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Exploiting Amateur Soccer – DW – 07/24/2025
Betting on amateur soccer is prohibited in Germany under the Interstate Gambling Treaty. However, hundreds of matches from the German topand regional leagues are offered on international betting portals: It's a billion-dollar business. The betting industry is cashing in on amateur soccer - even though sports betting on these games is banned in Germany. Clubs and players are often unaware of this and are left empty-handed in this global business. And that's not all: amateur soccer is susceptible to match fixing - the integrity of Germans' favorite sport is at stake! Many players and clubs have no idea what's going on. For example, Kirchheimer SC, a club that played in the Bayernliga in the 23/24 season. They only found out from journalists that bookmakers were making money from their games - and were outraged. The players are amateurs and not in it for the money: "It's the passion that should count, the fight on the pitch and simply the fun of the sport. I think action should be taken against this," says a young amateur player. But it's not that simple. Where's the loophole in the system? How does information about free kicks, yellow cards and goals in real time in the fifth division get onto bookmakers' websites? The suspicion: there must be someone on the ground collecting and forwarding the data, a person known as a data scout. The risk of addiction is particularly high with this kind of betting, as is the temptation to rig the results. In the film, an Austrian amateur gambler who was jailed for match fixing explains how it works. It's not just minor providers including amateur games in their betting portfolio. This is a problem that reaches into the upper echelons of the industry, sponsors of the 2024 European Championship, Bundesliga clubs and even sponsors of the DFB. How can that be? A team of investigative journalists and data experts uncovers the truth. DW English TUE 12.08.2025 – 01:15 UTC TUE 12.08.2025 – 04:15 UTC WED 13.08.2025 – 09:15 UTC WED 13.08.2025 – 16:15 UTC WED 13.08.2025 – 21:15 UTC THU 14.08.2025 – 12:15 UTC SAT 16.08.2025 – 08:15 UTC SUN 17.08.2025 – 13:15 UTC Lagos UTC +1 | Cape Town UTC +2 | Nairobi UTC +3 Delhi UTC +5,5 | Bangkok UTC +7 | Hong Kong UTC +8 London UTC +1 | Berlin UTC +2 | Moscow UTC +3 San Francisco UTC -7 | Edmonton UTC -6 | New York UTC -4
Business Recorder
21-07-2025
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- Business Recorder
Germans eye England revenge in potential Women's Euro final repeat
OBERENTFELDEN: Germany are plotting their path to a potential revenge mission against England at the Women's Euros, with former international Melanie Leupolz already dreaming of a rematch of the 2022 final after the Germans' agonising 2-1 extra-time defeat. First, both teams must navigate tricky semi-final hurdles, with England facing Italy on Tuesday before Germany take on reigning world champions and tournament favourites Spain a day later. 'It would be a good revenge, that would be amazing, so fingers crossed they win against Spain and make it to the final,' Leupolz said at an Adidas event in Zurich on Sunday. There was no shortage of drama in the quarter-finals, with England edging Sweden in a hair-raising penalty shootout, Italy scoring a last-minute winner against Norway, and Germany beating France on penalties to set up an intriguing pair of semis. 'I won't underestimate Italy, I think they are playing a good tournament, a lot of passion and just giving it all. So I think it will be very difficult for England as well,' Leupolz, who played for London club Chelsea for four years until 2024, said. 'I think they (England) had a few ups and downs during the tournament, some good performances, some not so good. So I think they have to have a good day on this day to win against Italy.' England beat Sweden in sensational penalty shoot-out to reach Women's Euro semis Germany recovered from an early red card and the concession of an early goal to draw 1-1 with France after extra time before going on to win 6-5 in the shootout to send them into the last four. 'Just fingers crossed for Germany. But I think after yesterday's game with so many challenges, I think they just take all of the confidence they got from yesterday and take it into the semi-finals against Spain.' Having gone from playing for the team to cheering them on from the sidelines, the 31-year-old Leupolz said that retirement had left her with mixed feelings. 'I already miss the 90 minutes of football for sure, but everything around the travelling, the trainings, everything you have to invest, I think I won't miss,' she explained. 'I think it was the right time, but when I see games like yesterday, just like really highlight games, the 90 minutes, I will miss for sure.'
The Sun
21-07-2025
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- The Sun
Germans eye England revenge in potential Women's Euro final repeat
GERMANY are plotting their path to a potential revenge mission against England at the Women's Euros, with former international Melanie Leupolz already dreaming of a rematch of the 2022 final after the Germans' agonising 2-1 extra-time defeat. First, both teams must navigate tricky semi-final hurdles, with England facing Italy on Tuesday before Germany take on reigning world champions and tournament favourites Spain a day later. 'It would be a good revenge, that would be amazing, so fingers crossed they win against Spain and make it to the final,' Leupolz said at an Adidas event in Zurich on Sunday. There was no shortage of drama in the quarter-finals, with England edging Sweden in a hair-raising penalty shootout, Italy scoring a last-minute winner against Norway, and Germany beating France on penalties to set up an intriguing pair of semis. 'I won't underestimate Italy, I think they are playing a good tournament, a lot of passion and just giving it all. So I think it will be very difficult for England as well,' Leupolz, who played for London club Chelsea for four years until 2024, said. 'I think they (England) had a few ups and downs during the tournament, some good performances, some not so good. So I think they have to have a good day on this day to win against Italy.' Germany recovered from an early red card and the concession of an early goal to draw 1-1 with France after extra time before going on to win 6-5 in the shootout to send them into the last four. 'Just fingers crossed for Germany. But I think after yesterday's game with so many challenges, I think they just take all of the confidence they got from yesterday and take it into the semi-finals against Spain.' Having gone from playing for the team to cheering them on from the sidelines, the 31-year-old Leupolz said that retirement had left her with mixed feelings. 'I already miss the 90 minutes of football for sure, but everything around the travelling, the trainings, everything you have to invest, I think I won't miss,' she explained. 'I think it was the right time, but when I see games like yesterday, just like really highlight games, the 90 minutes, I will miss for sure.' - REUTERS
Express Tribune
21-07-2025
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- Express Tribune
Ten-woman Germany reach Euro 2025 semis
Germany's Sjoeke Nusken and Klara Buhl celebrate after winning the penalty shootout at Euro 2025 against France. PHOTO: REUTERS Ten-woman Germany reached the Women's Euro 2025 semi-finals on Saturday after prevailing 6-5 in a penalty shootout against France following a gruelling match which finished 1-1 after extra time. Alice Sombath missed the decisive penalty for France to hand a last-four clash with Spain to Germany, who will take on the world champions in Zurich on Wednesday. Germany maintained their record of having never lost to France in a major summer tournament after battling back from going a goal and a woman down in the first 15 minutes to win a bruising encounter in Basel. St Jacob's Park was dominated by fierce German support which flocked over the nearby border with Switzerland and roared their team on even after Kathrin Hendrich was sent off and gave away the penalty from which Grace Geyoro opened the scoring. Sjoeke Nuesken — who also missed a penalty in the second half — levelled the scores 10 minutes later and, after a long battle to hold off France, Sombath's mistake sent the majority of the crowd wild. Germany came into the match already missing key defenders Giulia Gwinn and Carlotta Wamser, to injury and suspension respectively, while star striker Lea Schueller was also surprisingly left on the bench. And the Germans' task was made even harder in the 13th minute when Hendrich inexplicably pulled Griedge Mbock's hair while defending a free-kick. But out of nowhere Nuesken drew a huge roar from the fans when she rose, completely unmarked, to glance home Klara Buehl's inswinging corner. From there Germany were content to sit back and hold France off by fair means or foul, and they were saved from being behind at the break by Delphone Cascarino needlessly straying offside before flicking home Kadidiatou Diani's low cross. That was one of the few decent attacks France managed to conjure up with an extra woman, and they continued to struggle after the break. Even when Geyoro had the ball in the net for the second time, lashing home on the rebound after a fine save from Ann-Katrin Berger, the goal was ruled out as Maelle Lakrar impeded the Germany goalkeeper while in an offside position. And Pauline Peyraud-Magnin saved France's skin when she kept out Nuesken's awful penalty in the 69th minute, given for a soft foul on Jule Brand. But it was Ann-Katrin Berger who made possibly the save of the tournament 12 minutes into extra time when she somehow clawed out Janina Minge's inadvertant header and stopped Germany going out with an own goal. Berger could only watch as Melvine Malard shook the crossbar with almost the last kick of the game before the shootout, in which Amel Majri and Sombath both had weak efforts saved and allowed Germany to win against all odds. Germany's Berger 'living best life' after Euros shootout heroics Ann-Katrin Berger is on top of the world after her saves on Saturday helped send Germany past France and into the semi-finals of Women's Euro 2025. Berger, a two-time survivor of thyroid cancer, saved Alice Sombath's penalty to decide the shootout 6-5 in Germany's favour after a gruelling match ended 1-1 after extra time. The 34-year-old also stopped France's first penalty from Amel Majri and kept the scores level in the first half of extra time with an astonishing stop to make sure Janina Minge didn't knock Germany out with an own goal. "I feel like I'm not a really emotional person, I'm glad I'm here and I'm glad that I have the team I have. Obviously the time here just makes me proud to be here," Berger told reporters. "Whatever happened in 2022 is in the past and I'm looking forward to it now, to the future. For me, now I live my best life and I'm in the semi-final." In the last four, Germany will face world champions Spain in Zurich on Wednesday.
The Star
20-07-2025
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- The Star
Soccer-Germans eye England revenge in potential Women's Euro final repeat
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Euro 2025 - Quarter Final - France v Germany - St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland - July 19, 2025 Germany's Selina Cerci, Rebecca Knaak, Sjoeke Nusken, Linda Dallmann, Elisa Senss and Janina Minge celebrate after the match REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo OBERENTFELDEN, Switzerland (Reuters) -Germany are plotting their path to a potential revenge mission against England at the Women's Euros, with former international Melanie Leupolz already dreaming of a rematch of the 2022 final after the Germans' agonising 2-1 extra-time defeat. First, both teams must navigate tricky semi-final hurdles, with England facing Italy on Tuesday before Germany take on reigning world champions and tournament favourites Spain a day later. "It would be a good revenge, that would be amazing, so fingers crossed they win against Spain and make it to the final," Leupolz said at an Adidas event in Zurich on Sunday. There was no shortage of drama in the quarter-finals, with England edging Sweden in a hair-raising penalty shootout, Italy scoring a last-minute winner against Norway, and Germany beating France on penalties to set up an intriguing pair of semis. "I won't underestimate Italy, I think they are playing a good tournament, a lot of passion and just giving it all. So I think it will be very difficult for England as well," Leupolz, who played for London club Chelsea for four years until 2024, said. "I think they (England) had a few ups and downs during the tournament, some good performances, some not so good. So I think they have to have a good day on this day to win against Italy." Germany recovered from an early red card and the concession of an early goal to draw 1-1 with France after extra time before going on to win 6-5 in the shootout to send them into the last four. "Just fingers crossed for Germany. But I think after yesterday's game with so many challenges, I think they just take all of the confidence they got from yesterday and take it into the semi-finals against Spain." Having gone from playing for the team to cheering them on from the sidelines, the 31-year-old Leupolz said that retirement had left her with mixed feelings. "I already miss the 90 minutes of football for sure, but everything around the travelling, the trainings, everything you have to invest, I think I won't miss," she explained. "I think it was the right time, but when I see games like yesterday, just like really highlight games, the 90 minutes, I will miss for sure." (Reporting by Philip O'ConnorEditing by Toby Davis)
