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- October 01, 2013
Workers from Nepal and India are helping turn Qatar's dreams for the 2022 football World Cup into reality. But they allegedly face conditions akin to modern slavery, and many are paying for the job with their lives. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 06, 2013
For mountain climbers, Mt. Everest is the ultimate challenge. For swimmers, it's crossing the English Channel. Every year, more and more people attempt the journey, but only one in five make it. By Maik Großekathöfer more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 03, 2013
Blood doping is not a problem in soccer -- that, at least, is the position of the German Football Association. But a new study identified anomalously high levels in blood samples taken from hundreds of players. By Daniel Drepper and Jonathan Sachse more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 02, 2013
With the 180th Munich Oktoberfest just around the corner, the city's largest football club and current German and European champions, FC Bayern, have introduced new away uniforms inspired by the beer festival. more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 27, 2013
Sumo is as Japanese as Mount Fuji or the cherry blossom festival, but the traditional sport is facing problems. Deterred by the harsh training and life of privation that comes with joining a stable, dwindling numbers of boys are interested in becoming sumo wrestlers. By Felix Lill more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 19, 2013
Russia's new anti-gay "propaganda" law has some Western leaders considering a boycott of the Winter Olympics there next year. But German Chancellor Merkel says such a move would only harm athletes. more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 16, 2013
In a SPIEGEL interview, historian Erik Eggers talks about the highly incriminating study on doping in West German sports he co-authored as part of a four-person team at Berlin's Humboldt University, and why their research was hampered by the very institute that commissioned it. more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 16, 2013
Although reports two years ago of widespread doping in West German sports prompted outrage, politicians have done nothing. Some are hoping a rekindled public debate may lead to the passage of an effective anti-doping law. If Italy and Spain have done it, they argue, so can Germany. By Detlef Hacke, Udo Ludwig and Michael Wulzinger more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 02, 2013
'Amandla' is a relatively modest, German-run football school in a Cape Town township. But unlike many well-funded projects in South Africa sponsored by FIFA since the last World Cup, the camp changes the lives of thousands of children. By Antje Windmann more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- July 30, 2013
German prosecutors have filed tax evasion charges against Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness, one of the most prominent figures in German football, after he reported himself to authorities earlier this year over a previously undeclared Swiss bank account. more... [ Comment ]
