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UEFA Nations League - League A - Group 1 - Germany v Netherlands (REUTERS)

Nations League

Late Dutch double steals point from Germany

For 85 minutes it looked like Germany had saved the best of a miserable 2018 for last. But last gasp goals from Quincy Promes and Virgil van Dijk sent the Netherlands through and brought yet more despair for German fans.  

Opinion

Relegation good for Germany

Fussball Freundschaftsspiel | Deutschland - Russland (3:0) (Reuters/M. Rietschel)

Nations League relegation is the knock on effect of Germany's four-year fall from grace. If it speeds up Joachim Löw's rebuilding process though, it could be a blessing in disguise, writes DW’s James Thorogood. 

OPINION

Sane-Havertz-Gnabry axis shows Löw the way

Fussball Freundschaftsspiel | Deutschland - Russland (3:0) (picture-alliance/dpa/GES/M. Gilliar)

Germany were convincing winners against Russia, winning 3-0 in Leipzig. Leroy Sane, Kai Havertz and Serge Gnabry all impressed as Joachim Löw's trust in his rising stars paid off, writes DW's Michael Da Silva.  

Leroy Sane's first goal leads Germany to comfortable Russia win  

Bundesliga

BVB ultras 'threatened by right wing hooligans' 4h ago

Dortmund - Signal Iduna Park - Leere Südtribüne (picture-alliance/augenklick/firo Sportphoto/R. Ibing)

Borussia Dortmund's ultras have done more than most to combat right-wing extremism in German football. But according to local media, their hegemony on the Südtribüne has been challenged by some unwelcome visitors. 

VAR in England: How has it worked in Germany?

Fußball Bundesliga Hertha BSC gegen VfB Stuttgart 2 : 0 (Imago/Camera 4/E. Thonfeld)

Almost one and a half years after being introduced in the Bundesliga, the video assistant referee system is set to be introduced in England's Premier League. How has it worked in Germany so far and how do fans like it? 

Bundesliga results and standings

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Click here for the latest Bundesliga results and the current league standings. Here you can also scroll through the results from past matchdays as well as the league standings in previous weeks. 

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Luka Jovic - The league's top scorer

A member of Frankfurt's triple attacking threat, Luka Jovic is the league's top scorer at the moment.  

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Matchday Moment #11: Paco Alcácer won't stop scoring

Paco Alcacer, the Pac-Man, strikes again and scores the game winner against rivals Bayern!  

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Matchday Moment #11: Paco Alcácer won't stop scoring

Fußball Bundesliga Fortuna Düsseldorf - Eintracht Frankfurt (Getty Images/Bongarts/A. Grimm)

Head2Head: Top 3 goals in October

Marco Reus celebrates

Dortmund vs. Bayern: Reus set to star

Bundesliga 10. Spieltag | FC Bayern München vs. FC Freiburg |  (Reuters/A. Gebert)

Matchday Moment #10: Bayern back into crisis

Fussball Bundesliga 9. Spieltag l Dortmund vs Hertha - TOR 1:1 (Getty Images/Bongarts/C. Koepsel)

Matchday Moment 9: Kalou shocks Dortmund

Fußball Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund - Hertha BSC (Reuters/L. Kuegeler)

MM#9: Jadon Sancho writing history

Fußball 1. Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg - Hertha BSC Berlin | Jubel Duda (picture-alliance/dpa/S. Pförtner)

Ondrej Duda: Hertha's goal-getter

News

Sophia Flörsch undergoes 11 hours of surgery 8h ago

Sophia Flörsch (picture-alliance/Hoch Zwei)

German motor racing driver Sophia Flörsch has undergone surgery following a crash in Macau on Sunday. The operation on a fractured cervical vertebra is reported to have been successful.  

Germany's Sophia Flörsch suffers horrific airborne crash at Macau Grand Prix  

Paul Gascoigne charged with sexual assault

Paul Cascoigne on a football pitch

The 51-year-old defended his actions, saying he "pecked her" while trying to calm her. "Gazza," considered one of the best footballers of his generation, has struggled to overcome alcoholism since departing the sport. 

ATP World Tour Finals in London | Finale Alexander Zverev vs. Novak Djokovic (Action Images via Reuters)

ATP FINALS

Zverev stuns Djokovic to claim title

Germany's Alexander Zverev claimed the biggest win of his career, beating world number one Novak Djokovic to win the season finale in London. Zverev becomes the first German to win the event since Boris Becker in 1995.  

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FIFA president selling World Cup rights?

President Gianni Infantino arrives for the Best FIFA 2018 Awards in London, England

An investigation by two German media outlets has found Gianni Infantino is trying to sell the rights to the World Cup. The consortium reportedly has major links to Saudi Arabia. 

UEFA, Champions League AEK Athen - Bayern München (picture-alliance/augenklick/Sportphoto)

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Bayern fans overcharged in Athens

After successfully claiming compensation after being overcharged by Anderlecht last season, hardcore Bayern Munich supporters now claim that AEK Athens are also in breach of UEFA regulations on ticket pricing.  

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