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02.03.2007 14:36 DFB reveals slogan and emblem for 2011 bidding „Wiedersehen bei Freunden – See you again“. The German Football Association has chosen a slogan for their bid to host the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel forwarded the support of the German government. Read more
26.02.2007 17:34 Vogts: "German coaches validate their reputation" On Thursday, Berti Vogts – a former national coach for Germany – will start his work for Nigeria. The 60-year old Vogts takes over Nigeria's Super Eagles, the African countries' national team. In this "Talk of the Week", he speaks about his new... Read more
26.02.2007 15:38 "9 on 9" as antidote for looming demographic change Dr. Theo Zwanziger’s proposal to reduce team strength to nine players in some of the lower divisions, triggered a heated debate in Germany. The DFB President wants (and needs) to find an antidote to the looming trend, that teams in some rural regions... Read more
21.02.2007 19:46 New U 21 draw 0-0 with Italy The U 21 national team met Italy on Wednesday in their first home game in 2007 and came to a goalless draw. 8000 spectators saw an interesting game with Germany having a slight advantage. Read more
20.02.2007 17:47 Germany beat England to win Algarve tournament The German U 17 national team have won the international tournament at the Algarve. The Team of coach Paul Schomann beat England 3-1 (0-1) on Tuesday. Marvin Knoll, Henning Sauerbier and Sascha Bigalke scored at Guia. Read more
14.02.2007 16:23 DFB declares interest to host World Cup The German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund) has submitted the official letter of intent to document the interest in hosting the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The letter addressed to FIFA, the world’s governing body of football, was signed... Read more
13.02.2007 10:01 EURO-boss: “Since 2006, expectations are very high” In the “Talk of the Week” on DFB.de with DFB-editor Thomas Hackbarth, Martin Kallen, chair man of the EURO 2008, discusses the limited stadium sizes and speaks about the start of ticket sales on March 1 and the possibility of public viewing: "During... Read more
09.02.2007 16:11 Joachim Löw: Boost for our confidence The Mannschaft has beaten Switzerland 3:1 on Wednesday, February 7. German national coach Joachim Löw was satisfied with his team’s performance in the first game of the year. Read more
09.02.2007 16:03 Dr. Theo Zwanziger: So many positives Seven months have passed since Italy beat France in the 2006 FIFA World Cup final in Berlin. Dr. Theo Zwanziger looks back on a period of many new developments. The President of the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund, DFB) also... Read more
09.02.2007 15:54 Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder elected as UEFA Vice-President Under the chairmanship of UEFA President Michel Platini the committee voted in Senes Erzik (Turkey) as first vice-president, Geoffrey Thompson (England) as second vice-president, Angel María Villar Llona (Spain) as third vice-president and Gerhard... Read more