new signing Renato Sanches will be out for several weeks with a thigh muscle injury picked up playing for Portugal in the Euro 2016 final. The German champions said the 18-year-old midfielder did not train on Sunday and will be out for...