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International football

China Zhejiang Provinz - Junge chinesische Studenten bei Fussballübung (picture-alliance /Imaginechina/P. Kanjun)

China fails to meet its football goals for 2020

Just as China has grand plans for its burgeoning economy, it has lofty goals for football. But while figures suggest economic targets are being hit, the situation is less rosy when it comes to the beautiful game.

Bundesliga

From 'billion-dollar dealer' to crisis manager 26.10.2020

Deutschland DFL-Neujahrsempfang in Frankfurt | Christian Seifert (picture alliance/dpa/A. Dedert)

In deciding not to stand for re-election as DFL CEO, Christian Seifert is hoping to "open a new professional chapter" in 2022. Seifert leaves behind a legacy of unparalleled innovation in German football, but who is he?

Bundesliga Bulletin

Derby delight for Dortmund, RB Leipzig top 25.10.2020

Dortmund won the derby in front of just 300 fans

Bayern Munich delivered another dominant performance thanks to their star striker, while both RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach won from losing positions. Schalke made the wrong kind of history in the derby.

Matchday 5

Akanji back from quarantine to seal derby win 23.10.2020

Borussia Dortmund beat struggling Schalke in the Revierderby to go joint-second in the Bundesliga. Opening goal-scorer Manuel Akanji set up the victory after recovering from a coronavirus infection.

Opinion

Lewandowski one of the greatest ever 25.10.2020

Robert Lewandowski is one of the greatest ever players

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski scores so many goals that he has bored people with his feats. DW's Jonathan Harding believes it is precisely for that reason that his achievements deserve greater recognition.

Julian Nagelsmann keeps getting better as a coach

Nagelsmann has versatile RB ready for United

Champions League semifinalists last season, unbeaten Bundesliga leaders after five games this season — RB Leipzig are benefiting from Julian Nagelsmann, a young coach stamping his philosophy on a young club

Stuttgart stutter between wild and wonderful 23.10.2020

Mangala's opener was a beauty for Stuttgart

Stuttgart's performance vs. Cologne at the start of matchday 5 this Bundesliga season was proof of both how far this team has come and how far it still has to go before it finds the kind of balance needed to be a force.

Football reforms

'We have to stop chasing the Premier League' 16.10.2020

Deutschland | Fußballfunktionär | Andreas Rettig (Thomas Gennoy/DW)

With the pandemic exposing football's financial frailties, former St Pauli and German Football League boss Andreas Rettig has joined calls for reform. Speaking to DW, he says the answer is not to be found in England.

Racism in football

Erwin Kostedde exclusive

'Black players will always be second choice' 13.10.2020

Erwin Kostedde was the first Black player to represent Germany on soccer's world stage. Nearly half a century on, the pioneering striker tells DW that racism is still a problem on the pitch and in German society.

DW Sports on Twitter

News and background stories from football and the rest of the world of sports, from Germany's international broadcaster.

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News and background stories from football and the rest of the world of sports, from Germany's international broadcaster.

COVID-19 and sports

Hope springs eternal for Eisbären Berlin 23h ago

Deutschland Eishockey Eisbären Berlin vs EHC Red Bull München (nordphoto/picture-alliance )

Germany's top ice hockey league, the DEL, is the country's only professional sports league that has not started its season. This is the source of a lot of frustration for many of the clubs, including Eisbären Berlin.

The challenge of staging sports indoors 20.10.2020

Deustchland Köln Eishockey Maskottchen Sharky (Andreas Dick/beatiful Sports/picture-alliance)

Though Germany's handball and basketball leagues are back on the court, the country's top ice hockey league's season is on ice — as opposed to on the ice. The mood is one of frustration, but also of determination.

Hamilton makes history with win in Portugal 25.10.2020

Lewis Hamilton makes history in Portugal

Hamilton stole the show with a fantastic drive in Portugal to secure 92 career race wins, moving him ahead of Michael Schumacher. After a wild start to the Grand Prix, the Mercedes pair moved away.

Hamilton: A champion and a record-breaker 25.10.2020

Lewis Hamilton has sealed the most race wins ever after winning in Portugal. The 35-year-old Mercedes driver is known the world over for much more than his driving skills though — here's a little look at his career.

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What are the five best Formula One tracks in the world?

The top five Formula One tracks in the world - as chosen by REV motorsports expert Gerhard Sonnleitner.

What are the five best Formula One tracks in the world?

Deutschland Berlin Nico Rosberg auf der Green Tech 2020 (DW)

Nico Rosberg: Making the future green

Why the future of Formula One is electric

Who are the best female racing drivers of all time?

E-Porsche Taycan: Record on the Nürburgring

Coronavirus - SIM racers leave Formula 1 stars trailing

News

Sports news feed

Lewandowski's former agent detained 26.10.2020

Fussball Bundesliga Bayern gegen Paderborn (Reuters/M. Dalder)

The Warsaw prosecutors' office has confirmed that the former agent of Robert Lewandowski has been detained. Meanwhile, the DFL boss has announced that he will not seek re-election when his term expires in 2022.

Racism scandal: Bayern Munich take action

FC Bayern Muenchen Campus (picture-alliance/Pessefoto ULMER/Markus Ulmer)

Bayern Munich were shaken by allegations of racism at their academy this summer. At least one youth coach has been forced to leave the club as the record German champions are looking to move on from the affair.

Germany announces joint 2027 World Cup bid

Fussball Länderspiel Frauen Deutschland - Irland 3:0 (Sven Simon/picture-alliance)

The German Football Association has announced that it will bid to host the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2027. The move is part of a joint project with neighboring Belgium and the Netherlands.

Wheelchair basketball

Barbara Gross fighting for the right to compete 22.10.2020

Nations Cup Köln - Deutschland - Spanien - Barbara Gross (Mueller Laschet/Beautiful Sports/picture-alliance)

Barbara Gross is in limbo after the International Paralympic Committee deemed her ineligible to compete at the Games in Tokyo. The German international has vowed to keep playing as she protests the decision.

Videos

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Sports Life - How to succeed in football without much money

In Atalanta, Granada and Heidenheim - three different football clubs playing at three different levels. But what do they have in common? They are successful, despite not having the fattest of bank accounts. Sports Life reporter Sebastian Saam talks to club officials, fans and press officers across Europe to find out how they do it.