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- May 21, 2013
With tens of thousands of German football fans expected in London for the all-German Champions League final on Saturday, pubs in the English capital are anxiously preparing. Officials have urged fans without tickets to stay home and the city has opted to forgo public viewing areas. By Carsten Volkery in London more... [ Forum ]
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- May 10, 2013
Borussia Dortmund's image as the underdog of European football is starting to cramp the style of individual players. Not everyone is comfortable in the role of the outsider -- and that might affect performance at the upcoming all-German Champions League final in Wembley. By Jörg Kramer more... [ Forum ]
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- May 07, 2013
The number of employees at German security firms with ties to neo-Nazis is on the rise, posing a risk to public safety. For the time being, background checks on applicants in the sector are woefully inadequate. But calls for tighter controls are getting louder. By Andreas Ulrich more... [ Forum ]
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- May 02, 2013
FC Bayern Munich already holds this year's German league title, and its drubbing of FC Barcelona puts the European championship just a match away. What makes this year's team so much more dominant than all its other star-studded predecessors? By Sara Peschke in Barcelona more... [ Forum ]
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- April 23, 2013
The tax probe of Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness presents a danger for Chancellor Angela Merkel five months before general elections. The case makes her look weak on fighting tax evasion, a potentially major campaign issue. That explains why she was so quick to denounce the icon of German club soccer. By Veit Medick more...
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- April 23, 2013
In what could be the most expensive transfer in the history of German club football, Mario Götze is leaving Dortmund at the end of the season to join Bayern Munich for a reported 37 million euros. It's a major coup for Bayern -- the 20-year-old is one of his generation's most talented footballers. more...
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- April 22, 2013
Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness, the most powerful man in German club soccer, faces a steep fall from grace following weekend revelations that he is under investigation for tax evasion on a large Swiss bank account. Politicians are criticizing the football icon, who has been a vocal critic of corruption. more...
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- April 19, 2013
Soccer teams in China's first-division Super League are luring top international players and coaches with astronomical salaries. But their close ties to the construction industry do nothing to help Chinese soccer shed its reputation for corruption and mediocre play. By Bernhard Zand more... [ Forum ]
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- March 15, 2013
One almost begins to feel sorry for Peer Steinbrück, the Social Democratic candidate for the Chancellery in elections this fall. He has developed a reputation for bumbling and jamming his foot deep into his mouth. And now, attention is being paid to his every move. To wit: Steinbrück now finds himself embroiled in a controversy over which football team he roots for.
By Charles Hawley more...
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- February 05, 2013
The results of the ongoing international investigation into the fixing of football matches reveal a far-reaching system that has affected hundreds of games. They also show that efforts by UEFA and FIFA to combat match-fixing have been a failure, as have attempts to arrest the scandal's primary suspect. By Rafael Buschmann more... [ Forum ]
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- 10.01.2013
Im Mai 2012 hatte sich der ehemalige NFL-Star Junior Seau erschossen. Wie jetzt bekannt wurde, litt der 43-Jährige zu dem Zeitpunkt an einer Hirnkrankheit. Laut der Witwe des Hall-of-Fame-Spielers sei Seaus Fähigkeit zum logischen Denken dadurch eingeschränkt gewesen. mehr...
