Die Mannschaft

Reinhard Grindel resigns from role as DFB president with immediate effect

Reinhard Grindel has resigned as from his position as DFB president following allegations of undeclared earnings, which was uncovered by German magazine Der Spiegel, and for accepting a €6,000 watch given by Ukrainian businessman and Uefa vice-president Grigoriy Surkis. In a … Read more »

Thomas Müller, Jérôme Boateng and Mats Hummels will not play for Germany under Joachim Löw

Joachim Löw confirmed on Tuesday that Thomas Müller, Jérôme Boateng and Mats Hummels are no longer part of his plans for the Germany national team. “2019 is a new beginning for the Germany national team. It was important for me to personally explain … Read more »

Kai Havertz and Antonio Rüdiger pull out of Germany squad; Can called-up

Kai Havertz and Antonio Rüdiger pulled out of the Germany squad, owing to their respective injuries. Havertz suffered a bruised knee during Bayer Leverkusen’s match against Freiburg, while Rüdiger sustained a groin injury while playing against Southampton. On Sunday, Marco Reus, … Read more »

SQUAD | Germany’s latest 23-man squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations Cup matches

Germany boss Joachim Löw earlier today announced his 23-man squad for the UEFA Nations League games against Netherlands and France. Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer, Marc-André ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp. Defenders: Jérôme Boateng, Matthias Ginter, Jonas Hector, Mats Hummels, Thilo Kehrer, Antonio Rüdiger, … Read more »

Euro 2024 | Germany announcement a welcomed boost to the DFB

On Thursday 27 September, UEFA’s executive committee announced that Germany will...

OPINION | Reinhard Grindel – the man behind Germany’s Euro 2024 bid & why fans are feeling disenfranchised with the German national team

A director that despises the fan culture, a commercialised team with more appeal in foreign lands than in its own and stories of institutional racism and xenophobia – the DFB is not feeling well at the moment. Has the German … Read more »