- 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.
- Aug 22
Shakhtar Donetsk to host Champions League home matches at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge
Shakhtar Donetsk will stage at least four Champions League home fixtures at Chelsea's 40,000-seat stadium in London this season, following years of displacement from Ukraine due to ongoing war.
- Aug 19
High-security trial opens in September over Düsseldorf shooting of drug boss nephew
Three defendants will face trial on 7 September 2026 in the high-security wing of Düsseldorf's Higher Regional Court over a December 2025 ambush on the nephew of an imprisoned drug lord.
- Aug 16
Real Madrid presents José Mourinho behind closed doors on three-year contract
Real Madrid officially presented José Mourinho on Tuesday at Ciudad Real Madrid, signing the Portuguese coach through June 30, 2029, in a closed-door ceremony without media or fans.
- Aug 15
18 lawsuits filed after million-euro safe deposit box heist at Gelsenkirchen Sparkasse
Customers of a Gelsenkirchen Sparkasse robbed in a late-2025 heist targeting over 3,000 safe deposit boxes have filed 18 lawsuits seeking full compensation, as a court-appointed expert review and a dispute over insurance payouts continue.
- Aug 7
24 injured as two trams collide in Gelsenkirchen, three in life-threatening condition
Two trams collided on Thursday in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, when a passenger tram on line 302 crashed into a stopped driving school tram, leaving 24 injured including three in life-threatening condition.
- Jul 25
Truck crash damages Essen bridge, disrupts rail links into Saturday
A truck collision in Essen-Frillendorf damaged a railway bridge on Friday, forcing Deutsche Bahn to close the Essen-Gelsenkirchen line and reroute three regional services. The closure was lifted Saturday afternoon, but speed restrictions remain.
- Jul 9
Gelsenkirchen city council removes AfD deputy mayor after racist 'cleaning video' controversy
Norbert Emmerich lost his post as second mayor in a secret ballot on Thursday, with 47 council members backing his removal over his participation in a demeaning street-cleaning campaign targeting migrants.
- Jul 1
German police raid DFB and city offices over Euro 2024 ticket corruption allegations
Authorities searched the German football federation HQ and host city administrations nationwide on Wednesday, investigating suspected bribery tied to preferential Euro 2024 ticket allocations.
- Jun 28
Heatwave in Germany drives spike in drowning deaths across lakes and canals
Scorching temperatures have drawn crowds to waterways in Germany, where authorities report multiple drownings and issue urgent safety warnings.
- Jun 11
First civil trials open over Gelsenkirchen safe-deposit heist, with 650 victims claiming €51 million
Two customers are suing Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen for a combined €440,000, arguing the bank failed to secure its vault. Their lawyer represents 650 claimants seeking over €51 million in total.
- Jun 9
Erfurt tops German happiness ranking as city size and social fabric shape life satisfaction
The Thuringian capital scores 7.74 out of 10 in the 2026 SKL Glücksatlas, while Rostock, Frankfurt and Wiesbaden bring up the rear in a survey of 40 major cities.
- May 30
Thousands form human wind turbine in Hamm to protest Germany's new gas power plant plans
Thousands of climate activists gathered in Hamm, Germany, on Saturday to protest the government's plans to build new gas-fired power plants, forming a human wind turbine that organizers claimed set a world record.
