By Derek Wilson, dpa World Cup winners Germany have now lost three out of their last four games and must lift themselves for a difficult friendly challenge against Italy on Tuesday. Berlin (dpa) - Coaches the world over are accustomed to dismissing defeats in...
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Bierhoff: Schweinsteiger can return from injury in time for Euro
Berlin (dpa) - Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger has a chance to make the Euro 2016 squad despite an injury setback, general manager Oliver Bierhoff believes. Manchester United's Schweinsteiger partially tore a knee ligament during training Wednesday for the...
Augsburg’s Trochowski could miss rest of season with calf injury
Augsburg, Germany (dpa) - Augsburg could be without Piotr Trochowski for the rest of the season as the former Germany midfielder is nursing a calf muscle injury, a local news report said on Saturday. Trochowski, 32, injured the calf in a February 14 match...
Hummels: Dortmund’s title chances in cups better than in Bundesliga
Berlin (dpa) - Borussia Dortmund have a better chance to win the German cup and the Europa League, despite an upcoming duel with the Liverpool team led by their former coach Juergen Klopp, than the Bundesliga, according to captain Mats Hummels. Hummels told the...
Mario Goetze will welcome Germany feel-good factor and eyes 50th cap
By John Bagratuni, dpa Mario Goetze has rarely played for Bayern Munich since his return from a long injury lay-off last month. But the 2014 World Cup hero could get a much needed boost in friendlies against England and Italy as coach Joachim Loew has remained loyal...
Schweinsteiger faces race to Euro 2016 after knee ligament injury
By Klaus Bergmann, dpa Berlin (dpa) - Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger has been ruled out of upcoming friendlies with England and Italy with another knee injury and faces a race in time to be fit for Euro 2016. "The 31-year-old captain has suffered a partial...
Dortmund in pre-season China trip to play both Manchester clubs
Berlin (dpa) - Borussia Dortmund travel to China for a pre-season tournament in July with matches against the two Manchester sides United and City, the Bundesliga top club said on Wednesday. Dortmund will open the so-called Champions Cup China on July 22 in Shanghai...
FIFA ethics committee probes awarding of 2006 World Cup to Germany
Berlin (dpa) - The FIFA ethics committee said Tuesday it has opened an investigation against six men led by German icon Franz Beckenbauer in connection with the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany. A statement said the investigatory chamber is probing organizing...
Cartel office probing German ticket sales for Euro 2016
Berlin (dpa) - Germany's cartel office is looking into the distribution of tickets for the nation's Euro 2016 games after only official fan club members were allowed to order tickets in a first sales phase. The office Tuesday confirmed it has started proceedings, but...
