<![CDATA[Germany - The Athletic]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/football/team/germany/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/static/img/transparent-background-dark-favicon-144x144.pngGermany - The Athletichttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/football/team/germany/The Athletic Media CompanySat, 29 Jun 2024 09:39:23 GMTSat, 29 Jun 2024 04:20:14 GMT<![CDATA[Ilkay Gundogan exclusive: 'This team is what modern Germany should be about']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5600180/2024/06/29/ilkay-gundogan-germany-euro-2024-kroos-musiala-nagelsmann/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5600180/2024/06/29/ilkay-gundogan-germany-euro-2024-kroos-musiala-nagelsmann/Sat, 29 Jun 2024 04:20:14 GMTSTUTTGART, GERMANY - JUNE 19: Ilkay Gundogan of Germany celebrates after scoring his team`s second goal during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Germany and Hungary at Stuttgart Arena on June 19, 2024 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Christina Pahnke - sampics/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Major Tom is taking over Euro 2024 and uniting German fans - 'Millions of songwriters dream of this moment']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5593296/2024/06/29/peter-schilling-major-tom-germany-euro-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5593296/2024/06/29/peter-schilling-major-tom-germany-euro-2024/Sat, 29 Jun 2024 04:20:04 GMT31 December 2023, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Singer Peter Schilling and his band perform during a New Year&#039;s Eve event on Schlossplatz. Photo: Jason Tschepljakow/dpa (Photo by Jason Tschepljakow/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Forget everything you've seen at Euro 2024 - the real tournament starts now]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5599549/2024/06/29/euro-2024-knockout-stage/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5599549/2024/06/29/euro-2024-knockout-stage/Sat, 29 Jun 2024 04:12:19 GMTTOPSHOT - Portugal&#039;s forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group F football match between Portugal and the Czech Republic at the Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig on June 18, 2024. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024 verdict so far: Most boring team, favourite kit, best fans - and who will win it]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5599522/2024/06/29/euro-2024-review-teams-fans-kits-winners/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5599522/2024/06/29/euro-2024-review-teams-fans-kits-winners/Sat, 29 Jun 2024 04:10:42 GMT<![CDATA[Jamal Musiala - made in Fulda: 'It's crazy to think he used to play here']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5594455/2024/06/28/jamal-musiala-germany-euro-2024-fulda/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5594455/2024/06/28/jamal-musiala-germany-euro-2024-fulda/Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:00:33 GMT<![CDATA[Germany using cocoa to battle 'abnormal plague' of mosquitoes at Euro 2024 base]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5599974/2024/06/28/germany-base-euro-2024-mosquitoes/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5599974/2024/06/28/germany-base-euro-2024-mosquitoes/Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:29:45 GMT<![CDATA[Germany defender Antonio Rudiger to start against Denmark in Euro 2024 last 16]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5599458/2024/06/28/antonio-rudiger-fit-germany-denmark/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5599458/2024/06/28/antonio-rudiger-fit-germany-denmark/Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:06:25 GMTFRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - JUNE 23: Antonio Rüdiger of Germany looks on during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Switzerland and Germany at Frankfurt Arena on June 23, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)<![CDATA[A glorious gut punch, pig heads on platters and acid jazz: The Euro 2024 anthems – rated]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5589677/2024/06/28/euro-2024-anthems-ranked-france-italy-scotland/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5589677/2024/06/28/euro-2024-anthems-ranked-france-italy-scotland/Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:15:49 GMT<![CDATA[Germany at Euro 2024: Settled line-up and Musiala on fire, but lack of width is an issue]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5597237/2024/06/28/germany-euro-2024-analysis/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5597237/2024/06/28/germany-euro-2024-analysis/Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:10:37 GMTFRANKFURT AM MAIN , GERMANY - JUNE 23: Head Coach Julian Nagelsmann of Germany and Jamal Musiala of Germany during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Switzerland and Germany at Frankfurt Arena on June 23, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main , Germany. (Photo by Kevin Voigt/GettyImages)<![CDATA[What we learned from the Euro 2024 group stage - Ronaldo, Hala Madrid and big-man denial]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5596480/2024/06/27/what-we-learned-from-euro-2024-groups/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5596480/2024/06/27/what-we-learned-from-euro-2024-groups/Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:00:35 GMT<![CDATA[Why Euro 2024's group stage was the best of the 24-team era]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5596143/2024/06/27/why-euro-2024s-group-stage-was-the-best-of-the-24-team-era/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5596143/2024/06/27/why-euro-2024s-group-stage-was-the-best-of-the-24-team-era/Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:00:52 GMT<![CDATA[Beer, Euro 2024, and all those cups - what's going on?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5592921/2024/06/27/beer-euro-2024-and-all-those-cups-whats-going-on/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5592921/2024/06/27/beer-euro-2024-and-all-those-cups-whats-going-on/Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:02:36 GMTMUNICH, GERMANY - JUNE 20: A detailed view of a plastic cup is seen on the pitch during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Slovenia and Serbia at Munich Football Arena on June 20, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)<![CDATA[The Disgrace Of Gijon: West Germany and Austria's match of shame at the 1982 World Cup]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5592814/2024/06/26/disgrace-of-gijon-world-cup/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5592814/2024/06/26/disgrace-of-gijon-world-cup/Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:26:02 GMT<![CDATA[Euro 2024 and the lopsided draw affecting which teams are considered likely finalists]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5592003/2024/06/26/euro-2024-draw-england-favourites/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5592003/2024/06/26/euro-2024-draw-england-favourites/Wed, 26 Jun 2024 06:10:40 GMT25 June 2024, Berlin: Soccer, UEFA Euro 2024, European Championship, Netherlands - Austria, preliminary round, Group D, match day 3, Olympiastadion Berlin, Austria&#039;s Maximilian Wöber celebrates after the game. Photo: Andreas Gora/dpa (Photo by Andreas Gora/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024 day 12 - Stacked bracket, goal drought history and masked Mbappe finally scores]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5590496/2024/06/25/euro-2024-day-12-bracket/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5590496/2024/06/25/euro-2024-day-12-bracket/Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:48:05 GMTDORTMUND, GERMANY - JUNE 25: Kylian Mbappé of France celebrates his goal by free kick during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between France and Poland at Football Stadium Dortmund on June 25, 2024 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Daniela Porcelli/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024 top goalscorers: Mikautadze leads the race for Golden Boot]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5589856/2024/06/25/euro-2024-golden-boot/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5589856/2024/06/25/euro-2024-golden-boot/Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:30:54 GMTGELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - JUNE 26: Georges Mikautadze of Georgia celebrates at the end of the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Georgia and Portugal at Arena AufSchalke on June 26, 2024 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.(Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Former Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi retires and joins Germany Under-17 coaching staff]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5589736/2024/06/25/shkodran-mustafi-retires/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5589736/2024/06/25/shkodran-mustafi-retires/Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:22:07 GMTVALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 19: Shkodran Mustafi of Levante UD looks on during the La Liga Santander match between Levante UD and Athletic Club at Ciutat de Valencia Stadium on November 19, 2021 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Niclas Fullkrug - Germany's unlikely hero who keeps making a difference]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5585610/2024/06/24/germany-niclas-fullkrug-substitute-euro-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5585610/2024/06/24/germany-niclas-fullkrug-substitute-euro-2024/Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:06:14 GMTFRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - JUNE 23: Niclas Füllkrug of Germany celebrates the victory after the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Switzerland and Germany at Frankfurt Arena on June 23, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.(Photo by Ralf Ibing - firo sportphoto/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Antonio Rudiger injury 'problematic' for Germany last-16 game at Euro 2024]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5585631/2024/06/23/antonio-rudiger-injury-germany-last-16/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5585631/2024/06/23/antonio-rudiger-injury-germany-last-16/Sun, 23 Jun 2024 23:47:24 GMT<![CDATA[Euro 2024 day 10: Hungary's Varga stable in hospital, Germany's winning run ended]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5584652/2024/06/23/euro-2024-day-10-varga-hungary/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5584652/2024/06/23/euro-2024-day-10-varga-hungary/Sun, 23 Jun 2024 22:08:56 GMTPlayers and stewards hold a cloth as Hungary&#039;s forward #19 Barnabas Varga (unseen) receives medical treatment after a collision during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group A football match between Scotland and Hungary at the Stuttgart Arena in Stuttgart on June 23, 2024. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Switzerland 1 Germany 1: Fullkrug is the saviour but hosts look vulnerable]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5580937/2024/06/23/switzerland-germany-euro-2024-analysis/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5580937/2024/06/23/switzerland-germany-euro-2024-analysis/Sun, 23 Jun 2024 21:00:54 GMTFRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - JUNE 23: Niclas Fuellkrug of Germany scores his team&#039;s first goal with a header as Yann Sommer of Switzerland fails to make a save during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Switzerland and Germany at Frankfurt Arena on June 23, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Four games, four cities, four days: Germany is giving fans the party it promised]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5584689/2024/06/23/germany-euro-2024-fans/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5584689/2024/06/23/germany-euro-2024-fans/Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:16:56 GMTCOLOGNE, GERMANY - JUNE 22 : Supporters and fans ahead of the UEFA EURO 2024 European Football Championship tournament group E stage match between Belgium and Romania at Cologne Stadium on June 22, 2024 in Cologne, Germany, 22/06/2024 ( Photo by Peter De Voecht / Photo News via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024 state of play: Last-16 fixtures, routes to the final and eliminated teams]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5584491/2024/06/23/euro-2024-knockout-stage-paths-to-final/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5584491/2024/06/23/euro-2024-knockout-stage-paths-to-final/Sun, 23 Jun 2024 15:42:25 GMTGeorgia players celebrate their side&#039;s victory in the UEFA Euro 2024 Group F match at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Picture date: Wednesday June 26, 2024. (Photo by Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Who is Felix Zwayer? The Euro 2024 referee who was banned for match-fixing]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5572240/2024/06/22/felix-zwayer-who-euro-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5572240/2024/06/22/felix-zwayer-who-euro-2024/Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:00:01 GMTHAMBURG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 29: Referee Felix Zwayer gestures during the Second Bundesliga match between Hamburger SV and Fortuna Düsseldorf at Volksparkstadion on September 29, 2023 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Cathrin Mueller/Getty Images)<![CDATA[For the 2.8million Turks in Germany, Euro 2024 is football coming home]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5581111/2024/06/22/turkish-german-euro-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5581111/2024/06/22/turkish-german-euro-2024/Sat, 22 Jun 2024 04:12:00 GMT<![CDATA[Why pitches have been so bad at Euro 2024: NFL games and repeated re-lays]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5581870/2024/06/22/euro-2024-bad-pitches/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5581870/2024/06/22/euro-2024-bad-pitches/Sat, 22 Jun 2024 04:10:41 GMT20 June 2024, Hesse, Frankfurt/Main: Soccer: European Championship, Denmark - England, Preliminary Round, Group C, Matchday 2, Frankfurt Arena, England&#039;s Bukayo Sako dribbles with the ball on the battered pitch. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa (Photo by Arne Dedert/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Germany are showing that Julian Nagelsmann has quickly learned the art of international management]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5577874/2024/06/20/germany-nageslmann-tactics-euros/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5577874/2024/06/20/germany-nageslmann-tactics-euros/Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:00:09 GMT<![CDATA[Jamal Musiala and Carmelo Anthony's 'three to the dome' celebration]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5577451/2024/06/20/jamal-musiala-germany-celebration-carmelo-anthony/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5577451/2024/06/20/jamal-musiala-germany-celebration-carmelo-anthony/Thu, 20 Jun 2024 06:14:12 GMTSTUTTGART, GERMANY - JUNE 19: Jamal Musiala of Germany celebrates his teams first goal during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Germany and Hungary at Stuttgart Arena on June 19, 2024 in Stuttgart, Germany.(Photo by Sebastian El-Saqqa - firo sportphoto/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Celebrating Own Goal, Euro 2024's leading goalscorer]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5576064/2024/06/20/best-own-goals-euro-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5576064/2024/06/20/best-own-goals-euro-2024/Thu, 20 Jun 2024 04:10:51 GMT<![CDATA[Euro 2024 day six: Germany advance, MLS history, comedy goals, don't trust world rankings]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5575468/2024/06/19/day-six-euro-2024-mls/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5575468/2024/06/19/day-six-euro-2024-mls/Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:58:22 GMTSTUTTGART, GERMANY - JUNE 19: Antonio Ruediger of Germany celebrates during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Germany and Hungary at Stuttgart Arena on June 19, 2024 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Stefan Matzke - sampics/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Manuel Neuer offers Germany glimpses of past brilliance but remains a figure under scrutiny]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5576641/2024/06/19/neuer-germany-euro2024-bayern/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5576641/2024/06/19/neuer-germany-euro2024-bayern/Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:36:40 GMT19 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Soccer: European Championship, Germany - Hungary, preliminary round, Group A, match day 2, Stuttgart Arena, Germany&#039;s goalkeeper Manuel Neuer thanks the fans after the game. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa (Photo by A4281 Christian Charisius/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024 state of play: Tables, schedule and what you may have missed]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5575373/2024/06/19/euro-2024-state-of-play/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5575373/2024/06/19/euro-2024-state-of-play/Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:39:16 GMTEngland&#039;s goalkeeper #01 Jordan Pickford reacts after conceding his teamm&#039;s first goal as Denmark&#039;s forward #09 Rasmus Hojlund (R) celebrates during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group C football match between Denmark and England at the Frankfurt Arena in Frankfurt am Main on June 20, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Germany 2 Hungary 0: Nagelsmann's tactics, Neuer's revival and hosts through first]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5572677/2024/06/19/germany-hungary-euro-2024-briefing/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5572677/2024/06/19/germany-hungary-euro-2024-briefing/Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:09:40 GMTdpatop - 19 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Soccer: European Championship, Germany - Hungary, Preliminary Round, Group A, Matchday 2, Stuttgart Arena, Germany&#039;s Jamal Musiala (r) celebrates his goal to make it 1-0 alongside Ilkay Gündogan (l). Recrop. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa (Photo by Tom Weller/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[The retro kick-off tactic that is proving popular (and effective) at Euro 2024]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5570027/2024/06/19/kick-off-tactic-euros/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5570027/2024/06/19/kick-off-tactic-euros/Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:12:51 GMT<![CDATA[Why Toni Kroos ignored progress and stuck with his old Adidas boots: 'It's like a Disney love story']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5572144/2024/06/19/toni-kroos-adidas-football-boots/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5572144/2024/06/19/toni-kroos-adidas-football-boots/Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:11:22 GMTToni Kroos boots<![CDATA[What are Euro 2024 yellow card suspension rules? Which players are at risk?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5572073/2024/06/18/euro-2024-yellow-cards-ban-suspensions/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5572073/2024/06/18/euro-2024-yellow-cards-ban-suspensions/Wed, 19 Jun 2024 03:00:37 GMTTOPSHOT - Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs shows a yellow card during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group F football match between the Czech Republic and Turkey at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg on June 26, 2024. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Germany fan hospitalised by Niclas Fullkrug shot to attend Hungary game]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5573549/2024/06/18/germany-fan-injured-fullkrug/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5573549/2024/06/18/germany-fan-injured-fullkrug/Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:33:19 GMTMUNICH, GERMANY - JUNE 14: Niclas Füllkrug of Germany celebrate with the fans after their sides victory the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Germany and Scotland at Munich Football Arena on June 14, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Stefan Matzke - sampics/Getty Images)<![CDATA[The Business of Football at Euro 2024: Planes to Qatar, delayed trains and Chinese automobiles]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5570252/2024/06/18/business-uefa-euro2024-qatar-tickets/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5570252/2024/06/18/business-uefa-euro2024-qatar-tickets/Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:00:26 GMTBERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 12: A Intercity Express 4 train with a special UEFA EURO 2024 national partner branding and the EURO championship trophy is seen during a press conference to announce the partnership between Deutsche Bahn and UEFA for the UEFA EURO 2024 at Berlin Main Station on June 12, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Reinaldo Coddou H./Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024 and German efficiency: Forget everything you thought you knew]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5569570/2024/06/18/euro-2024-germany-england-fans-gelsenkirchen-trains/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5569570/2024/06/18/euro-2024-germany-england-fans-gelsenkirchen-trains/Tue, 18 Jun 2024 04:20:56 GMT<![CDATA[Germany's pink kit becomes fastest-selling away shirt in team's history]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5570245/2024/06/17/germany-pink-away-kit-adidas/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5570245/2024/06/17/germany-pink-away-kit-adidas/Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:18:33 GMTFRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - MARCH 26: Germany players pose for a team photograph prior to the International Friendly match between Germany and Netherlands at Deutsche Bank Park on March 26, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)<![CDATA[England fan group criticises 'serious issues in Gelsenkirchen' over Euro 2024 game]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5569734/2024/06/17/england-fans-gelsenkirchen-euro-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5569734/2024/06/17/england-fans-gelsenkirchen-euro-2024/Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:21:17 GMTGELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - JUNE 16: Fans of England with flags and banners during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Serbia and England at Arena AufSchalke on June 16, 2024 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.(Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Aleksandar Pavlovic signs two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5567802/2024/06/16/pavlovic-bayern-contract/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5567802/2024/06/16/pavlovic-bayern-contract/Sun, 16 Jun 2024 10:10:35 GMTSINSHEIM, GERMANY - MAY 18: Aleksandar Pavlovic of Bayern Muenchen in action during the Bundesliga match between TSG Hoffenheim and FC Bayern München at PreZero-Arena on May 18, 2024 in Sinsheim, Germany. (Photo by Stefan Matzke - sampics/Corbis via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Germany's Euro 2024 sparks talk of 'summer fairy tale' for an anxious nation]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5566501/2024/06/16/germany-euro2024-summer-fairy-tale/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5566501/2024/06/16/germany-euro2024-summer-fairy-tale/Sun, 16 Jun 2024 04:12:20 GMTMUNICH, GERMANY - JUNE 14: A Germany fan shows his support during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Germany and Scotland at Munich Football Arena on June 14, 2024 in Munich, Germany.(Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Toni Kroos' greatness goes beyond data - enjoy it while you can]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5566290/2024/06/15/toni-kroos-germany-scotland-euro-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5566290/2024/06/15/toni-kroos-germany-scotland-euro-2024/Sat, 15 Jun 2024 06:53:13 GMTTOPSHOT - Germany&#039;s midfielder #08 Toni Kroos celebrates after winning the UEFA Euro 2024 Group A football match between Germany and Scotland at the Munich Football Arena in Munich on June 14, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA['No Scotland, no party' - watching the Euro 2024 opener on the Berlin fan mile]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555927/2024/06/15/germany-scotland-euro-2024-berlin-fan-mile/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555927/2024/06/15/germany-scotland-euro-2024-berlin-fan-mile/Sat, 15 Jun 2024 06:14:15 GMTFootball fans gather at the public football viewing area in front of Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany on June 14, 2024 ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024 opening football match between Germany and Scotland. Euro 2024 hosts Germany began their quest for a record fourth continental title with a comprehensive 5-1 win over 10-man Scotland on Friday. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP) (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA['Ten German Bombers' - the chant that could shame England fans at Euro 2024]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5553165/2024/06/15/ten-german-bombers-england/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5553165/2024/06/15/ten-german-bombers-england/Sat, 15 Jun 2024 04:13:43 GMTEngland fans dressed as St George hold up inflatable bomber planes (Photo by AMA/Corbis via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Wirtz and Musiala embrace freedom of movement to get Euro 2024 off to classic start]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5565751/2024/06/14/wirtz-musiala-euro-2024-classic/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5565751/2024/06/14/wirtz-musiala-euro-2024-classic/Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:55:12 GMTMUNICH, GERMANY - JUNE 14: Florian Wirtz of Germany (R) celebrates his team&#039;s first goal with teammate Jamal Musiala of Germany during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Germany and Scotland at Munich Football Arena on June 14, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Kevin Voigt/GettyImages)<![CDATA[Germany 5 Scotland 1 - Germany's new era, Scotland's nightmare and why is Kroos retiring? - The Briefing]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555800/2024/06/14/germany-scotland-euro-2024-result-analysis/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555800/2024/06/14/germany-scotland-euro-2024-result-analysis/Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:57:48 GMT<![CDATA[Explainer: Aleksandar Pavlovic, tonsillitis and why a rising star is missing the Euros on home soil]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5564721/2024/06/14/aleksandar-pavlovic-tonsils-germany/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5564721/2024/06/14/aleksandar-pavlovic-tonsils-germany/Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:08:58 GMTNUREMBERG, GERMANY - JUNE 03: Aleksandar Pavlovic of Germany reacts during the international friendly match between Germany and Ukraine at Max-Morlock-Stadion on June 03, 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Dortmund appoint Nuri Sahin as head coach after Edin Terzic exit]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5564846/2024/06/14/nuri-sahin-borussia-dortmund-head-coach/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5564846/2024/06/14/nuri-sahin-borussia-dortmund-head-coach/Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:07:00 GMTDORTMUND, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 25: Nuri Sahin Co Coach of Dortmund before the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and TSG Hoffenheim at Signal Iduna Park on February 25, 2024 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Jürgen Fromme - firo sportphoto/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Clement Turpin: Leandro Trossard's referee doppelganger in charge of Euro 2024 opener]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5561744/2024/06/14/clement-turpin-leandro-trossard/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5561744/2024/06/14/clement-turpin-leandro-trossard/Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:35:49 GMTReferee Clement Turpin during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg match between FC Bayern München and Real Madrid at Allianz Arena on April 30, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024: The Athletic's quick guide to teams, groups, kits, fixtures, predictions]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5564008/2024/06/14/euro-2024-complete-guide/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5564008/2024/06/14/euro-2024-complete-guide/Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:31:17 GMTThis photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows the trophy for the UEFA Euro 2024 European Football Championship in display inside the Allianz Arena that will be called Munich Football Arena during the UEFA Euro 2024 European Football Championships in Munich, southern Germany. The UEFA EURO 2024 European Football Championship will take place from June 14 to July 14 in ten stadiums around Germany including Munich Football Arena. (Photo by ALEXANDRA BEIER / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDRA BEIER/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund release Mats Hummels in the wake of Edin Terzic's exit]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5564256/2024/06/14/mats-hummels-leaves-dortmund/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5564256/2024/06/14/mats-hummels-leaves-dortmund/Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:14:47 GMTLONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 1: Mats Hummels of Borussia Dortmund disappointed at the award ceremony after the game Wembley Stadium Devotional items fan articles before the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 final match between Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid CF at Wembley Stadium on June 1, 2024 in London, England.(Photo by Jürgen Fromme - firo sportphoto/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Why players could be booked for approaching Euro 2024 referees]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5564052/2024/06/14/euro-2024-yellow-cards/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5564052/2024/06/14/euro-2024-yellow-cards/Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:27:02 GMT(L to R) England&#039;s defender #06 Harry Maguire, England&#039;s midfielder #08 Jordan Henderson, England&#039;s midfielder #22 Jude Bellingham and England&#039;s forward #09 Harry Kane argue with Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between England and France at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha, on December 10, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Adolf Hitler, Jesse Owens and Berlin's Olympiastadion: the complicated history of Euro 2024 final venue]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5559958/2024/06/14/olympiastadion-euro-2024-final-berlin-history/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5559958/2024/06/14/olympiastadion-euro-2024-final-berlin-history/Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:12:37 GMT<![CDATA[Jamal Musiala: My game in my words]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555906/2024/06/13/jamal-musiala-germany-euro-2024-tactics-interview/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555906/2024/06/13/jamal-musiala-germany-euro-2024-tactics-interview/Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:13:36 GMT<![CDATA[Euro 2024: How are England, France, Germany, Spain and the other favourites shaping up?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555673/2024/06/13/euro-2024-favourites-form/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555673/2024/06/13/euro-2024-favourites-form/Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:08:34 GMT<![CDATA[Euro 2024 security: How is Germany combating hooliganism and 'hot red' terrorist threat?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5529572/2024/06/13/euro-2024-terrorism-hooliganism-security/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5529572/2024/06/13/euro-2024-terrorism-hooliganism-security/Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:08:23 GMTEngland&#039;s manager Gareth Southgate (L) watches as a police personnel stand guard during the team&#039;s training session in Jena, eastern Germany on June 11, 2024, ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024 football championship. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024 predictions: Best player, dark horses, biggest disappointment? Our writers' picks]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555685/2024/06/13/euro-2024-writer-predictions/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555685/2024/06/13/euro-2024-writer-predictions/Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:05:52 GMT<![CDATA[The Euro 2024 city guide: The stadiums, the landmarks and the best watering holes]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555766/2024/06/13/euro-2024-host-cities-championship/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555766/2024/06/13/euro-2024-host-cities-championship/Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:04:36 GMTEuro 2024, Germany, cities<![CDATA[VAR decisions to be explained on-screen at Euro 2024 stadiums]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5558806/2024/06/12/euro-2024-var-decisions/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5558806/2024/06/12/euro-2024-var-decisions/Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:43:25 GMT<![CDATA[Germany's Aleksandar Pavlovic out of Euro 2024 with tonsillitis; replaced by Emre Can]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5556432/2024/06/12/aleksandar-pavlovic-germany-squad-euro-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5556432/2024/06/12/aleksandar-pavlovic-germany-squad-euro-2024/Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:53:38 GMT<![CDATA[Brighton in talks with Pascal Gross over contract extension]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555790/2024/06/11/pascal-gross-contract-brighton-transfer-news/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555790/2024/06/11/pascal-gross-contract-brighton-transfer-news/Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:38:00 GMT<![CDATA[Euro 2024 injuries: When can players be replaced in final squads?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555428/2024/06/11/euro-2024-injury-squad-deadline/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5555428/2024/06/11/euro-2024-injury-squad-deadline/Tue, 11 Jun 2024 08:37:17 GMTBILBAO, SPAIN - MARCH 03: Frenkie de Jong of FC Barcelona reacts during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona at Estadio de San Mames on March 03, 2024 in Bilbao, Spain. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Germany's starting XI analysed: Nudge Neuer out? Give Gross a go? Sub in Sane?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5554134/2024/06/11/germany-starting-xi-analysed/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5554134/2024/06/11/germany-starting-xi-analysed/Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:20:45 GMTMOENCHENGLADBACH, GERMANY - JUNE 07: Pascal Gross and Leroy Sane of Germany celebrates following the team&#039;s victory in the international friendly match between Germany and Greece at Borussia Park Stadium on June 07, 2024 in Moenchengladbach, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024 Group A guide: Germany's narrow No 10s, resolute Hungary and Scotland's set pieces]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5461144/2024/06/11/euro-2024-group-a-tactics-germany-scotland-switzerland-hungary/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5461144/2024/06/11/euro-2024-group-a-tactics-germany-scotland-switzerland-hungary/Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:12:30 GMT<![CDATA[Ranking all the managers at Euro 2024: Which of them was the best player?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5483991/2024/06/11/euro-2024-managers/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5483991/2024/06/11/euro-2024-managers/Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:06:46 GMT<![CDATA[The seven gifts of Pascal Gross: How he became Germany’s Toni Kroos alternative]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5506714/2024/06/09/pascal-gross-germany-euro-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5506714/2024/06/09/pascal-gross-germany-euro-2024/Sun, 09 Jun 2024 04:09:09 GMTMOENCHENGLADBACH, GERMANY - JUNE 7: (L.R.) David Raum and Pascal Groß Gross of Germany celebrate the goal to the 2:1 during the international friendly match between Germany and Greece at Borussia Park Stadium on June 7, 2024 in Moenchengladbach, Germany.(Photo by Jürgen Fromme - firo sportphoto/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Brighton edge towards appointing Fabian Hurzeler of St Pauli as new head coach]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5543166/2024/06/08/fabian-hurzeler-brighton-manager-who/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5543166/2024/06/08/fabian-hurzeler-brighton-manager-who/Sat, 08 Jun 2024 19:32:19 GMTWIESBADEN, GERMANY - MAY 19: Fabian Huerzeler, Head Coach of FC St. Pauli, looks on prior to the Second Bundesliga match between SV Wehen Wiesbaden and FC St. Pauli at BRITA-Arena on May 19, 2024 in Wiesbaden, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024 squads: All 26-man selections from the 24 competing nations]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5548181/2024/06/08/euro-2024-squads-rosters-players/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5548181/2024/06/08/euro-2024-squads-rosters-players/Sat, 08 Jun 2024 11:12:36 GMTNUREMBERG, GERMANY - JUNE 03: Germany players pose for a team photograph prior to the international friendly match between Germany and Ukraine at Max-Morlock-Stadion on June 03, 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Jurgen Klinsmann interview: Son and Lee's Korea row, smiling, crying and big tournament coaching]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5534696/2024/06/06/jurgen-klinsmann-son-lee-coaching/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5534696/2024/06/06/jurgen-klinsmann-son-lee-coaching/Thu, 06 Jun 2024 06:00:04 GMT<![CDATA[The 10 best European Championship teams of all time (well, kind of…)]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5515669/2024/06/05/best-european-championship-team-ever/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5515669/2024/06/05/best-european-championship-team-ever/Wed, 05 Jun 2024 04:10:56 GMT<![CDATA[Ranking the best and worst Euro 2024 away kits: Tintin, interlocking triangles and a Chelsea training kit]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5531662/2024/06/04/euro-away-kits-rankings-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5531662/2024/06/04/euro-away-kits-rankings-2024/Tue, 04 Jun 2024 04:11:55 GMT<![CDATA[Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann criticises 'racist' TV survey on player skin colour]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5536579/2024/06/03/germany-julian-nagelsmann-survey/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5536579/2024/06/03/germany-julian-nagelsmann-survey/Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:38:38 GMTHERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY - JUNE 02: Julian Nagelsmann, Head Coach of the Germany National Team talks to the media during a press conference at DFB Medienzentrum on day two of the training camp at Herzo Base on June 02, 2024 in Herzogenaurach, Germany. The German prepares for the European Football Championships EURO 2024 in Herzogenaurach. Before their first group stage match on June 14, 2024 they will play two friendly matches in Nuremberg and Moenchengladbach. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Germany Euro 2024 team guide: Wirtz and Musiala provide spark but defence is a concern]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5502891/2024/06/03/germany-euro-2024-squad-guide/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5502891/2024/06/03/germany-euro-2024-squad-guide/Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:10:59 GMT<![CDATA[UEFA Euro 2024 team guides: Everything you need to know about the squads]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5532519/2024/06/03/euro-2024-team-guides/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5532519/2024/06/03/euro-2024-team-guides/Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:01:25 GMTLYON, FRANCE - MARCH 23: Kai Havertz of Germany celebrates with teammate Jamal Musiala after their sides second goal during the international friendly match between France and Germany at Groupama Stadium on March 23, 2024 in Lyon, France. (Photo by Helge Prang - GES Sportfoto/Getty Images)<![CDATA[LA Galaxy in advanced talks with Marco Reus]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5535155/2024/06/02/marco-reus-la-galaxy-talks/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5535155/2024/06/02/marco-reus-la-galaxy-talks/Sun, 02 Jun 2024 17:10:13 GMTDortmund&#039;s German forward #11 Marco Reus waves during the UEFA Champions League final football match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, at Wembley stadium, in London, on June 1, 2024. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund sign three-year sponsorship deal with weapons manufacturer Rheinmetall]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5531575/2024/05/31/borussia-dortmund-rheinmetall-sponsor/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5531575/2024/05/31/borussia-dortmund-rheinmetall-sponsor/Fri, 31 May 2024 10:42:54 GMT02 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Unterlüß: A Boxer wheeled armored infantry vehicle of the Bundeswehr is on the Rheinmetall premises. The Rheinmetall armaments group has been commissioned to supply the 123 Boxer vehicles with 123 Boxer vehicles with 30mm automatic cannon. Photo: Philipp Schulze/dpa (Photo by Philipp Schulze/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Mats Hummels admits to feeling 'bitter' after omission from Germany's Euro 2024 squad]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5526390/2024/05/29/mats-hummels-euro-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5526390/2024/05/29/mats-hummels-euro-2024/Wed, 29 May 2024 12:29:15 GMTTOPSHOT - Dortmund&#039;s German defender #15 Mats Hummels celebrates Dortmund&#039;s victory at the end of their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Barcelona confirm Hansi Flick as new head coach]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5251644/2024/05/29/barcelona-hansi-flick-manager-next/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5251644/2024/05/29/barcelona-hansi-flick-manager-next/Wed, 29 May 2024 11:43:37 GMTWOLFSBURG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 09: Hansi Flick, Head Coach of Germany, looks on prior to the international friendly match between Germany and Japan at Volkswagen Arena on September 09, 2023 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Ranking the greatest Euros goals of all time: Van Basten, Schick and… Robson-Kanu]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5521909/2024/05/29/greatest-euros-goals-ranked/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5521909/2024/05/29/greatest-euros-goals-ranked/Wed, 29 May 2024 04:10:34 GMT<![CDATA[Tottenham extend Timo Werner loan for 2024-25 season]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5524666/2024/05/28/timo-werner-tottenham-transfer-loan-leipzig/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5524666/2024/05/28/timo-werner-tottenham-transfer-loan-leipzig/Tue, 28 May 2024 19:00:44 GMTNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - APRIL 13: Timo Werner of Tottenham Hotspur warms up prior to the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at St. James Park on April 13, 2024 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)<![CDATA[The best and worst Euros kits of all time: From Dutch perfection to poor old David Seaman]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5517528/2024/05/27/best-worst-kits-euros/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5517528/2024/05/27/best-worst-kits-euros/Mon, 27 May 2024 04:09:26 GMT<![CDATA['Thank you, legend': Real Madrid pay tribute to Toni Kroos after 10 brilliant years]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5519603/2024/05/26/kroos-real-madrid-bernabeu-goodbye/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5519603/2024/05/26/kroos-real-madrid-bernabeu-goodbye/Sun, 26 May 2024 11:00:44 GMTMADRID, SPAIN - MAY 25: Toni Kroos of Real Madrid CF with his son during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Real Madrid CF and Real Betis at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on May 25, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Diego Souto/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Why do the numbers show that Real Madrid do better without Toni Kroos?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5518608/2024/05/25/toni-kroos-real-madrid-germany-data/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5518608/2024/05/25/toni-kroos-real-madrid-germany-data/Sat, 25 May 2024 07:57:12 GMTToni Kroos, Real Madrid<![CDATA[Toni Kroos' retirement might shock some but it fits his Real Madrid story]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5509781/2024/05/21/toni-kroos-real-madrid-germany-euro-2024-retirement/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5509781/2024/05/21/toni-kroos-real-madrid-germany-euro-2024-retirement/Tue, 21 May 2024 17:00:24 GMTPAMPLONA, SPAIN - MARCH 16: Toni Kroos of Real Madrid celebrates following the LaLiga EA Sports match between CA Osasuna and Real Madrid CF at Estadio El Sadar on March 16, 2024 in Pamplona, Spain. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Toni Kroos: Real Madrid midfielder to retire from football after Euro 2024]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5469124/2024/05/21/toni-kroos-retires/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5469124/2024/05/21/toni-kroos-retires/Tue, 21 May 2024 11:07:28 GMTToni Kroos of Real Madrid with Champions League trophy, Coupe des clubs Champions Europeensduring the UEFA Champions League final match between Juventus FC and Real Madrid on June 3, 2017 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales(Photo by VI Images via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Jurgen Klopp and leaving Liverpool: How his final day became a celebration]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5505696/2024/05/20/klopp-liverpool-farewell-celebration/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5505696/2024/05/20/klopp-liverpool-farewell-celebration/Mon, 20 May 2024 06:18:35 GMTLIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MAY 19: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Jurgen Klopp manager of Liverpool celebrating with the fans at the end of the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on May 19, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Real Madrid considering Toni Kroos and Luka Modric contract renewals for first time this season]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5500651/2024/05/17/toni-kroos-luka-modric-real-madrid-contracts/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5500651/2024/05/17/toni-kroos-luka-modric-real-madrid-contracts/Fri, 17 May 2024 07:33:48 GMTReal Madrid&#039;s Croatian midfielder #10 Luka Modric congratulates Real Madrid&#039;s German midfielder #08 Toni Kroos for scoring their team&#039;s first goal during the Spanish Liga football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on September 24, 2023. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Germany's Euro 2024 squad: Alexander Nubel left out by Julian Nagelsmann]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5498355/2024/05/16/germany-euro-2024-squad/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5498355/2024/05/16/germany-euro-2024-squad/Thu, 16 May 2024 11:47:53 GMTBERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 16: Julian Nagelsmann, head coach of Team Germany attends the squad unveiling of the German National Football team for the Euro 2024 at DRIVE. Volkswagen Group Forum on May 16, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)<![CDATA[At Gotham, Ann-Katrin Berger aims to catch up to NWSL speed and reach Olympic dream]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5493280/2024/05/14/ann-katrin-berger-gotham-germany/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5493280/2024/05/14/ann-katrin-berger-gotham-germany/Tue, 14 May 2024 18:15:31 GMTApr 28, 2024; Harrison, New Jersey, USA; NJ/NY Gotham FC goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger (30) warms up before the match against Racing Louisville FC at Red Bull Arena. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports<![CDATA[St Pauli: Bundesliga promotion and leftist principles combine (with 'death head' flag)]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5488021/2024/05/13/st-pauli-promotion-death-head/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5488021/2024/05/13/st-pauli-promotion-death-head/Mon, 13 May 2024 04:05:21 GMTSt Pauli promoted to Bundesliga<![CDATA[Manuel Neuer's nightmare end to a brilliant display against Real Madrid - what went wrong?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5484442/2024/05/10/manuel-neuer-bayern-real-madrid-champions-league/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5484442/2024/05/10/manuel-neuer-bayern-real-madrid-champions-league/Fri, 10 May 2024 16:40:23 GMT<![CDATA[Bayer Leverkusen set European record with longest unbeaten run, through to Europa League final]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5482746/2024/05/09/bayer-leverkusen-unbeaten-record/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5482746/2024/05/09/bayer-leverkusen-unbeaten-record/Thu, 09 May 2024 21:10:34 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - MAY 09: Josip Stanisic of Bayer Leverkusen celebrates with teammates after scoring his team&#039;s second goal during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Semi-Final second leg match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and AS Roma at BayArena on May 09, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)<![CDATA[In praise of Mats Hummels, Borussia Dortmund's born leader]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5478596/2024/05/08/mats-hummels-borussia-dortmund-leader/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5478596/2024/05/08/mats-hummels-borussia-dortmund-leader/Wed, 08 May 2024 11:15:09 GMTTOPSHOT - Dortmund&#039;s German defender #15 Mats Hummels celebrates Dortmund&#039;s victory at the end of their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Marco Reus to leave Borussia Dortmund at end of season: 'I am incredibly grateful and proud']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5469315/2024/05/03/marco-reus-borussia-dortmund/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5469315/2024/05/03/marco-reus-borussia-dortmund/Fri, 03 May 2024 12:36:08 GMT<![CDATA[Tottenham's Timo Werner and Ben Davies expected to miss rest of season with injuries]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5463236/2024/05/01/tottenhams-injury-news-timo-werner-ben-davies/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5463236/2024/05/01/tottenhams-injury-news-timo-werner-ben-davies/Wed, 01 May 2024 09:52:14 GMTLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Timo Werner of Tottenham Hotspur receives medical treatment during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024 squads expand to 26 players - but who gets the additional slots?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5439127/2024/04/24/euro-2024-increased-squad-size-who-goes/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5439127/2024/04/24/euro-2024-increased-squad-size-who-goes/Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:00:18 GMT<![CDATA[Euro 2024 squad limit increased to 26 players]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5400527/2024/04/24/euro-2024-squad-size-increase/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5400527/2024/04/24/euro-2024-squad-size-increase/Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:03:09 GMTLONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: Cole Palmer of England shakes hands with Gareth Southgate, Head Coach of England, as he prepares to enter the pitch as a substitute during the UEFA EURO 2024 European qualifier match between England and Malta at Wembley Stadium on November 17, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024 referees: Anthony Taylor, Stuart Attwell, Jesus Gil Manzano among officials selected]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5438140/2024/04/23/euro-2024-referees-who-taylor-attwell/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5438140/2024/04/23/euro-2024-referees-who-taylor-attwell/Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:17:21 GMTDOHA, QATAR - DECEMBER 01: Referee Anthony Taylor looks on during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group F match between Croatia and Belgium at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on December 01, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Why Julian Nagelsmann turned down Bayern Munich to extend Germany contract]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5429789/2024/04/19/nagelsmann-germany-contract-bayern/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5429789/2024/04/19/nagelsmann-germany-contract-bayern/Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:46:53 GMTThe new head coach of Germany&#039;s national football team, Julian Nagelsmann arrives at a press conference on September 22, 2023 at the DFB headquarters in Frankfurt, western Germany. The German Football Federation (DFB) on September 22, 2023 named Julian Nagelsmann as national head coach to replace the sacked Hansi Flick, just nine months before hosting the European Championship, the German football association (DFB) announced. The former Bayern Munich boss has signed a deal until the end of next July, allowing the 36-year-old to leave after Euro 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Julian Nagelsmann signs new Germany contract to stay on as head coach]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5428736/2024/04/19/germany-julian-nagelsmann-contract-new/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5428736/2024/04/19/germany-julian-nagelsmann-contract-new/Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:58:28 GMTFRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - MARCH 26: Julian Nagelsmann, head coach of Germany looks on prior to the international friendly match between Germany and The Netherlands at Deutsche Bank Park on March 26, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Joshua Kimmich has faced criticism all season - against Arsenal, he answered it]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5420412/2024/04/18/bayern-arsenal-champions-league-answering-critics/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5420412/2024/04/18/bayern-arsenal-champions-league-answering-critics/Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:43:35 GMTMUNICH, GERMANY - APRIL 17: Joshua Kimmich of Bayern München (R) celebrating his goal with his teammates during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match between FC Bayern München and Arsenal FC at Allianz Arena on April 17, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Daniela Porcelli/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Chaos, giggling and drinking - the day Leverkusen celebrated]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5415191/2024/04/15/leverkusen-bundesliga-xabi-alonso/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5415191/2024/04/15/leverkusen-bundesliga-xabi-alonso/Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:50:35 GMTLEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - APRIL 14: Patrik Schick of Bayer Leverkusen celebrates with fans who have invaded the pitch after the team&#039;s victory and winning the Bundesliga title for the first time in their history in the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen at BayArena on April 14, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Maximilian Mittelstadt: From disregarded to a shoo-in for Germany at the Euros]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5367254/2024/03/27/maximilian-mittelstadt-germany-european-championship/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5367254/2024/03/27/maximilian-mittelstadt-germany-european-championship/Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:21:12 GMTMaximilian Mittelstadt<![CDATA[Why are Germany and Adidas ending their iconic partnership?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5365042/2024/03/26/germany-adidas-ending-partnership/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5365042/2024/03/26/germany-adidas-ending-partnership/Tue, 26 Mar 2024 05:06:41 GMTROME - JULY 8: The German National Football Team line up for a team photo, with (upper line L-R) Thomas Berthold, Bodo Illgner, Juergen Kohler, Guido Buchwald, Rudi Voeller, Klaus Augenthaler, (front line L-R) Pierre Littbarski, Andreas Brehme, Thomas Haessler, Juergen Klinsmann, Lothar Matthaeus, before the World Cup final match Germany v. Argentina on July 08, 1990 in Rom, Italy. (Photo by Bongarts/Getty Images)<![CDATA[How to score a record-breaking goal in six seconds (and a better one in seven)]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5365065/2024/03/24/fastest-goal-record/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5365065/2024/03/24/fastest-goal-record/Sun, 24 Mar 2024 20:33:37 GMT<![CDATA[Toni Kroos' sublime return suggests Nagelsmann's decision might be a masterstroke]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5365040/2024/03/24/kroos-germany-nagelsmann-return/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5365040/2024/03/24/kroos-germany-nagelsmann-return/Sun, 24 Mar 2024 19:00:19 GMT<![CDATA[Julian Nagelsmann: DFB president confirms discussions over potential contract extension]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5364707/2024/03/24/julian-nagelsmann-germany-contract/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5364707/2024/03/24/julian-nagelsmann-germany-contract/Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:28:21 GMT<![CDATA[Germany switching kit supplier to Nike from Adidas from 2027]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5359648/2024/03/21/germany-nike-adidas-kit/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5359648/2024/03/21/germany-nike-adidas-kit/Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:35:56 GMT<![CDATA[Manuel Neuer suffers injury scare ahead of Bayern Munich's Champions League clash with Arsenal]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5356575/2024/03/20/manuel-neuer-injury-bayern-munich-arsenal/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5356575/2024/03/20/manuel-neuer-injury-bayern-munich-arsenal/Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:54:49 GMTneuer-bayern<![CDATA[Euro 2024 and Copa America kit ratings: How do USA, Brazil and England fare?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5351053/2024/03/19/euro-copa-america-2024-kits-rated/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5351053/2024/03/19/euro-copa-america-2024-kits-rated/Tue, 19 Mar 2024 05:10:38 GMT<![CDATA[Euro 2024 favourites: how England, France, Spain and others are shaping up]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5346107/2024/03/18/euro-2024-contenders-squads/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5346107/2024/03/18/euro-2024-contenders-squads/Mon, 18 Mar 2024 05:05:24 GMT<![CDATA[From Bayern to Gladbach, how Saarbrucken became the haunted home of cup terrors]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5333004/2024/03/17/saarbrucken-german-cup-bayern-borussia-monchengladbach/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5333004/2024/03/17/saarbrucken-german-cup-bayern-borussia-monchengladbach/Sun, 17 Mar 2024 04:08:07 GMTSAARBRUECKEN, GERMANY - MARCH 12: fans and team of 1. FC Saarbruecken during the DFB cup quarterfinal match between 1. FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Mönchengladbach at Ludwigsparkstadion on March 12, 2024 in Saarbruecken, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Schlichter/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Deniz Undav is good enough for Germany - so should Brighton have let him leave?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5280848/2024/03/15/deniz-undav-brighton-germany-euro-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5280848/2024/03/15/deniz-undav-brighton-germany-euro-2024/Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:28:37 GMTStuttgart&#039;s German forward #26 Deniz Undav plays the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match VfL Wolfsburg v VfB Stuffgart in Wolfsburg, western Germany on March 2, 2024. (Photo by Ronny Hartmann / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Toni Kroos is back in the Germany squad - this is what it means ahead of Euro 2024]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5330703/2024/03/14/toni-kroos-germany-euro-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5330703/2024/03/14/toni-kroos-germany-euro-2024/Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:38:36 GMTBERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 12: Toni Kroos of Real Madrid looks on during the UEFA Champions League match between 1. FC Union Berlin and Real Madrid CF at Olympiastadion on December 12, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024 state of play: How the eight favourites are shaping up with 100 days to go]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5317926/2024/03/06/euro-2024-favourites-predictions/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5317926/2024/03/06/euro-2024-favourites-predictions/Wed, 06 Mar 2024 05:07:51 GMT<![CDATA[How Germany won Euro 96: Sammer the sweeper, squad depth and Bierhoff's golden goal]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5308265/2024/03/03/history-of-euros-germany-1996/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5308265/2024/03/03/history-of-euros-germany-1996/Sun, 03 Mar 2024 05:02:32 GMT<![CDATA[Kai Havertz's combination of intensity and intelligence is now a vital component of how Arsenal play]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5302697/2024/02/29/kai-havertz-off-the-ball-arsenal/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5302697/2024/02/29/kai-havertz-off-the-ball-arsenal/Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:00:46 GMTBURNLEY, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 17: Kai Havertz of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team&#039;s fifth goal during the Premier League match between Burnley FC and Arsenal FC at Turf Moor on February 17, 2024 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Pascal Gross: My game in my words]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5304740/2024/02/29/pascal-gross-my-game-in-my-words-brighton-germany/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5304740/2024/02/29/pascal-gross-my-game-in-my-words-brighton-germany/Thu, 29 Feb 2024 06:10:54 GMT<![CDATA[Germany reach 2024 Paris Olympics with Nations League victory over Netherlands]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5304698/2024/02/28/2024-paris-olympics-womens-football-germany/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5304698/2024/02/28/2024-paris-olympics-womens-football-germany/Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:36:20 GMTHEERENVEEN, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 28: Players of Germany women celebrating the victory and qualification for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 during the UEFA Womens Nations League match between Holland Women v Germany Women at the Abe Lenstra Stadium on February 28, 2024 in Heerenveen Netherlands (Photo by Rico Brouwer/Soccrates/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Ilkay Gundogan's Barcelona impact: He is now Europe's most prolific creator]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5304696/2024/02/28/barcelona-ilkay-gundogan-la-liga-xavi/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5304696/2024/02/28/barcelona-ilkay-gundogan-la-liga-xavi/Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:08:47 GMTLAS PALMAS, SPAIN - JANUARY 04: Ilkay Gundogan of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring their team&#039;s second goal from a penalty during the LaLiga EA Sports match between UD Las Palmas and FC Barcelona at Estadio Gran Canaria on January 04, 2024 in Las Palmas, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos confirms return to Germany national team]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5292528/2024/02/22/toni-kroos-germany-return-real-madrid/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5292528/2024/02/22/toni-kroos-germany-return-real-madrid/Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:50:43 GMT<![CDATA[Toni Kroos to make decision over Germany return ahead of international break]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5287648/2024/02/20/germany-toni-kroos-retired/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5287648/2024/02/20/germany-toni-kroos-retired/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:58:30 GMTLONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: Toni Kroos of Germany applauds the fans following defeat in the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Round of 16 match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium on June 29, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Frank Augstein - Pool/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Andreas Brehme: The unexpected German World Cup hero - and a player who truly cared]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5287364/2024/02/20/andreas-brehme-dead-obituary-germany-world-cup/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5287364/2024/02/20/andreas-brehme-dead-obituary-germany-world-cup/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:09:05 GMTPortrait of West German defender Andreas Brehme, taken on February 28, 1990 in Montpellier, south of France, before the start of a friendly soccer match between France and West Germany. (Photo by STAFF / AFP) (Photo by STAFF/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Andreas Brehme, scorer of 1990 World Cup-winning West Germany goal, dies at 63]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5287246/2024/02/20/andreas-brehme-dead/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5287246/2024/02/20/andreas-brehme-dead/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:36:50 GMT<![CDATA[Hansi Flick appoints Pini Zahavi as new agent]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5277340/2024/02/15/hansi-flick-pini-zahavi-agent/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5277340/2024/02/15/hansi-flick-pini-zahavi-agent/Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:32:10 GMTWOLFSBURG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 09: Hansi Flick, Head Coach of Germany, looks on prior to the international friendly match between Germany and Japan at Volkswagen Arena on September 09, 2023 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Leverkusen move five points clear in Bundesliga title race with victory over Bayern]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5265709/2024/02/10/bayer-leverkusen-win-bayern-munich-bundesliga/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5265709/2024/02/10/bayer-leverkusen-win-bayern-munich-bundesliga/Sat, 10 Feb 2024 19:33:30 GMTLEVERKUSEN - Josip Stanisic of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrates the 1-0 during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern Munchen at DE Bay Arena on February 10, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. ANP | Hollandse Hoogte | GERRIT VAN COLOGNE (Photo by ANP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Karl-Heinz Riedle: 'Liverpool won't find a double of Jurgen Klopp - but Xabi Alonso would be fantastic']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5260785/2024/02/09/liverpool-riedle-alonso-klopp/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5260785/2024/02/09/liverpool-riedle-alonso-klopp/Fri, 09 Feb 2024 05:27:19 GMTFRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 09: Karl-Heinz Riedle is interviewed ahead of the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying round draw at Messe Frankfurt on October 09, 2022 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Boris Streubel - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Nations League 2024-25 draw: England to play Republic of Ireland in Group B2]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5261102/2024/02/08/nations-league-draw-england-republic-of-ireland/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5261102/2024/02/08/nations-league-draw-england-republic-of-ireland/Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:53:14 GMTROTTERDAM - The Nations League trophy during the UEFA Nations League final match between Croatia and Spain at Feyenoord Stadion de Kuip on June 18, 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. ANP MAURICE VAN STONE (Photo by ANP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Could Klopp's next move be the Germany or U.S. men's national team jobs?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5227996/2024/01/31/klopp-germany-usmnt-job/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5227996/2024/01/31/klopp-germany-usmnt-job/Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:58:02 GMTLIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: Jurgen Klopp the head coach / manager of Liverpool during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Liverpool and Norwich City at Anfield on January 28, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Toni Kroos considering Germany retirement U-turn ahead of Euro 2024]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5240340/2024/01/31/toni-kroos-germany-retirement/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5240340/2024/01/31/toni-kroos-germany-retirement/Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:16:12 GMTMUNICH, GERMANY - JUNE 15: Toni Kroos of Germany runs with the ball during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group F match between France and Germany at Football Arena Munich on June 15, 2021 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Jurgen Klopp turned doubters into believers - but now the day Liverpool dreaded has come]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5229821/2024/01/26/klopp-liverpool-farewell/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5229821/2024/01/26/klopp-liverpool-farewell/Fri, 26 Jan 2024 14:52:17 GMTLONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: Juergen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool, looks on prior to the Carabao Cup Semi Final Second Leg match between Fulham and Liverpool at Craven Cottage on January 24, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Kimmich contract stand off sees Bayern Munich risk losing their driving force]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5221954/2024/01/26/bayern-kimmich-contract-paulinha/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5221954/2024/01/26/bayern-kimmich-contract-paulinha/Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:00:03 GMTMUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 24: Joshua Kimmich of Bayern Muenchen looks on during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and 1. FC Union Berlin at Allianz Arena on January 24, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Jurgen Klopp to leave Liverpool at end of season]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5229431/2024/01/26/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-manager-leave/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5229431/2024/01/26/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-manager-leave/Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:42:05 GMTLONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: Juergen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool, applauds the fans after the Carabao Cup Semi Final Second Leg match between Fulham and Liverpool at Craven Cottage on January 24, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Carlo Ancelotti did not 'understand' hostile Toni Kroos reception in Saudi Arabia]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5193675/2024/01/10/toni-kroos-saudi-arabia-carlo-ancelotti/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5193675/2024/01/10/toni-kroos-saudi-arabia-carlo-ancelotti/Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:58:27 GMTRIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - JANUARY 10: Toni Kroos of Real Madrid looks on during the Super Copa de Espana semi-final match between Real Madrid CF and Atletico Madrid at Al-Awwal Park on January 10, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Robin Koch hurt by ‘painful’ Leeds relegation but says Eintracht move right for career]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5192565/2024/01/10/robin-koch-leeds-transfer-news/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5192565/2024/01/10/robin-koch-leeds-transfer-news/Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:30:20 GMT<![CDATA[Timo Werner joins Tottenham: How and why Spurs moved so quickly]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5189789/2024/01/09/timo-werner-tottenham-transfer-loan/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5189789/2024/01/09/timo-werner-tottenham-transfer-loan/Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:03:50 GMTLEIPZIG, GERMANY - APRIL 15: Timo Werner of RB Leipzig celebrates after scoring the team&#039;s third goal during the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and FC Augsburg at Red Bull Arena on April 15, 2023 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Franz Beckenbauer was Germany's most beautiful and important footballer - no one will get close]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5188276/2024/01/09/franz-beckenbauer-death-obituary/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5188276/2024/01/09/franz-beckenbauer-death-obituary/Tue, 09 Jan 2024 05:05:42 GMT(GERMANY OUT) 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany Final in Munich: Germany 2 - 1 Netherlands - Captain Franz Beckenbauer raising the trophy at the award ceremony| right: Sepp Maier, Paul Breitner - 07.07.1974 Identical with image no 390465 (Photo by Werner Schulze/ullstein bild via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Franz Beckenbauer: World Cup-winning player and manager dies aged 78]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5187731/2024/01/08/franz-beckenbauer-dies-age/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5187731/2024/01/08/franz-beckenbauer-dies-age/Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:06:15 GMTFormer German football player Franz Beckenbauer holds his trophy as he attends the opening gala for the Hall of Fame of German Football at the German Football Museum in Dortmund on April 1, 2019. (Photo by Ina Fassbender / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Hans-Joachim Watzke to step down as Borussia Dortmund CEO in 2025]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5187000/2024/01/08/hans-joachim-watzke-borussia-dortmund-ceo/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5187000/2024/01/08/hans-joachim-watzke-borussia-dortmund-ceo/Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:49:57 GMTWatzke<![CDATA[Robin Koch to join Eintracht Frankfurt on permanent transfer from Leeds]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5186764/2024/01/08/robin-koch-to-join-eintracht-frankfurt-on-permanent-transfer-from-leeds/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5186764/2024/01/08/robin-koch-to-join-eintracht-frankfurt-on-permanent-transfer-from-leeds/Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:05:54 GMT05 August 2023, Hesse, Frankfurt/Main: Soccer, Bundesliga, 2023/24 season, Test matches, Eintracht Frankfurt - Nottingham Forrest at Deutsche Bank Park. Frankfurt&#039;s Robin Koch. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa (Photo by Arne Dedert/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[How West Germany won Euro 1980: A pragmatic coach, waltzing midfielder and free-flowing football]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5181472/2024/01/07/how-west-germany-won-euro-1980/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5181472/2024/01/07/how-west-germany-won-euro-1980/Sun, 07 Jan 2024 05:05:33 GMT<![CDATA[Cult football boots – best of the 2010s: CTRs, sock boots and what happened to Asics?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5150383/2023/12/26/cult-football-boots-best-2010s/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5150383/2023/12/26/cult-football-boots-best-2010s/Tue, 26 Dec 2023 05:12:15 GMT<![CDATA[First World War Christmas truce: How much football was actually played?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5155123/2023/12/25/christmas-truce-world-war-one-football/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5155123/2023/12/25/christmas-truce-world-war-one-football/Mon, 25 Dec 2023 05:05:33 GMT<![CDATA[What Europe thinks of the end of Champions League group stage - and new format]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5128125/2023/12/12/champions-league-new-format-europe/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5128125/2023/12/12/champions-league-new-format-europe/Tue, 12 Dec 2023 05:08:14 GMT<![CDATA[Women's World Cup 2027: U.S./Mexico, Brazil, Belgium/Germany/Netherlands confirm bids]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5122488/2023/12/08/womens-world-cup-2027-usa-mexico-bids/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5122488/2023/12/08/womens-world-cup-2027-usa-mexico-bids/Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:24:53 GMTUSA&#039;s forward #25 Trinity Rodman (R) celebrates scoring her team&#039;s first goal with USA&#039;s forward #13 Alex Morgan (2nd R), USA&#039;s defender #20 Casey Krueger (2nd L) and USA&#039;s midfielder #10 Lindsey Horan (L) during the women&#039;s international friendly football match between the USA and South Africa at Soldier Field in Chicago on September 24, 2023. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[The reports of German football's death are greatly exaggerated...]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5099219/2023/12/05/germany-u17-world-cup-women-denmark-bundesliga/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5099219/2023/12/05/germany-u17-world-cup-women-denmark-bundesliga/Tue, 05 Dec 2023 05:05:48 GMTGermany&#039;s players celebrate their win at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023 final football match against France in the Manahan Stadium of Solo, Central Java on December 2, 2023. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Inside the Euro 2024 draw: Sex noises, 'nice' Southgate and a Swiss model]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5108923/2023/12/04/euro-2024-draw-sex-noise-southgate/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5108923/2023/12/04/euro-2024-draw-sex-noise-southgate/Mon, 04 Dec 2023 05:11:28 GMT<![CDATA[How West Germany won Euro 1972: Total Football from one of the great forgotten teams]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5104887/2023/12/03/history-of-euros-west-germany-1972/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5104887/2023/12/03/history-of-euros-west-germany-1972/Sun, 03 Dec 2023 05:05:10 GMT<![CDATA[Euro 2024 draw analysis: Spain, Italy, Croatia in toughest group, England happy, France v Netherlands]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5101701/2023/12/02/euro-2024-draw-predictions-analysis/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5101701/2023/12/02/euro-2024-draw-predictions-analysis/Sat, 02 Dec 2023 18:30:50 GMTNYON, SWITZERLAND - NOVEMBER 23: A detailed view of the UEFA EURO trophy ahead of the UEFA EURO 2024 Play-offs Draw at the UEFA Headquarters, The House of the European Football, on November 23,2023, in Nyon, Switzerland. (Photo by Kristian Skeie - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Euro 2024: Your guide to the cities and stadiums in Germany]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5095436/2023/12/01/euro-2024-host-cities-stadiums-guide/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5095436/2023/12/01/euro-2024-host-cities-stadiums-guide/Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:03:20 GMTNYON, SWITZERLAND - NOVEMBER 23: A detailed view of the UEFA EURO trophy ahead of the UEFA EURO 2024 Play-offs Draw at the UEFA Headquarters, The House of the European Football, on November 23,2023, in Nyon, Switzerland. (Photo by Kristian Skeie - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)<![CDATA[When is the Euro 2024 group-stage draw? Date, teams, pots and format explained]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5085385/2023/11/24/euro-2024-draw-when-time-pots/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5085385/2023/11/24/euro-2024-draw-when-time-pots/Fri, 24 Nov 2023 05:05:55 GMTEuro 2024 draw explainer pic<![CDATA[Kai Havertz: How Germany and Arsenal's displaced playmaker fared at left wing-back]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5080070/2023/11/22/kai-havertz-germany-arsenal-wing-back/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5080070/2023/11/22/kai-havertz-germany-arsenal-wing-back/Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:11:28 GMTHavertz Germany Arsenal<![CDATA[Julian Nagelsmann's Germany are a team without identity - not like Ralf Rangnick's Austria]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5081724/2023/11/22/germany-austria-nagelsmann-rangnick/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5081724/2023/11/22/germany-austria-nagelsmann-rangnick/Wed, 22 Nov 2023 07:34:14 GMTVIENNA, AUSTRIA - NOVEMBER 21: Joshua Kimmich of Germany reacts with Mats Hummels after Christoph Baumgartner of Austria (not pictured) scored the team&#039;s second goal during the international friendly match between Austria and Germany at Ernst Happel Stadion on November 21, 2023 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Could Leroy Sane return to Manchester City? It makes more sense now than ever before]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5074738/2023/11/21/leroy-sane-manchester-city-return/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5074738/2023/11/21/leroy-sane-manchester-city-return/Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:17:33 GMTMUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 11: Leroy Sane of Bayern Muenchen reacts during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 at Allianz Arena on November 11, 2023 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Germany's Leon Goretzka criticises FIFA over Saudi Arabia World Cup]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5068178/2023/11/16/world-cup-2034-saudi-arabia-criticism-goretzka/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5068178/2023/11/16/world-cup-2034-saudi-arabia-criticism-goretzka/Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:14:11 GMTLeon Goretzka Germany<![CDATA[Martina Voss-Tecklenburg leaves role as Germany Women head coach]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5030206/2023/11/04/voss-tecklenburg-germany-manager-next/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5030206/2023/11/04/voss-tecklenburg-germany-manager-next/Sat, 04 Nov 2023 12:57:04 GMTBRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 03: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, Head Coach of Germany looks on after the FIFA Women&#039;s World Cup Australia &amp;amp; New Zealand 2023 Group H match between South Korea and Germany at Brisbane Stadium on August 03, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Martina Voss-Tecklenburg's unusual absence from the German women's national team]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5017653/2023/11/01/martina-voss-tecklenburg-germany-womens-team-absent/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5017653/2023/11/01/martina-voss-tecklenburg-germany-womens-team-absent/Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:00:29 GMTBRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 3: Germany head coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg during the FIFA Women&#039;s World Cup Australia &amp;amp; New Zealand 2023 Group H match between South Korea and Germany at Brisbane Stadium on August 3, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)<![CDATA[In loss to Germany, USMNT shows it has to evolve in Berhalter's second cycle]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4962827/2023/10/14/usmnt-germany-pulisic-reyna-berhalter/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4962827/2023/10/14/usmnt-germany-pulisic-reyna-berhalter/Sun, 15 Oct 2023 01:34:05 GMTEAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT - OCTOBER 14: Christian Pulisic #10 of the United States reacts during the first half of an international friendly match against Germany at Pratt &amp;amp; Whitney Stadium on October 14, 2023 in East Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)<![CDATA[Julian Nagelsmann's Germany: Simplified squad, 4-2-2-2 and no longboards]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4956691/2023/10/12/julian-nagelsmann-germany-squad/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4956691/2023/10/12/julian-nagelsmann-germany-squad/Thu, 12 Oct 2023 14:29:48 GMTFOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 10: Julian Nagelsmann, head coach of Germany looks on during a training session of the German national football team on October 10, 2023 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Leroy Sane is on a different level to everyone in the Bundesliga]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4952834/2023/10/12/leroy-sane-bayern-bundesliga/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4952834/2023/10/12/leroy-sane-bayern-bundesliga/Thu, 12 Oct 2023 04:10:43 GMTMUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 23: Leroy Sane of FC Bayern Muenchen celebrates after scoring his team&#039;s fourth goal during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and VfL Bochum 1848 at Allianz Arena on September 23, 2023 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Christina Pahnke - sampics/Corbis via Getty Images)<![CDATA[What's wrong with Arsenal using Kai Havertz as a No 9 in the short term?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4948079/2023/10/11/havertz-arsenal-no9-form/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4948079/2023/10/11/havertz-arsenal-no9-form/Wed, 11 Oct 2023 04:22:14 GMTHavertz Arsenal No 9<![CDATA[Euro 2028: How the UK & Ireland won the race to host, what are the stadiums and who will qualify?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4945617/2023/10/10/euro-2028-uk-ireland-stadiums-qualifying/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4945617/2023/10/10/euro-2028-uk-ireland-stadiums-qualifying/Tue, 10 Oct 2023 08:00:05 GMTLONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: Harry Kane of England celebrates with Kyle Walker and team mates after scoring their side&#039;s second goal during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Round of 16 match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium on June 29, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Eddie Keogh - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Julian Nagelsmann names Mats Hummels in first Germany squad for USMNT and Mexico friendlies]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4936619/2023/10/06/nagelsmann-germany-squad-usmnt-mexico/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4936619/2023/10/06/nagelsmann-germany-squad-usmnt-mexico/Fri, 06 Oct 2023 08:42:56 GMT<![CDATA[Explained: The allegations against Jerome Boateng and why he could have returned to Bayern Munich]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4926375/2023/10/04/jerome-boateng-bayern-munich/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4926375/2023/10/04/jerome-boateng-bayern-munich/Wed, 04 Oct 2023 04:03:57 GMTOlympique de Lyon (OL) French L1 football club&#039;s new recruit German defender Jerome Boateng listens during his official presentation at the Groupama Stadium in Decines-Charpieu near Lyon, southeastern France, on August 25, 2021. - Former Bayern Munich&#039;s defender Jerome Boateng joined Ligue 1 side Lyon after his contract with the German giants expired. Boateng, 32, a World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, has agreed a two-year deal with the French side. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Kai Havertz finally feels the Arsenal love]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4915303/2023/10/01/kai-havertz-finally-feels-the-arsenal-love/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4915303/2023/10/01/kai-havertz-finally-feels-the-arsenal-love/Sun, 01 Oct 2023 11:33:52 GMTKAI-HAVERTZ-ARSENAL<![CDATA[Is Barcelona's Ilkay Gundogan the game's most 'Xavi-esque' player?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4909403/2023/09/29/barcelona-xavi-gundogan-guardiola-man-city/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4909403/2023/09/29/barcelona-xavi-gundogan-guardiola-man-city/Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:07:25 GMT<![CDATA[Julian Nagelsmann named Germany men's national team head coach]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4885871/2023/09/22/julian-nagelsmann-germany-manager/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4885871/2023/09/22/julian-nagelsmann-germany-manager/Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:44:21 GMT<![CDATA[Julian Nagelsmann is a coup for Germany but Jurgen Klopp still looms large]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4878080/2023/09/19/germany-coach-jurgen-klopp-julian-nagelsmann/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4878080/2023/09/19/germany-coach-jurgen-klopp-julian-nagelsmann/Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:12:35 GMTHoffenheim&#039;s manager Julian Nagelsmann (R) and Liverpool&#039;s German manager Jurgen Klopp chat prior to the Champions League qualifier, second leg match between Liverpool and Hoffenheim at Anfield stadium in Liverpool on August 23, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Oli SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Julian Nagelsmann set to be named new Germany head coach]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4877493/2023/09/19/julian-nagelsmann-germany-head-coach/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4877493/2023/09/19/julian-nagelsmann-germany-head-coach/Tue, 19 Sep 2023 11:29:18 GMTJulian Nagelsmann<![CDATA[Serhou Guirassy's 'Dreierpack', Joshua Kimmich in spotlight, Edin Terzic limps on]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4873731/2023/09/18/bundesliga-guirassy-kimmich-dfb/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4873731/2023/09/18/bundesliga-guirassy-kimmich-dfb/Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:00:38 GMTMAINZ, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 16: Serhou Guirassy of Stuttgart celebrates with the fans after scoring three goals during the Bundesliga match between 1. FSV Mainz 05 and VfB Stuttgart at MEWA Arena on September 16, 2023 in Mainz, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Rudi Voller may not want Germany job but could end up having to appoint himself]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4858989/2023/09/13/rudi-voller-germany-interim-coach/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4858989/2023/09/13/rudi-voller-germany-interim-coach/Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:15:47 GMTDORTMUND, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 12: Sports director and interim coach Rudi Voeller of Germany celebrates as Leroy Sane of Germany scores the goal 2:0 with Sandro Wagner of Germany during the international friendly match between Germany and France at Signal Iduna Park on September 12, 2023 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Stefan Matzke - sampics/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Hansi Flick, basketball glory and the culture war enveloping German football]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4854089/2023/09/12/hansi-flick-germany-culture-war/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4854089/2023/09/12/hansi-flick-germany-culture-war/Tue, 12 Sep 2023 06:35:03 GMT<![CDATA[Hansi Flick sacked as Germany national team coach]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4849368/2023/09/10/hansi-flick-sacked-germany/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4849368/2023/09/10/hansi-flick-sacked-germany/Sun, 10 Sep 2023 14:38:02 GMT09 September 2023, Lower Saxony, Wolfsburg: Soccer: Internationals, Germany - Japan, Volkswagen Arena. Germany national coach Hansi Flick. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa (Photo by Federico Gambarini/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Hansi Flick was the lamest of ducks after Japan defeat - he had to be fired]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4848999/2023/09/10/germany-flick-dfb-japan/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4848999/2023/09/10/germany-flick-dfb-japan/Sun, 10 Sep 2023 04:10:51 GMTdpatop - 09 September 2023, Lower Saxony, Wolfsburg: Soccer: Internationals, Germany - Japan, Volkswagen Arena, national coach Hansi Flick stands disappointed on the sidelines. IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the requirements of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to use or have used photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequence pictures and/or video-like photo series. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa (Photo by Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Germany humiliated by Japan to leave Hansi Flick under fire: 'Es ist ein Desaster']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4847855/2023/09/09/hansi-flick-pressure-germany-manager-japan/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4847855/2023/09/09/hansi-flick-pressure-germany-manager-japan/Sat, 09 Sep 2023 20:57:48 GMT09 September 2023, Lower Saxony, Wolfsburg: Soccer: Internationals, Germany - Japan, Volkswagen Arena. National coach Hansi Flick before the match. IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to use or have used photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequence pictures and/or video-like photo series. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa (Photo by Federico Gambarini/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[All or Nothing: Germany review - World Cup gloom makes for great TV]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4844470/2023/09/08/all-or-nothing-germany-world-cup/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4844470/2023/09/08/all-or-nothing-germany-world-cup/Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:15:14 GMT<![CDATA[Inside Germany's World Cup failure: Misplaced confidence, tired tactics, poor coaching]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4748826/2023/08/05/inside-germanys-world-cup-failure-misplaced-confidence-tired-tactics-poor-coaching/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4748826/2023/08/05/inside-germanys-world-cup-failure-misplaced-confidence-tired-tactics-poor-coaching/Sat, 05 Aug 2023 04:09:18 GMTGermany<![CDATA[Women’s World Cup: Our experts pick their standout moments from week two]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4748385/2023/08/05/womens-world-cup-stop-moments-week-two/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4748385/2023/08/05/womens-world-cup-stop-moments-week-two/Sat, 05 Aug 2023 04:05:33 GMTMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 02: Khadija Shaw of Jamaica hugs Marta of Brazil after the FIFA Women&#039;s World Cup Australia &amp;amp; New Zealand 2023 Group F match between Jamaica and Brazil at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on August 02, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Alex Pantling - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Germany are out - it might just be the biggest shock the Women's World Cup has seen]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4745931/2023/08/03/germany-biggest-upset-womens-world-cup-2023/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4745931/2023/08/03/germany-biggest-upset-womens-world-cup-2023/Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:21:10 GMTBRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 03: Alexandra Popp of Germany reacts after a missed chance during the FIFA Women&#039;s World Cup Australia &amp;amp; New Zealand 2023 Group H match between South Korea and Germany at Brisbane Stadium on August 03, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Germany crash out in one of the biggest upsets in Women’s World Cup history]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4745736/2023/08/03/germany-womens-world-cup-exit/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4745736/2023/08/03/germany-womens-world-cup-exit/Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:04:50 GMTBRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 3: Alexandra Popp of Germany looks dejected during the FIFA Women&#039;s World Cup Australia &amp;amp; New Zealand 2023 Group H match between South Korea and Germany at Brisbane Stadium on August 3, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Sajad Imanian/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Julian Brandt: 'I felt the weight of the baggage, losing the title stays with you']]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4716353/2023/07/25/julian-brandt-kai-havertz/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4716353/2023/07/25/julian-brandt-kai-havertz/Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:00:39 GMT<![CDATA[Alex Popp sets the tone in Germany's 6-0 win over Morocco]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4715665/2023/07/24/alexandra-popp-germany-morocco/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4715665/2023/07/24/alexandra-popp-germany-morocco/Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:49:56 GMTMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 24: Khadija Er-Rmichi (GK) of Morocco attempts to stop a header from Alexandra Popp of Germany during the FIFA Women&#039;s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 Group H match between Germany and Morocco at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on July 24, 2023. (Photo by Mark Avellino/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Did that really happen? 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(Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Women's World Cup 2023: Germany team guide]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4605543/2023/07/18/germany-womens-world-cup-team-guide/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4605543/2023/07/18/germany-womens-world-cup-team-guide/Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:05:16 GMT<![CDATA[2023 Women's World Cup odds, futures: U.S. women favored to win third straight]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4683854/2023/07/17/womens-world-cup-odds-futures-uswnt-2023/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4683854/2023/07/17/womens-world-cup-odds-futures-uswnt-2023/Mon, 17 Jul 2023 08:00:36 GMTSAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - JULY 09: Alex Morgan #13 of the United States salutes the fans after an international friendly against Wales at PayPal Park on July 09, 2023 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Brad Smith/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)<![CDATA[The Radar - The Athletic’s 2023 Women's World Cup scouting guide]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4680830/2023/07/17/womens-world-cup-2023-the-radar/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4680830/2023/07/17/womens-world-cup-2023-the-radar/Mon, 17 Jul 2023 04:15:55 GMT<![CDATA[Women's World Cup 2023: Guide to Group H]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4646915/2023/07/13/guide-group-h-womens-world-cup/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4646915/2023/07/13/guide-group-h-womens-world-cup/Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:05:12 GMT<![CDATA['I listen to my body a lot': Alexandra Popp is fit and ready to lead Germany at the World Cup]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4683432/2023/07/12/i-listen-to-my-body-a-lot-alexandra-popp-is-fit-and-ready-to-lead-germany-at-the-world-cup/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4683432/2023/07/12/i-listen-to-my-body-a-lot-alexandra-popp-is-fit-and-ready-to-lead-germany-at-the-world-cup/Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:00:18 GMTFUERTH, GERMANY - JULY 7: Alexandra Popp of Germany celebrates after scoring her team&#039;s second goal during the Women&#039;s international friendly between Germany and Zambia at Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer on July 7, 2023 in Fuerth, Germany. (Photo by Roland Krivec/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Germany's Youssoufa Moukoko and Jessic Ngankam subjected to racist abuse at European Under-21 Championships]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4634644/2023/06/23/youssoufa-moukoko-jessic-ngankam-racist-abuse/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4634644/2023/06/23/youssoufa-moukoko-jessic-ngankam-racist-abuse/Fri, 23 Jun 2023 08:47:16 GMTYoussoufa Moukoko<![CDATA[Germany are desperate for Jurgen Klopp. But would he really leave Liverpool?]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4632504/2023/06/23/liverpool-jurgen-klopp-germany-job/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4632504/2023/06/23/liverpool-jurgen-klopp-germany-job/Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:14:42 GMTMADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 15: Juergen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool, reacts during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 leg two match between Real Madrid and Liverpool FC at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 15, 2023 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)<![CDATA[Hansi Flick remains Germany coach only by default as they continue to flounder]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4627623/2023/06/21/germany-flick-euros-klopp/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4627623/2023/06/21/germany-flick-euros-klopp/Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:00:58 GMT20 June 2023, North Rhine-Westphalia, Gelsenkirchen: German players and coach Hansi Flick leave the field after the defeat against Colombia in Gelsenkirchen. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa (Photo by Federico Gambarini/picture alliance via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Arsenal agree deal in principle to sign Chelsea's Kai Havertz]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4619930/2023/06/21/arsenal-transfer-kai-havertz-chelsea/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4619930/2023/06/21/arsenal-transfer-kai-havertz-chelsea/Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:45:07 GMTChelsea&#039;s German midfielder Kai Havertz warms up ahead of the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on May 25, 2023. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or &#039;live&#039; services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. 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No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or &#039;live&#039; services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)<![CDATA[Women’s World Cup 2023 squad list: Every confirmed team for this summer’s tournament]]>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4605349/2023/06/13/womens-world-cup-2023-squad-lists/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4605349/2023/06/13/womens-world-cup-2023-squad-lists/Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:43:01 GMT