Do you think Lionel Messi deserves the Ballon d’Or for the 22/23 season or does someone else deserve it? The debate will be just as big as 2020 and 2021, no difference I completely understand. __________________________________________________________________________________ 55 games – 32 goals – 25 assists – 1 yellow – 0 red yellow – 0 red – … Read more
The Ballon d’Or – once football’s highest individual award – has lost more and more credibility in recent years. No player shows this tape more clearly than Robert Lewandowski. The world-class Polish striker would have been eligible for the prestigious award several times, but questionable decisions by the jury denied him this glory. It is … Read more
Frankfurt/Main (dpa) – The Bundesliga starts the 2025/2026 season on August 22 next year. This emerges from the framework calendar approved by the Presidium of the German Football Association (DFB) in Frankfurt am Main. The 34th game day in the upper house will take place on May 16, 2026. The last day before the winter … Read more
Paul Wanner was supposed to invite the DFB – but he declined the invitation. The loan from FC Bayern Munich shows foresight and clarity and is an example for other teenagers. Opinion. Von Kai Esser Get as high as possible as fast as possible. That seems to be the motto for many footballers. The list … Read more
It was the bitterest scene of our home European Championship: the unpunished handball by Marc Cucurella (26) in the quarter-final between Germany and Spain (1:2 nV). After 90 minutes the score was 1-1 and the game went into extra time. In the 106th minute, the controversial scene: The Spaniard received a shot from Jamal Musiala … Read more
German football fans definitely know his name. But do you still recognize the former Bundesliga legend and current coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina? The ex-Bundesliga star has been training the Bosnia and Herzegovina team since April 2024. The offensive player spent his active career almost exclusively in Germany. In 1992 he moved from his hometown … Read more
It’s going to be a lavish farewell party! Today the national team is playing in Zenica against Bosnia in the Nations League, and on Monday the second duel against Holland will take place in Munich. And there won’t just be a lot going on on the pitch! The DFB legends Manuel Neuer (38), Thomas Müller … Read more
World champion and Cologne legend Lukas Podolski will play his farewell game from 1. FC Köln on October 10th live on ProSieben, ran.de and Joyn. There are some prominent names at the start – including two World Cup coaches. It’s hard to imagine German football without him: Lukas Podolski! World champion, German champion, cup winner … Read more
Now the referees are also sounding the alarm! With Deniz Aytekin (46/Nuremberg), Robert Schröder (34/Hannover), Frank Willenborg (45/Osnabrück) and Patrick Ittrich (45/Hamburg), four prominent referees are currently out injured. Many people are already feeling the increasing burden football-Stars criticized. With Ittrich we now have one for the first time Bundesliga-Referee asked the DFB to take … Read more
A year after the reported incident, the verdict has been reached! Criminal proceedings against Markus Häcker (50) were intended to clarify whether he insulted a reporter by making a Nazi comparison in a speech on the market square in Waren (Müritz). Yesterday, Wednesday, the DFB video referee was acquitted in court. Read also The accusation: … Read more