The World Cup in summer will be a huge financial challenge in many aspects for Germany and other countries, German Football Federation (DFB) managing director for sport Andreas Rettig has said. The ...

Braunschweig is also referred to as the unofficial birthplace of German football—and for a simple reason. Exactly 151 years ago today, on September 29, 1874, the first football match was played in ...

German football federation confirms it met to discuss a boycott of the FIFA 2026 World Cup, which is co-hosted by US.

In Germany, the 50+1 rule protects professional football clubs from complete control by investors – a unique feature in the sport. It has many supporters internationally, but also attracts criticism.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the German football with a focus on the Bundesliga. Nov 14, 2025, 05:47pm EST Newcastle United striker Nick ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the German football with a focus on the Bundesliga. The UEFA Nations League finals in Munich and Stuttgart have ...

The German Bundesliga has announced record revenues in a report published on Monday. The Deutsche Fussball Liga (DFL), which operates the Bundesliga, revealed that the 36 clubs competing in Germany’s ...

A German football match descended into chaos when fans sabotaged the VAR monitor and forced the referee to make a tough ...

BERLIN — The popularity of American football in Germany has been traced to when the game was played on American military bases after World War II. Club teams started to sprout in the late 1970s, ...

Kaiser proposing to his boyfriend at a Koln game on January 30 Photo courtesy of FC Koln What started as a good news story from the progressive heartlands of German football has, in the space of two ...