GERMANY NEWS

German referee wins compensation for age discrimination

A leading soccer referee in Germany has been awarded 48,500 euros ($52,800) after a court found he was discriminated against when he was no longer considered for games because of h...

JANUARY 25, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rudi Völler to take over as Germany team's sporting director

The German soccer federation has appointed former Germany coach Rudi Völler as the men’s national team’s new sporting director

JANUARY 19, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Klinsmann 'sad to see' fallout from Reyna-Berhalter dispute

Former United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann says the fallout from the public dispute between coach Gregg Berhalter and the family of young star Gio Reyna is “obviously not looking...

JANUARY 19, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Soccer rules panel says no to new trials for concussion subs

Soccer’s law-making panel has rejected a request by the Premier League and MLS for trials with temporary substitutes to replace players with suspected concussion

JANUARY 18, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dortmund tells young talent Moukoko to decide on future

Borussia Dortmund has told 18-year-old striker Youssoufa Moukoko to make a decision about his future this month as one of the most sought-after young talents in world soccer weighs...

JANUARY 16, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vitola, Berreiter each pick up 2 medals in World Cup luge

Elina Ieva Vitola of host Latvia and Anna Berreiter of Germany each won a pair of medals on Sunday in World Cup luge races

JANUARY 15, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hall wins four-man bobsled gold, Humphries gets a bronze

Britain’s Brad Hall got the second World Cup four-man bobsled win of his career, holding off three German sleds for the victory

JANUARY 15, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Max Langenhan of Germany rallies to win World Cup luge race

Max Langenhan of Germany pulled off a big comeback on Saturday to win a World Cup singles luge race

JANUARY 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kaillie Humphries of US wins 100th major bobsled medal

Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. got a milestone medal Saturday, winning a World Cup women’s monobob race for the 100th top-three finish of her career in major international competiti...

JANUARY 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Germany wins 4 of 6 medals in World Cup skeleton races

Host Germany won four of six available medals on Friday in a pair of World Cup skeleton races, led by Tina Hermann’s second win of the season and 15th victory of her career

JANUARY 13, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

World Cup ski races canceled after lack of snow in Germany

A lack of snow in the unseasonably warm European winter has forced organizers to cancel two men’s World Cup ski races in Germany two weeks ahead of schedule

JANUARY 10, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

History-making Frappart on Women's World Cup referees list

The six female match officials who worked at the men’s World Cup in Qatar have also been selected by FIFA for the 2023 Women’s World Cup

JANUARY 9, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Müller still available for Germany after World Cup failure

Thomas Müller has ruled out international retirement after Germany’s failure at the World Cup and says he will remain available for selection

JANUARY 9, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Germans take 5 of possible 6 medals in bobsled at Winterberg

Francesco Friedrich ended a three-race winless drought by driving to a four-man World Cup victory to cap a day when Germany won five out a possible six medals

JANUARY 8, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kaillie Humphries of US keeps monobob series lead in Germany

Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. remained in the World Cup monobob season points lead Saturday, after finishing second to Germany’s Laura Nolte in the first race of 2023

JANUARY 7, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kimberley Bos of Netherlands gets 3rd career skeleton win

Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands got the third World Cup skeleton win of her career Friday

JANUARY 6, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Olympic skiing champion Rosi Mittermaier dies at 72

Olympic skiing gold medalist Rosi Mittermaier has died at the age of 72

JANUARY 5, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kristoffersen gets 1st win on ski from former rival Hirscher

Henrik Kristoffersen and Marcel Hirscher have now won a race together for the time since teaming up last summer

JANUARY 4, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

US men's coach Berhalter admits kicking future wife in 1991

The U.S. Soccer Federation is investigating men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter for a 1991 confrontation in which he kicked the woman who later became his wife

JANUARY 3, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Christoph Kramer extends Gladbach contract to 2025

German midfielder Christoph Kramer has extended his contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach for another two seasons

JANUARY 3, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

German clubs face long wait to play again after World Cup

Spare a thought for German soccer fans over the holidays

DECEMBER 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Always one step ahead': Swiss skier Odermatt wins again

Make it five wins in 12 starts for Marco Odermatt this season

DECEMBER 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Humphries, Love win women's World Cup bobsled race for US

Kaillie Humphries learned to drive at Mount Van Hoevenberg

DECEMBER 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Messi makes his record 26th appearance at the World Cup

Lionel Messi is making a record 26th appearance at the World Cup

DECEMBER 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Germans take three wins; Sweeney, Arndt medal for USA Luge

Germany won three of five World Cup races held Saturday at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics sliding track, while Emily Sweeney and Brittney Arndt won medals for the U.S. Germany got gol...

DECEMBER 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS