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Yahoo
24-07-2025
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🎥 Even Wirtz has to laugh: fans stunned by his training ground goal
Florian Wirtz has already completed his first training sessions with his new club and has immediately shown how well he can score goals. The following training goal certainly amazed those present. But see for yourself. The German national player responded to the "Oh my goodness" from the background with a smile. It certainly won't be the last time he leaves Liverpool fans speechless. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. 📸 Alex Grimm - 2025 Getty Images
Yahoo
18-07-2025
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Barcelona captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen to take surgery decision next week
Barcelona are keen on the idea of captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen having surgery to resolve an ongoing back issue. The German goalkeeper is weighing up the decision, which could resolve some short-term issues for Blaugrana. Ter Stegen has spent the last week training in the gym, as back pain continues to obstruct him. Two options are on the table: following a more conservative treatment based on rest and physiotherapy, or to have surgery. The surgery would rule him out for four months, and Sport say that he will take the decision next week. Barcelona keen on surgery for ter Stegen El Chiringuito say that Barcelona are keen for ter Stegen to undergo the surgery, while Sport explain that between the club doctors, some external consults and the German national team doctors, he has been advised by all to have surgery. In theory he would recover easily from the procedure, which is unlikely to have complications. Image viaFor Barcelona, it would allow them to register his replacement Joan Garcia due to the injury-rule, using 80% of his salary, and pushing a problem down the line until January. From his perspective, ter Stegen would have the chance to resolve the matter, and then have six months to potentially head out on loan and get back to full sharpness, before the 2026 World Cup. On the other hand, it would more or less relinquish the number one spot, and his chances of getting it back would be slim. FIFA could also cover costs for Barcelona As per MD, ter Stegen first began struggling with the back issue on international duty with Germany during the Nations League games. For long-term injuries suffered while playing for an international side, FIFA pay out €20,548 per day in compensation, and FIFA were already informed of the injury. If ter Stegen were to be ruled out and have the surgery, it could be worth as much as €2.5m to the Catalan side.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
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- Yahoo
🔝 Germany climb the world rankings: what this means for the 2026 World Cup
Today, FIFA announced the updated men's world rankings. There is reason for the DFB to rejoice, as the German National Team has climbed to ninth place in the world rankings. While other teams have lost points through the World Cup qualification, this is not the case for the DFB team. Because the defeats in the Nations League do not lead to a deduction of points. As FIFA confirmed, the final tournament of the UEFA competition belongs to this category set out in the "additional conditions" of the rules. Advertisement Ninth place could also have positive effects on the 2026 World Cup. If the Nagelsmann team qualifies for the tournament in the USA, Mexico, and Canada, they would land in the top 1 with the hosts. A preliminary round duel against one of the top teams would then not threaten the DFB team. The draw for the World Cup is expected to take place in early December, reports 'Sky'. Since Germany will be playing against supposedly easy opponents like Slovakia, Northern Ireland, and Luxembourg until then, no major point deduction is threatened and they could defend ninth place against Italy (still playing against Norway, Israel, Estonia, and Moldova). Advertisement This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. 📸 Alex Grimm - 2025 Getty Images
The Guardian
05-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Jule Brand's stunner gets Germany off to perfect start against stubborn Poland
As Jule Brand collected the ball on the turn on the corner of the box with her back to goal, she knew the assignment. Germany needed something special to break through Poland's stubborn resistance. Within a blink of an eye, the net was bulging and Germany were making a winning start to their campaign. A well-coached Poland side can be proud of their performance but, once Brand's stunning strike went in in the 52nd minute, the result looked inevitable and Lea Schüller headed in Germany's second to give them a perfect springboard to the tournament. The record eight-time European champions have failed to reach the final only twice since the first time they qualified in 1989, but it was not until the second half when they were able to demonstrate why so many pundits are tipping them to go deep into the competition yet again. They were by no means perfect, but a pleased player-of-the-match Brand said: 'We do have room for improvement, especially with our final pass, but the first game of a Euros is really difficult. That's why it's great we got the three points.' With St Gallen lying less than 15 miles from the German border, this was almost a home fixture for the 2022 runners-up and their supporters brought energy and passion to the streets of the seventh-century city, surrounded by rolling green hills on another picture-perfect, warm evening in Switzerland. After the hosts, German citizens have bought more tickets for this tournament than any other nation, and it showed, as they paraded in vast numbers through the streets towards the stadium before kick-off, eager to see if their team could continue their formidable run of five straight victories in which they had scored 24 times. The determined and hard-working debutants Poland, however, had nothing to lose and executed their gameplan impressively in the first half. Without the ball, they often appeared to be playing with a back six, but they proved tricky for the Germans to break down and then, in the transitional moments, they had the pace of the Barcelona striker Ewa Pajor in attack to worry the Germany back four. Emilia Szymczak volleyed wide of the far post when unmarked at a deep free-kick, before Ann-Katrin Berger tipped a Pajor shot over the crossbar, although the offside flag was raised. Such was Christian Wück's frustration, he sent his team out for the second half more than three minutes early. Brand responded with the moment of individual quality that was needed, cutting in on to her left foot and driving her strike past Kinga Szemik. The sea of white shirts behind the goal erupted. Sjoeke Nüsken inexplicably headed wide when a goal seemed certain, before Schüller's far-post header made the win safe. Poland did not give up and Pajor was thwarted by a fine reaction save from Berger and while Germany did not quite send out the same statement that Spain stamped across the competition on Thursday, they are in form. Sign up to Moving the Goalposts No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women's football after newsletter promotion The only dark cloud came in the in the first half when their right-back and captain Giulia Gwinn was forced off with a worrying injury. She looked devastated, fighting back tears as she limped off the field. Wück confirmed that Gwinn will have an MRI scan on Saturday morning in Zurich, while Brand said: 'When Giulia lies on the pitch, that is never good, because usually she gets up straight away. I think you noticed a bit of a downer. But we got the three points for her.'
BBC News
05-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Injury rules Germany captain Gwinn out of Euro 2025
Germany captain Giulia Gwinn has been ruled out of Euro 2025 after a scan revealed she suffered a serious knee injury in her side's 2-0 win over 26-year-old was visibly upset as she was helped off the field during the Group C win in St Gallen on had a scan on Saturday which revealed a medial ligament injury in her left knee.A Germany team statement said the Bayern Munich player was expected to be out for "several weeks"."Giuli is out! The next steps will be discussed with everyone involved. We're with you, Giuli!," the statement added., externalThe loss of such a highly experienced player is a major blow for record eight-time winners Germany, who are ranked number three in the world and one of the favourites to lift the trophy in Switzerland. Gwinn helped her country reach the Euro 2022 final and was part of the team that won Olympic bronze at Paris is another personal blow for the two-time German national team player of the year, who suffered her latest injury making a challenge to deny Poland captain Ewa who has 14 goals in 64 international appearances, also missed the 2023 World Cup due to an ACL also suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury in Germany's 3-0 home win, external over the Republic of Ireland in September 2020 and did not return to club football until August 2021. Gwinn initially tried to continue after suffering the injury, but was eventually helped off by medics and replaced in the 40th the game, team-mate Selina Cerci wore a Germany shirt with Gwinn's name on it as the team celebrated in front of their coach Christian Wuck refused to speculate on the extent of the injury until after Saturday's scan."I didn't see the foul, I just know she prevented an almost-sure goal and that would be really bad for us if it is something serious, but I will not speculate," he said on play Denmark in their next match on Tuesday (17:00 BST kick-off) before completing their group campaign against Sweden on 12 July (20:00).
