- 2d ago
German clubs finalize deadline day deals as Stuttgart and Mainz reject Premier League offers
Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga clubs finalized late transfers on Tuesday, including loans for Juma Bah, Hee-chan Hwang, and David Möller Wolfe, while retaining key players targeted by foreign bids.
- 4d ago
SC Freiburg beat Werder Bremen 4-1 as Yuito Suzuki nets hat-trick on opening day
SC Freiburg opened their Bundesliga season with a 4-1 victory over SV Werder Bremen, led by three goals from Japanese forward Yuito Suzuki in Freiburg.
- 4d ago
Everton block Harrison Armstrong sale and advance talks for Jack Grealish return
Everton have called off a £40m transfer of 19-year-old midfielder Harrison Armstrong to Nottingham Forest while negotiating returns for Jack Grealish and Richarlison ahead of Tuesday's transfer deadline.
- 6d ago
Ararat-Armenia beats Universitatea Craiova 1-0 to secure Europa League berth
Ararat-Armenia secured a 1-0 win in Yerevan through a 98th-minute penalty rebound to eliminate Universitatea Craiova 2-1 on aggregate from the Europa League play-offs.
- Aug 27
Rangers exit Conference League after 4-3 penalty shootout loss to Jablonec
Rangers suffered a 4-3 penalty shootout defeat against Czech club Jablonec at Stadion Strelnice after a 1-1 aggregate draw in the Conference League play-offs.
- Aug 21
Dzenan Pejcinovic scores hat-trick on debut as VfB Stuttgart defeat Hansa Rostock 4-0 in DFB-Pokal
VfB Stuttgart advanced to the second round of the DFB-Pokal on Friday with a 4-0 away win against third-tier FC Hansa Rostock, led by three goals from 25 million euro summer signing Dzenan Pejcinovic.
- Aug 16
Barcelona complete €76.5 million signing of Rodri from Manchester City
The 30-year-old Spanish midfielder agreed to a four-year contract running through June 2030 after seven seasons in Manchester.
- Aug 16
Eintracht Frankfurt crushed 0-7 by Brentford in final pre-season test
Eintracht Frankfurt suffered a 0-7 defeat at FC Brentford in their final pre-season test on August 15, 2026, six days before their DFB-Pokal opener, with captain Robin Koch substituted injured.
- Aug 13
Dozens seek eye care after solar eclipse across Germany and Switzerland
Following the partial solar eclipse on 12 August, clinics in Germany and Switzerland treated dozens of patients for eye complaints, though no permanent damage has been confirmed.
- Aug 12
PSG beats Aston Villa 2-1 to win second consecutive UEFA Super Cup in Salzburg
Goals from Kvaratskhelia and Doué secured Paris Saint-Germain their second consecutive UEFA Super Cup on 12 August at Salzburg's Red Bull Arena, with 17-year-old Brian Madjo briefly equalizing for Aston Villa in a 2-1 defeat.
- Jul 30
Swiss cantons ban fireworks ahead of National Day as drought fuels forest fire risk
Cantons from Schaffhausen to Valais have prohibited fireworks and open fires, citing persistent drought and high forest-fire danger. The restrictions hit retailers hard, with some reporting sales drops of up to 95 percent, while a public survey shows 62 percent support a permanent ban.
- Jul 29
Father sentenced to probation after drunk-driving crash that killed three family members near Freiburg
A 47-year-old man received a suspended sentence of one year and ten months for negligent homicide and drunk driving after a May 2025 crash on the B3 motorway killed his six-year-old daughter, his nephew, and his stepdaughter.
- Jul 27
Four wrestlers share victory at Brünig-Schwinget as Staudenmann completes mountain crown set
Fabian Staudenmann joined an elite club by winning the Brünig-Schwinget, his final missing mountain crown festival, but had to share the victory with Armon Orlik, Werner Schlegel and Matthieu Burger after a drawn final bout.
- Jul 22
Freiburg warehouse fire at CVUA site destroys building, leaves damage in the millions
A warehouse on the site of the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office in Freiburg was destroyed by fire early on Wednesday, with damage estimated in the millions of euros.
- Jul 8
Switzerland beats Colombia on penalties to reach World Cup quarterfinals, Manzambi's tournament in doubt
Switzerland defeated Colombia on penalties in the World Cup round of 16, but the victory was overshadowed by a knee injury to star forward Johan Manzambi that could end his tournament.
- Jul 4
German rents climb 51% in a decade, DGB demands six-year nationwide freeze
Rents in Germany's 40 largest cities have risen by an average of 51 percent over the past decade, with Rostock and Berlin seeing the steepest increases, according to a DGB study. The trade union federation is calling for a six-year nationwide rent cap and more social housing.
- Jul 2
Switzerland end 88-year wait for World Cup knockout win, beat Algeria 2-0 to reach last 16
Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye scored early in each half as Switzerland defeated Algeria 2-0 in Vancouver, advancing to the World Cup round of 16 for the first time since 1938.
- Jun 30
German economists say coalition's 34-point reform package falls short of reviving stagnant economy
Leading research institutes warn that the tax cuts and deregulation agreed by the CDU/CSU-SPD coalition will not be enough to pull Europe's largest economy out of a three-year stagnation.
- Jun 30
Angela Merkel unveils official portrait with a surprising absence: her signature hand gesture
Five years after leaving office, Angela Merkel finally unveiled her official chancellor portrait, painted by a previously unknown 28-year-old artist, and conspicuously missing the 'Merkel-Raute' hand gesture she was famous for.
- Jun 28
No myopia epidemic among German children over 25 years, large-scale study confirms
A new analysis of over 1.2 million eyeglass prescriptions covering nearly 438,000 children finds no rise in myopia in Germany from 2001 to 2025, contradicting global concerns of a myopia epidemic.
