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DFB Pokal (German Cup)

The German Cup is the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship.

After the qualifying rounds, 64 teams participate in the knock-out competition each year, including all 36 clubs from the first and second tier of the Bundesliga, the top four teams of the third league and regional teams. DW's sports team follows every round of the competition proper, and all their latest content can be found below.

Fußball Arsenal FC Manchester City Mesut Özil

Mesut Özil subdued on Arsenal return but back to doing his job 12.08.2018

Mesut Özil's first competitive game since quitting the Germany team ended in defeat as Arsenal fell to Manchester City in their Premier League opener. But at least he can start to get back to being just a footballer.
Symbolbild Videobeweis im Fußball

VAR reforms for the upcoming Bundesliga season 11.08.2018

Shortly before the season starts authorities have unveiled reforms to Germany's video assistant referee system. They include efforts to make decisions more transparent and improve the VAR's ability to judge offsides.
DFB-Präsident Reinhard Grindel

DFB president Grindel: German football needs 'a new start' 10.08.2018

Reinhard Grindel believes the German FA (DFB) should look to France and Belgium for ways to improve. He also "regrets" the fact that Mesut Özil did not feel he was protected by the DFB before his resignation.
Mario Gomez

Mario Gomez announces international retirement 05.08.2018

Mario Gomez has called time on his Germany career after 11 years, 78 caps and 31 goals. The striker is the second of Germany’s World Cup 2018 squad to call it quits after Mesut Özil.
Matthias Sammer

Matthias Sammer calls for major changes at the DFB 01.08.2018

Matthias Sammer has called for major changes at the DFB after Germany's disappointing performance at the World Cup. The former Germany player said some of the problems were of a structural nature.
Rummenigge FC Bayern Archiv 17.09.2013

Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge slams DFB president for populism, his use of Twitter 01.08.2018

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has renewed his criticism of the DFB. However, the Bayern chairman stopped short of calling on its president, Reinhard Grindel, to resign. He also had words of criticism for Mesut Özil.
DFB U 17 Trainingslager La Manga

German football is at a crossroads 31.07.2018

A year ago, all appeared to be well in German football. Now, in view of the failure to advance to the knockout stages of the World Cup in Russia, coaches are trying to figure out how things went so terribly wrong.
Deutschland Reinhard Grindel, DFB-Präsident

DFB President Reinhard Grindel rejects racism accusations 26.07.2018

DFB President Reinhard Grindel has rejected accusations of racism against both him and the German football association. He also conceded that he had made mistakes in dealing with the Erdogan-Özil affair.
Deutschland Mesut Özil

Opinion: the DFB can only lose 25.07.2018

Mesut Özil's departure from the national team casts a shadow over Germany's bid to host the 2024 European championship. The DFB can only lose; either the bid to host the tournament or its honor.
FIFA WM 2018 - Mesut Özil Suedkorea - Deutschland 2:0.

Locals stand behind Mesut Özil in his native Gelsenkirchen 24.07.2018

Mesut Özil was born and raised in the western German city of Gelsenkirchen. It's where the 2014 World Cup-winner learned how to play football. DW's Rahel Klein talked to people there about his national team retirement.
Fußball Länderspiel Deutschland - Frankreich

Mesut Özil’s resignation is a huge on-field blow for Germany 24.07.2018

The nature of the playmaker’s resignation makes a comeback extremely unlikely. With no ready-made replacement in the squad, Germany and coach Joachim Löw have a big problem on their hands.
Mesut Özil in Sotschi 2018

Mesut Özil's lonely farewell 24.07.2018

Mesut Özil's resignation from the German national team has sparked reactions in social media from all over Europe and beyond. However, Özil's Germany teammates have largely remained silent.
Fußball WM 2014 Mesut Özil

'We are scapegoating' Mesut Özil, says Berlin integration chief 24.07.2018

Berlin Commissioner for Integration and Migration Andreas Germershausen told DW that the German soccer star leaving the national team due to 'racism and disrespect' points to a frightening trend in German society.
Russland - Mesut Özil zur WM Vorrudne

DFB regrets Mesut Özil's decision to quit Germany, rejects suggestions of racism 23.07.2018

Germany's football association, the DFB, has responded to the criticism it has received since Mesut Özil announced he had quit the national team. It rejected any suggestion of racism and stressed its integration work.
WM 2018 Deutschland Südkorea Mesut Özil

The Özil affair: A chronology in quotations 23.07.2018

The photos that Germany players Mesut Özil and Ilkay Gündogan had taken with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set off a heated debate, culminating with Özil quitting the national team. Here's who said what, when:
Länderspiel Deutschland Saudi Arabien Fan Protest Mesut Özil

Mesut Özil affair: Politicians slam German FA over racism accusation 23.07.2018

Political leaders are calling for a rethink at the German football association, the DFB, after the Turkish-German star quit the national team. Some are asking whether the Mesut Özil case is symptomatic of a wider racism.
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