New German Football Federation (DFB) president Bernd Neuendorf has condemned plans to form a European Super League and is also not fully happy with Qatar as World Cup host country. Neuendorf told reporters on Monday on occasion of his first 100 days on…
New Wolfsburg coach Kovac has big aims: ‘Titles are the nicest thing’
Niko Kovac was officially presented as Wolfsburg coach on Monday and said he has big ambitions with the Bundesliga club. Kovic said that finishing 12th in the league last season “made no one happy in Wolfsburg. “There was Champions League and Europa Le…
German football boss dismisses Super League; says stability is back
New German Football Federation (DFB) president Bernd Neuendorf has condemned plans to form a European Super League because it would not benefit the whole of football and is opposed to howe sports is conducted in Europe. “Sport must make it clear that i…
Election setbacks force French president’s allies out of office
Several allies – including Cabinet ministers – of French President Emmanuel Macron are being forced to resign after losing their legislative seats in a less-than-stellar showing for the president’s centrist bloc at weekend elections. Macron’s La Republ…
Slight growth forecast for German economy in second quarter
The German economy has managed some growth in the current quarter, despite difficult circumstances, according to the country’s central bank. The Bundesbank said in its monthly report that “in the spring of 2022, the German economy is likely to grow sli…
New Hertha coach Schwarz pledges hard work; Boateng to stay
New Hertha Berlin coach Sandro Schwarz wants to deliver results and not words as he starts his tricky job at the almost relegated Bundesliga club. “We want to be diligent, work intensively and not talk too much about our goals. Do things first,” Schwar…
Macron’s party misses out on absolute legislative majority in France
French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist La Republique En Marche party has lost its absolute parliamentary majority, according to initial vote counts on Sunday, likely complicating the newly re-elected president’s second term agenda. First counts sh…
Le Pen party celebrates ‘tsunami’ after French legislative seat wins
Far-right French party the National Rally enjoyed a “tsunami” at the polls, with initial results showing a jump in the number of seats it has in the National Assembly by a factor of at least 10, to somewhere between 80 and 100 seats. “This is a tsunami…
Twin forest fires blaze near Berlin as firefighters hope for rain
Hundreds of people had to flee their homes on Sunday as a pair of wildfires, fuelled by a sudden heatwave and dry conditions, tore through forested areas just to the south of Berlin. “We have to assume that the situation will intensify,” said Michael S…
Scholz rules out delaying nuclear phase-out to counter energy crisis
In the eyes of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, it’s not an option to extend the running time of the country’s nuclear power plants to counterbalance potential energy supply shortages due to Russian delivery cuts. “The experts tell us: That’s not going t…