Sport in Germany

A soccer friendly between Germany and the Netherlands in Hannover was cancelled on Tuesday, according to media reports.

The match was cancelled due to "security reasons," AFP reported, citing police sources.

The soccer stadium, HDI Arena, was  evacuated.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other top officials were scheduled to attend the match.

A day after thrashing local club Roma 7-1, Bayern Munich staff and players Wednesday paid a visit to the Bishop of Rome, otherwise known as Pope Francis.
      

A fight broke out between fans of Galatasaray and Germany’s Borussia Dortmund in Istanbul’s Taksim

Encouraged by a derby win over the weekend, Galatarasaray is ready to host Germany’s Borussia Dortmund in a nightmarish Bundesliga form when the Group D leaders protect their perfect Champions League record.

Bayern Munich's last-minute victory over Manchester City may have left fans delighted with a winning Champions League Group E start but highlighted their need to improve their finishing after missing a string of clear chances.

Galatasaray starts its Champions League campaign with a home match against Anderlecht tonight in the opening game of a tough group that includes title hopefuls Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund.

 Liverpool says it has agreed a deal in principle with Bayer Leverkusen to sign midfielder Emre Can.
     
A German youth international, the 20-year-old former Bayern Munich player had a big part in Leverkusen's fourth-place finish last season in the Bundesliga, scoring three goals in 29 league appearances.
     

The young Bulgarian midfielder Todor Nedelev is expecting his debut for German club Mainz on Tuesday.

Nedelev joined Mainz in January from Botev Plovdiv, but was still recovering from an injury on his knee, suffered in September.

Uli Hoeness has resigned from his position as President of Bayern Munich football club, after being sentenced to 3.5 years in jail for tax evasion.

The 62-year-old former World Cup winner will not appeal Thrusday's verdict, and has accepted his guilt, Euronews reports.

Uli Hoeness, President of German and European football champions Bayern Munich, has been sentenced to 3.5 years in jail for tax evasion.

Hoeness was initially charged with concealing EUR 3.5 M worth of taxes, but later admitted to a much larger sum of EUR 15 M. The final equation amounted to EUR 27.2 M that he owes, according to the BBC.