Second division Osnabrück are the first German club to appeal sanctions over weeks-long fan protests against an external investor for the German Football League (DFL), and won't rule out taking the case to a civil court. The German Football Federation (DFB) fined Osnabrück €20,000 ($21,700) for "unsportsmanlike conduct" by their fans who threw tennis balls and other objects onto the pitch at three home games as part of the protests, leading to interruptions. The protests at many Bundesliga and s
Steffen Baumgart was on Tuesday appointed SV Hamburg coach with the task of leading them back into the top flight Bundesliga after six years in the second tier. Former Cologne coach Baumgart, 52, was set to conduct his first training session later in the day, and his first game is on Sunday against mid-table Elversberg. No contractual details were given, while the Bild paper and Sport Bild magazine reported on Monday the deal would be until 2025. Baumgart, 52, succeeds Tim Walter who was dismiss
Ghanaian winger Aaron Opoku has spoken out for the first time following the racist chants directed at him during a German third division match involving Duisburg and Osnabruck at the MSV-Arena in December 2021.