https://www.spiegel.de Daily news, analysis and opinion from Europe's leading newsmagazine and Germany's top news Web site. en Thu, 19 Sep 2019 17:31:09 +0200 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 17:31:09 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de https://www.spiegel.de/static/sys/v12/logo/spiegelonline_400x44_amp.png https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/fc-barcelona-a-shell-company-and-messi-s-father-a-1287613.html#ref=rss The London-based company Sidefloor was part of the tax-evasion structure for which Lionel Messi and his father Jorge were convicted. Now it has been revealed that FC Barcelona spent years paying agent fees to this letterbox company, payments apparently destined for Jorge Messi. Thu, 19 Sep 2019 17:28:00 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/fc-barcelona-a-shell-company-and-messi-s-father-a-1287613.html The London-based company Sidefloor was part of the tax-evasion structure for which Lionel Messi and his father Jorge were convicted. Now it has been revealed that FC Barcelona spent years paying agent fees to this letterbox company, payments apparently destined for Jorge Messi.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/interview-with-lawyer-of-football-leaks-informant-rui-pinto-a-1287024.html#ref=rss Rui Pinto is the whistleblower behind Football Leaks and has been in jail in Portugal for months. In an interview, his lawyer William Bourdon talks about how his client is doing and what he is doing to get Pinto out of prison. Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:09:09 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/interview-with-lawyer-of-football-leaks-informant-rui-pinto-a-1287024.html Rui Pinto is the whistleblower behind Football Leaks and has been in jail in Portugal for months. In an interview, his lawyer William Bourdon talks about how his client is doing and what he is doing to get Pinto out of prison. ]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/fc-chelsea-parked-a-young-player-at-viktoria-koeln-a-1286491.html#ref=rss Why did the 14-year-old football prodigy Thierno Ballo transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to the amateur club Viktoria Köln? He was apparently parked there as part of a contract with FC Chelsea. Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:10:00 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/fc-chelsea-parked-a-young-player-at-viktoria-koeln-a-1286491.html Why did the 14-year-old football prodigy Thierno Ballo transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to the amateur club Viktoria Köln? He was apparently parked there as part of a contract with FC Chelsea.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/how-uefa-payments-ended-up-in-the-british-virgin-islands-a-1285540.html#ref=rss UEFA transferred around 380 million euros intended for the Football Federation of Ukraine to a company in the British Virgin Islands without knowing who controlled the firm. It was the oligarch Igor Surkis, president of Dynamo Kyiv, who finance his club using the offshore company. Fri, 06 Sep 2019 18:02:54 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/how-uefa-payments-ended-up-in-the-british-virgin-islands-a-1285540.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/how-adidas-and-nike-are-cementing-football-s-wealth-gap-a-1285541.html#ref=rss Adidas and Nike are locked in bitter competition for the right to represent players and teams with the greatest global reach. It is a battle that cements the gap between the rich and the poor in world football. Cristiano Ronaldo's contract is perhaps the most astonishing. Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:00:00 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/how-adidas-and-nike-are-cementing-football-s-wealth-gap-a-1285541.html Adidas and Nike are locked in bitter competition for the right to represent players and teams with the greatest global reach. It is a battle that cements the gap between the rich and the poor in world football. Cristiano Ronaldo's contract is perhaps the most astonishing.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/how-america-turned-me-into-a-climate-killer-a-1285478.html#ref=rss I grew up in Germany making my own granola bars and relying on my bicycle for transportation. Now that I am in Denver, though, I drink coffee out of a Styrofoam cup and eat my meals off of plastic plates. In America, there's no way around it. Fri, 06 Sep 2019 09:42:09 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/how-america-turned-me-into-a-climate-killer-a-1285478.html I grew up in Germany making my own granola bars and relying on my bicycle for transportation. Now that I am in Denver, though, I drink coffee out of a Styrofoam cup and eat my meals off of plastic plates. In America, there's no way around it.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/hidden-legacy-time-for-a-new-look-at-nazi-art-a-1281602.html#ref=rss Thousands of artworks from the Nazi period lie hidden away in storage depots, far from the public eye. The U.S. also holds a number of paintings, drawings and sculptures from the Third Reich under lock and key. It is time that they be more closely examined. Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:08:48 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/hidden-legacy-time-for-a-new-look-at-nazi-art-a-1281602.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/social-design-award-2019-new-forms-of-living-a-1280036.html#ref=rss New forms of living, new ideas for cohabitation, new architecture: For the Social Design Award, we are looking for the best projects and ideas for neighborhood-oriented living models. The winner will receive 2,500 euros. Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:52:00 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/social-design-award-2019-new-forms-of-living-a-1280036.html New forms of living, new ideas for cohabitation, new architecture: For the Social Design Award, we are looking for the best projects and ideas for neighborhood-oriented living models. The winner will receive 2,500 euros.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/cruise-ship-lines-look-to-clean-up-a-1270968.html#ref=rss The cruise industry is booming -- but it is incredibly damaging to the environment. Most companies rely on dirty heavy oil, but some lines are taking a different approach. Can cruise ships become sustainable? Thu, 06 Jun 2019 17:27:08 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/cruise-ship-lines-look-to-clean-up-a-1270968.html The cruise industry is booming -- but it is incredibly damaging to the environment. Most companies rely on dirty heavy oil, but some lines are taking a different approach. Can cruise ships become sustainable?]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/the-historian-who-invented-22-holocaust-victims-a-1270963.html#ref=rss A German blogger living in Dublin and pretending to be Jewish spread fictitious stories about her family's Holocaust history, even submitting false claims to the Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem. But it was all made up. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:49:38 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/the-historian-who-invented-22-holocaust-victims-a-1270963.html A German blogger living in Dublin and pretending to be Jewish spread fictitious stories about her family's Holocaust history, even submitting false claims to the Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem. But it was all made up.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/avicii-s-journey-the-untimely-death-of-a-superstar-a-1263687.html#ref=rss Tim Bergling, alias Avicii, produced hits that became the soundtrack of the Instagram generation. At the age of 28, he took his own life. A year later, his family and friends look back. Sat, 20 Apr 2019 08:16:16 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/avicii-s-journey-the-untimely-death-of-a-superstar-a-1263687.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/the-profound-lesson-of-the-notre-dame-fire-a-1263725.html#ref=rss As the flames shot out of the roof of Notre Dame de Paris on Monday evening, a global community of concern quickly formed. It shows that the idea of cultural heritage is much more than just a UNESCO list. Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:02:00 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/the-profound-lesson-of-the-notre-dame-fire-a-1263725.html As the flames shot out of the roof of Notre Dame de Paris on Monday evening, a global community of concern quickly formed. It shows that the idea of cultural heritage is much more than just a UNESCO list.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/social-design-award-good-ideas-for-how-we-want-to-live-a-1253896.html#ref=rss The theme of this year's Social Design Award, presented by SPIEGEL ONLINE and SPIEGEL WISSEN for the sixth time, is about how we want to live, what new forms of living there are and the architecture that is necessary to make this happen. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/social-design-award-good-ideas-for-how-we-want-to-live-a-1253896.html The theme of this year's Social Design Award, presented by SPIEGEL ONLINE and SPIEGEL WISSEN for the sixth time, is about how we want to live, what new forms of living there are and the architecture that is necessary to make this happen.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/alps-mountain-sport-trend-leads-to-more-risk-and-death-a-1249391.html#ref=rss The quest for mountain adventures is constantly growing -- sometimes becoming so irresistible that tourists ignore weather and avalanche warnings. Mountain rescuers risk their lives to save them, but they often only return with dead bodies. Thu, 24 Jan 2019 17:10:44 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/alps-mountain-sport-trend-leads-to-more-risk-and-death-a-1249391.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/toxicologist-rosemary-waring-on-the-danger-of-microplastics-a-1249144.html#ref=rss Microplastics are everywhere, but nobody really knows what dangers they might present once they enter the human body. British toxicologist Rosemary Waring warns our oceans will be inundated with the stuff. Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:40:00 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/toxicologist-rosemary-waring-on-the-danger-of-microplastics-a-1249144.html Microplastics are everywhere, but nobody really knows what dangers they might present once they enter the human body. British toxicologist Rosemary Waring warns our oceans will be inundated with the stuff.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/astronomer-avi-loeb-on-the-interstellar-body-oumuamua-a-1246803.html#ref=rss Astronomer Avi Loeb believes that the interstellar object dubbed 'Oumuamua could actually be a probe sent by alien beings. Given the evidence that has so far been gathered, he says, it is a possible conclusion to draw. Mon, 07 Jan 2019 15:13:21 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/astronomer-avi-loeb-on-the-interstellar-body-oumuamua-a-1246803.html Astronomer Avi Loeb believes that the interstellar object dubbed 'Oumuamua could actually be a probe sent by alien beings. Given the evidence that has so far been gathered, he says, it is a possible conclusion to draw.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/the-relotius-scandal-reaches-fergus-falls-in-america-a-1244944.html#ref=rss Claas Relotius, the DER SPIEGEL journalist outed this week for churning out fraudulent stories, wrote for the magazine about the U.S. town of Fergus Falls. Two locals fact-checked his reporting, and their verdict is devastating -- a perfect example of how DER SPIEGEL's editorial safeguards failed. Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:51:00 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/the-relotius-scandal-reaches-fergus-falls-in-america-a-1244944.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/der-spiegel-statement-on-relotius-fraud-case-a-1244896.html#ref=rss Claas Relotius wrote many seemingly excellent feature stories for DER SPIEGEL, but unfortunately most of them apparently contain fabricated passages. We are sorry about what has happened and we are investigating with the requisite humility. Thu, 20 Dec 2018 19:33:00 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/der-spiegel-statement-on-relotius-fraud-case-a-1244896.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/claas-relotius-reporter-forgery-scandal-a-1244755.html#ref=rss A DER SPIEGEL reporter committed large-scale journalistic fraud over several years. Internal clues and research have provided significant evidence against reporter Claas Relotius, who has since admitted to the falsifications and is no longer employed by DER SPIEGEL. Other media organizations may also have been affected. Thu, 20 Dec 2018 14:01:00 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/claas-relotius-reporter-forgery-scandal-a-1244755.html A DER SPIEGEL reporter committed large-scale journalistic fraud over several years. Internal clues and research have provided significant evidence against reporter Claas Relotius, who has since admitted to the falsifications and is no longer employed by DER SPIEGEL. Other media organizations may also have been affected.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/social-design-award-vote-for-the-best-neighborhood-project-a-1232796.html#ref=rss Waffles for everybody, a children's hotel, a community beer garden: We have narrowed down the Social Design Award submissions to a shortlist of 10. Which one is your favorite? It's time to submit your vote for the Audience Award. Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:18:00 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/social-design-award-vote-for-the-best-neighborhood-project-a-1232796.html