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Rüdiger Sidelined For Three Months With Major Injury Blow

September 12, 2025 6:21 pm

Real Madrid have suffered a major setback with defender Antonio Rüdiger ruled out for around three months after sustaining a muscle injury. The German international, who has been a cornerstone in Carlo Ancelotti’s backline, will be absent for a series of crucial fixtures in both domestic and European competitions.

During his recovery period, Rüdiger is set to miss La Liga clashes against Real Sociedad, Espanyol, Levante, Atlético Madrid, Villarreal, Getafe, Barcelona, Valencia, Rayo Vallecano, Elche, Girona, and Celta Vigo. In addition, he will be unavailable for Champions League ties with Marseille, Kairat Almaty, Juventus, and Olympiacos, while also missing a …

Oliseh Announced As New Coach Of German Club, SV Straelen

June 22, 2022 5:37 am

German Regionalliga West club Sav Straelen, has announced the appointment of former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh as the new head coach.

Oliseh, according to a report in waz.de, will pen a one-year contract with the fourth-tier club.

‘Yes, Sunday Oliseh will be our new coach. A good 14 days ago we had delicious asparagus at the Straelener Hof,’ president of the club Hermann Tecklenburg was quoted by waz.de.

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‘That was a good conversation. In the last 24 hours we were also able to discuss an employment contract …

German Consumer Prices Rise For First Time Since June

January 29, 2021 9:46 am

German consumer prices climbed in January for the first time in seven months, provisional official data showed Thursday, due to the end of a temporary VAT cut to stimulate spending in the pandemic.

Inflation moved into positive territory at the start of 2021, at 1.0 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary data from federal statistics agency Destatis. It was the highest level since March.

The figure surprised analysts polled by Factset, who had forecast a rate of 0.55 percent.

A sales tax reduction to boost consumer spending from July after the first wave of the virus contributed to lower prices in …

Pain For German Car Industry As Daimler Axes 10,000 Jobs

November 29, 2019 4:41 pm

Luxury automaker Daimler said Friday it would scrap at least 10,000 jobs worldwide, the latest in a wave of layoffs to hit the stuttering German car industry as it battles with a costly switch to electric.

The Mercedes-Benz maker said it wanted to save 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in staff costs by the end of 2022 as it joins rivals in investing huge sums in the greener, smarter cars of the future.

“The total number worldwide will be in the five-digits,” Daimler personnel chief Wilfried Porth said in a conference call about the job cull.

He declined to give …

German Museum Confirms 49-Carat Diamond Among Heist Haul

November 27, 2019 2:38 pm

A 49-carat diamond which analysts estimate to be worth up to $12 million was among over a dozen jewel-encrusted items snatched from a German state museum in a spectacular heist, the museum confirmed Wednesday.

Publishing a list of the pieces taken in Monday’s brazen raid, the Green Vault museum at Dresden’s royal palace said the items stolen included a sword whose hilt is encrusted with nine large and 770 smaller diamonds, and a shoulderpiece which contains the famous 49-carat Dresden white diamond.

Eleven pieces were removed completely, while individual parts of a further three items were also missing.

The Dresden …

German Diplomacy In Chaos Over Syria Blue-Helmet Proposal

October 28, 2019 3:01 am

While the conflict has raged in Syria, a vaguely-worded German proposal for a UN-led security zone in the country’s north has sown new chaos within Chancellor Angela Merkel’s fragile coalition government.

The idea offered by the politician who hopes to succeed Merkel in 2021, Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, once more throws a spotlight on Germany’s struggle to define its role as a player on the world stage.

The political row started when Kramp-Karrenbauer, who heads Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and is widely known simply as “AKK”, early last week proposed her plan for a blue-helmet mission in northern Syria.

Such …

Anthony Joshua Engages German Heavyweight Pervizaj

October 24, 2019 1:22 am

Anthony Joshua is sparring with Albon Pervizaj ahead of his eagerly-anticipated rematch against Andy Ruiz Jnr.

Joshua is eager to be in the best possible shape for his clash against Ruiz, which takes place in Saudi Arabia on December 7.

Joshua is eager to respond after his defeat to Ruiz in the initial clash against Ruiz in June.

Pervizaj is one of several sparring partners that Joshua is going to bring in as he prepares for the rematch.

24-year-old Pervizaj has a record of 12 victories and no defeats

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German World Cup Winner, Schweinsteiger, Retires At 35

October 10, 2019 8:22 am

Former Germany, Manchester United and Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has retired. The 35-year-old announced his decision two days after the end of the Major League Soccer season. His club, Chicago Fire, finished 17th.

“The time has now come,” he said. “To the fans, you made this unbelievable time possible for me.”

Schweinsteiger won the 2014 World Cup with Germany, as well as eight Bundesliga titles with Bayern. In total, he gained 121 caps for Germany between 2004 and 2016. The midfielder played 500 times for Bayern before joining Manchester United for £14.4m in 2015 but failed to adapt to …

German FA president Grindel resigns over €6,000 watch

April 2, 2019 11:24 am

The German football federation president, Reinhard Grindel, resigned on Tuesday, bowing to increasing pressure following allegations of undeclared earnings, the receipt of a luxury watch and general discontent with his leadership.

Grindel, who promised greater transparency after taking over in April 2016, apologized for accepting a watch worth about €6,000 from the Ukrainian businessman Grigoriy Surkis – a Uefa vice president and executive committee member.

“Everyone who knows me knows that I am not greedy and have been dealing with compliance issues for years,” Grindel said in a statement issued by the federation. “Mr Surkis had no financial interest in …