The German national team knew it would need to step up its efforts against Northern Ireland. While not a powerhouse, the Northern Ireland squad was game and made life very tough during Germany’s 1-0 victory. It was not pretty and it was not likely the kind of dominant result that fans wanted to see, but…
International player Jamie Leweling left the national team’s headquarters in Herzogenaurach this Saturday. The VfB Stuttgart player, who had been training individually since Tuesday due to adductor problems, is on the road to recovery. To avoid any risks for the current season, Leweling will not travel with the national team to Belfast tomorrow, Sunday, for…
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich have had a history of providing the biggest contingents of Germany players since around 2010. The likes of Mario Götze, İlkay Gündoğan, Marco Reus, Mats Hummels and Sven Bender (anyone remember the Bender brothers?) would compete against the likes of Mario Gomez, Phillip Lahm, Manuel Neuer and Bastian Schweinsteiger in…
Germany downed Luxembourg 4-0 in what was surely a clunker of a match for the neutrals. But how should the Germans feel after what was nearly a dire September? Is the World Cup Qualification campaign back on track? Let’s dive into it. It took only 20 minutes for what was a mismatch to turn into,…
A tiny break from club football begins with international break, as Germany continues to defend its position in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Facing Luxembourg in Sinsheim, for the first time since 2006, the hosts were touted to have an easy game and so they did. A handball saw Dirk Carlson from Luxembourg sent off…
It does not feel like it was all that long ago that Bayern Munich attacker Serge Gnabry was a young, up-and-comer eager to make his mark for club and country. Somehow, Gnabry is now 30-years-old and is one of the veterans on a German squad looking to find its way before the 2026 World Cup….
Germany men’s national team coach Julian Nagelsmann held court ahead of Friday’s World Cup Qualifying match against Luxembourg. Among the topics — a return of Thomas Müller, not as a player but as an assistant coach. The long-time Bayern Munich star has always demonstrated his leadership qualities. But while Nagelsmann wouldn’t rule out the possibility…
Germany has shown signs of greatness and the opposite since Julian Nagelsmann has taken over as manager. This month his job won’t be getting any easier as yet another German player has been ruled out of the October window as Germany ramps up its efforts to qualify for next year’s World Cup. As reported by…
The German national football team has had it tough with its goalkeeper. Die Mannschaft saw the retirement of Manuel Neuer and the injury of Marc-Andre ter Stegen, their two main goalkeepers, which prompted Oliver Baumann to stand in as the experienced deputy. Rumors started swirling that Neuer might make a sensational comeback to the national…
During an appearance on his Basler ballert podcast, former Germany international Mario Basler issued some criticism of Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich. Specifically, Basler thinks that Kimmich’s playing style can be hard for his midfield partners to sync with. “We’re opening up unnecessary holes again, even with Kimmich at midfield, who’s running around everywhere again,…