BERLIN, Germany (AP) — Freiburg advanced to the semifinals of the German Cup after a 5-4 penalty shootout win at Hertha Berlin on Tuesday. Freiburg goalkeeper Florian Muller saved Pascal Klemens' sudden death spot kick in the Olympiastadion in Berlin to secure his team's place in the last four of the competition.

Germany's soccer federation has definitively ruled out a boycott of the upcoming World Cup, despite internal pressure to send a strong message regarding the actions of Donald Trump. The German Soccer Association (DFB) affirmed its commitment to the ...

The 2026 World Cup is just months away as the United States — alongside Canada and Mexico — is preparing to host soccer's foremost competition. However, German soccer federation executive Oke Göttlich is calling for talks about a boycott amidst U.S. President Donald Trump 's recent actions.

FILE - Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans cheer their team ahead the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Augsburg at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file) DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP ...

DUESSELDORF, Germany — A long-running German soccer dispute seems to have finally come to an end Monday as Bundesliga club Bochum was allowed to keep a win it was awarded after its goalkeeper was struck by a lighter thrown from the stands. It may not be ...

BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer federation (DFB) wants compensation when players opt to represent other countries after representing Germany at youth levels. “It simply makes no sense to me why a player who has been coached primarily at his club for ...

The chairman of Fortuna Düsseldorf has defended the German soccer club’s decision to pull out of signing Israeli player Shon Weissman after fan backlash over his contentious social media posts about Gaza, and said it’s “absurd” to accuse the ...

Calls for boycotting U.S. World Cup matches are surging after two ICE fatal shootings, aggressive immigration tactics and international hostility.