Leon Goretzka

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A Germany training session in Belfast ahead of the Euro 2020 qualifier against Northern Ireland. Photograph: Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images
Northern Ireland believe pressure is on Germany and Holland in qualifying group

Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis believes the pressure is on Germany and the Netherlands as the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign moves into its deci(...)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes their goalless Champions League draw at home to Bayern Munich will look a lot better by the time they arrive in Germany in three weeks’ time. Photograph: PA
Jurgen Klopp: ‘our biggest problem was a very average last pass’

Jürgen Klopp claimed Liverpool will have to be more courageous in the second leg if they are to progress in the Champions League, complaining his side(...)

Mexico’s Hirving Lozano and midfielder Hector Herrera during training ahead of their World Cup Group F clash with South Korea. Photo: Yuri Cortez/Getty Images
World Cup 2018 – Day 10 at a glance

THE MATCHES GROUP G Belgium v Tunisia (Spartak Stadium, 1.0pm, RTÉ2/BBC1). Betting: Belgium 1-3, Tunisia 9-1, Draw 7-2. GROUP F South Korea v Mexi(...)

Manuel Neuer has been named in Germany’s initial 27-man World Cup squad. Photograph: Getty Images
Neuer included in Germany squad but no place for Götze

Germany’s first-choice goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was included in their preliminary World Cup squad despite having been out of action since September but(...)

Hertha Berlin’s players take a knee before the Bundesliga match against FC Schalke 04. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA
Hertha Berlin take a knee as Heynckes takes another Bayern bow
  • Soccer
  • October 14, 2017, 21:46

Hertha Berlin players took a knee in solidarity with American sports stars ahead of their Bundesliga game against Schalke on Saturday. The whole team(...)

Leon Goretzka scores his second goal in Germany’s win over Mexico in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters
Leon Goretzka’s quickfire double sets Germany on way to final

Germany 4 Mexico 1 Germany’s Leon Goretzka scored two expertly-taken early goals to set them on the way to a thumping 4-1 win over Mexico in a dramat(...)

Germany’s Sandro Wagner sends a header wide. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Wasteful Germany made to sweat in Sochi

Germany 3 Australia 2  Fresh-faced Germany were made to work harder than expected in their 3-2 victory over Australia in their Confederations Cu(...)