No, the German football champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen will not be wearing “Barmenia Gothaer” on their jerseys this season, even though the merger of the two insurers is close to completion. In 2024/2025, the simple “Barmenia” will remain in the first Bundesliga. The new name will be there in the future, but not in the … Read more
Magical moments at the start of a season are basically expected in the US soccer league MLS. Like the magic of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2020, when the Swede hammered the ball into the goal from 40 meters in his first game for Los Angeles Galaxy and later added the 4-3 winner against local rivals LAFC. … Read more
The first game of the season? “Just the first kilometer of a marathon!” says the wise coach Xabi Alonso. This sentence shortly before the opening game of the new Bundesliga season on Friday evening sounded as if the champions Bayer Leverkusen wanted to start off easy-going. But Leverkusen, who were completely undefeated last season, started … Read more
When the debt brake for the federal and state governments came into force in 2009, it was a big deal for Baden-Württemberg. A year earlier, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) had already praised the “Swabian housewife” as a counter-model to the excesses that led to the banking crisis. “We should have simply asked the Swabian housewife,” … Read more
Since April 1st, it has been legal in Germany – with a few exceptions – to consume and carry cannabis. This Thursday, the new traffic regulations will also come into force: driving after consuming cannabis will be permitted up to a set limit. However, there are a few things to consider – for example, with … Read more
World champion coach Gordon Herbert said he would have liked to continue his work at the German Basketball Association (DBB). “I would have been interested in extending my contract, but in the end we couldn’t agree,” the Canadian told the daily newspaper WeltThe separation is probably due to the fact that the association does not … Read more
Marco Reus has arrived in Los Angeles, and so that no one misses it, there was a full-page ad in the Los Angeles TimesThis has now become a tradition when famous footballers arrive, and it is certainly interesting to find out who placed this ad and what exactly was written. In 2007, the LA Galaxy … Read more
The world number one tennis player, Janik Sinner, tested positive for the banned steroid clostebol twice in March and was subsequently acquitted by an independent court. This was announced by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Tuesday. It was also said that the Italian, who had only won his fifth title this year … Read more
The restructuring plan for the struggling Swabian battery manufacturer Varta is in place. Porsche wants to invest 30 million euros and thus contribute to the rescue. After lengthy negotiations, major shareholder Michael Tojner, the car manufacturer and most of the creditors agreed on a compromise on how Varta should be relieved of its debts and … Read more
One must truly be grateful to the ancient Babylonians that in ancient times they began to divide the year, day and night into twelve sections each. If this orientation did not exist, the traffic light coalition’s dispute over the 2025 federal budget would probably continue forever. But one thing is clear: A solution must be … Read more