Freiburg striker Vincenzo Grifo is now the Italian player with most goals in the Bundesliga, outclassing previous record holder Luca Toni. Grifo scored his 39th Bundesliga goal during Freiburg’s 2-0 win over Werder Bremen on Saturday. “I knew it before…
Wolfsburg apologize for player misconduct during train ride to game
Bundesliga club Wolfsburg on Saturday apologized for several of their players not wearing mandatory face masks on a train and treating German rail staff in a disrespectful way on the way to their game at Bayer Leverkusen. A staff member of broadcasters…
Choupo-Moting strikes again as Bayern put pressure on leaders Union
Champions Bayern Munich defeated Hoffenheim 2-0 on Saturday to move within one point of Bundesliga leaders Union Berlin, and Borussia Dortmund also returned to winning ways. Jamal Musiala and in-form striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored first-half g…
Stuttgart caretaker Wimmer to stay in charge until Bundesliga break
Interim coach Michael Wimmer will remain in charge at Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart until the World Cup/winter break, sports director Sven Mislintat said on Saturday. Mislintat told Sky TV that Wimmer had already made some improvements after taking ove…
FIFA president slams low offers for women’s World Cup TV rights
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has criticized what he called unacceptably low offers for 2023 women’s World Cup broadcast rights. “A hundred times less (than the men’s World Cup), even more than 100 times in some occasions, this is not acceptable,” th…
Kiev warns of disaster over Moscow’s attacks on energy facilities
Russia’s escalating attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure could spark a major “humanitarian catastrophe” as the war-battered country braces for the arrival of snow and cold, the government in Kiev said on Saturday. President Volodymyr Zelensky sai…
80,000 people gather in Berlin in solidarity with Iran protests
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin on Saturday in solidarity with ongoing protests in Iran. Some 80,000 protesters from across Europe gathered at Berlin’s Siegessäule victory column and the surrounding area, according to a police…
Wolfsburg apologize for player misconduct during train ride to game
Bundesliga club Wolfsburg on Saturday apologized for several of their players not wearing mandatory face masks on a train and treating German rail staff in a disrespectful way on the way to their game at Bayer Leverkusen. A staff member of broadcasters…
German ministers want more financial aid for Ukraine
German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock are calling for significantly more money for military assistance to Ukraine in the coming year than previously planned. In a letter to Finance Minister Christian Lindner…
Ukrainian prime minister warns of refugee crisis in winter
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has warned of a new wave of large numbers of refugees in light of the recent Russian airstrikes on his country. “If there is no more electricity, no more heating, no more water in Ukraine, this can trigger a new m…