Germany have tried a number of tactics to try and unite fans as Kroos returns. The fallout continues in Spain on the back of Luis Rubiales' sensational departure. We must get a dominant England performance. Brazil bring glamour, but it’s their reserves!
What a difference a game makes.
Most Germans insist their ancestors weren’t Nazis. Jonathan Glazer’s film pries away at the cracks in this narrativeThere is something unsettling about sitting in a German theatre laughing at Nazis. How unsettling depends on the type of humour that prompts the laughter. Is it meant to set the audience apart from the stage action, or does the laughter stem from the discomfort of proximity? When I saw the satire Nachtland staged recently at Berlin’s prestigious Schaubühne (a production also runs...
Euro 2024 hosts Germany have not won a knockout game in eight years. But wins over France and Netherlands show they are ready to enjoy the ride.
Germany, the sick man of Europe, is about to end a quarter it would rather
Germany’s preparations for the European Championship were dealt a blow Wednesday with Manuel Neuer’s thigh injury ahead of the goalkeeper’s planned comeback.
The former head of the far-right Identitarian movement in Austria, Martin Sellner, was banned on Tuesday from entering Germany, but he said he would appeal the decision. Sellner, in a video on X (formerly Twitter), confirmed the ban and his plans to appeal. He described the move as the "nuclear weapon of the entry ban" and called it "completely excessive" and an offence against the free democratic basic order. German law is "being interpreted in a completely distorted way" he added. He said he...
The Dutch economy grew by 0.4% in the last quarter of 2023, slightly faster than in the initial assessment by the government statistics agency CBS. The CBS also found that GDP contracted by 0.4% compared to the end of 2022, less than previously thought. In both cases the figure was 0.1% higher than the first assessment in mid-February. The agency said higher government spending, particularly by municipalities, was the main reason for the upward revision, but the growth in the
Toni Kroos returned and Florian Wirtz scored the fastest-ever Germany goal as the Euro 2024 hosts defeated France 2-0 in Lyon.Kroos, coaxed out of international retirement for the upcoming European Championship, wasted no time with a precise pass for Wirtz, who let fly from outside the penalty area to score after seven seconds. Continue reading
England's setup has been praised as being one of the best in the world. With so much talent available, players with dual-heritage often look elsewhere. 'He's the one Premier League player I'd PAY to watch' Which star has IAN LADYMAN entranced? -
Following the play-offs, the final line-up for Euro 2024 has been confirmed. France and England are among the favourites to win this summer's tournament. Secrets of Sven-Goran Eriksson's £2,500-a-night suite in Manchester - Listen to the
One analyst warned last summer that Canopy "may not be able to continue operations and meet its financial obligations."