Germany
‘This is our club, not yours’: How a Socceroo’s Palestine support sparked angst in Germany
Jackson Irvine and FC St Pauli once seemed a perfect match: a socially conscious footballer and Germany’s most progressive club. But a jersey he wore at a music festival has tested that relationship.
- Vince Rugari
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European giants bound for Brisbane in landmark sports deal
One of Europe’s “big five” football leagues will bring expertise – and big-ticket games – to Queensland under a deal signed with the state.
- Cameron Atfield
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‘One of the great goals’: Cooney-Cross stunner steers Matildas to upset win over Germany
Interim boss Tom Sermanni rated the Arsenal midfielder’s first goal in national colours as one of the best he’s seen across his various stints as Matildas coach.
- Vince Rugari
German soccer star disciplined for refusing to sign rainbow jersey
Wolfsburburg’s striker Kevin Behrens told a fan: “I won’t sign that kind of gay shit.”
- Ben Rumsby
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Going up? The Aussies on cusp of cracking the big leagues
As the European season reaches its conclusion, a number of Socceroos are vying for a spot in the top tiers of England, Italy, Germany, Spain and France.
- Vince Rugari
‘Neverkusen’ no more: This is world football’s best fairytale since Leicester City
Bayer Leverkusen have never won Germany’s Bundesliga title before – but under Xabi Alonso, they’re unbeaten in 41 games and in contention for a remarkable treble.
- Vince Rugari
Number four on Germany jerseys to be redesigned over Nazi symbolism
Adidas said fans would no longer be able to customise their jersey with the number 44 over concerns it resembles the symbol used by the SS.
- Chiranjit Ojha
‘An immaculate player’: When ‘Der Kaiser’ Beckenbauer came to Sydney
Former Socceroos captain Tony Henderson remembers the greatest player he faced, the iconic and late German captain Franz Beckenbauer who arrived at Moore Park in 1979 with his star-studded New York Cosmos side.
- Jonathan Drennan
Germany’s ‘Der Kaiser’ stood tall as an all-time football great
Franz Beckenbauer is one of only three men in history to win World Cups as both a player and a coach.
Tributes flow for Beckenbauer, ‘a legend of German and world football’
Franz Beckenbauer, one of only three men to win the World Cup as player and coach and considered by many to be Europe’s finest player, has died aged 78.
- Karolos Grohmann