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New Germany coach Klopp warns media to ‘leave his family in peace’

New Germany coach Klopp warns media to ‘leave his family in peace’

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3 min readJul 24, 2026 05:23 PM IST Jurgen Klopp, who was confirmed as the new Germany national team coach on Friday, said that if the German media did not respect his family’s privacy, he’ll quit then and there. Klopp replaced Julian Nagelsmann who resigned from the Germany head coach role after the team was eliminated from the Round of 32 by Paraguay in the World Cup “If you behave badly and don’t leave my family in peace then I’ll be gone, I’ll just turn away. I know there are other countries where national team coaches are treated even worse. I love this job but I am always ready to call it quits if need be,” he said. Klopp signed a contract to coach Germany through to the 2030 World Cup, the German federation said as he was presented at a news conference. “It’s a big honour to be sitting here,” Klopp said. “I had an idea how big the job of national team coach is, but when you’re being directly connected with it, you …

Animesh Kujur clocks fastest 100m by an Indian abroad in Germany

Animesh Kujur clocks fastest 100m by an Indian abroad in Germany

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Indian sprinter Animesh Kujur registered the fastest 100m time ever by an Indian on foreign soil after clocking a personal best of 10.14 seconds at the Fast Arms Fast Legs meet, a World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger event in Germany. The 23-year-old finished second in the final on Friday, improving on the 10.19 seconds he had recorded in the heats earlier in the day. His performance is now the second-fastest 100m by an Indian, trailing only Gurindervir Singh’s national record of 10.09 seconds set at the Federation Cup in Ranchi earlier this year. Kujur heads to Commonwealth Games in top form Kujur’s latest performance further strengthens his credentials ahead of his Commonwealth Games debut later this month in Glasgow. The Odisha sprinter now owns three of the five fastest 100m times ever recorded by an Indian. Before Gurindervir’s national record-breaking run in May, Kujur had briefly held the Indian record in the event. He is also the current national record holder in the men’s 200m, the discipline in which he primarily competes. The strong showing …

‘Recharged’ Jurgen Klopp confirms talks to become next Germany head coach

‘Recharged’ Jurgen Klopp confirms talks to become next Germany head coach

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2 min readJul 4, 2026 06:22 PM IST Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB), Germany’s football federation, has been in touch with him to take over as the national team’s new head coach after their Round of 32 exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Julian Nagelsmann who had been leading the team since 2023, stepped down as head coach after their shock loss to Paraguay on penalties. “Julian has stepped down and the (federation) is working on the succession and has approached me in the course of those considerations,” said Klopp, speaking from New York on German broadcaster Magenta TV in his role as a World Cup commentator late Friday. Klopp hasn’t been seen in management since announcing his departure from Liverpool in 2024. He was named Red Bull’s Head of  Global Soccer in January 2025. In reference to his absence from coaching, he said, “About two years ago I stopped at Liverpool and said that I lacked the energy for another job or for another year with Liverpool. Since then …

‘No campus placement, lots of rejections’: Indian woman shares Germany job reality

‘No campus placement, lots of rejections’: Indian woman shares Germany job reality

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For many Indian students and professionals, campus placements often serve as a direct pathway to a job. But an Indian woman living in Germany has highlighted how different the hiring process is abroad. The woman described the stark contrast between the recruitment culture in India and Germany. (Representational image/Unsplash) In a series of X posts, Shruti shared what she called “Germany Job Reality #1”, describing the stark contrast between the recruitment culture in India and Germany. “There is no campus placement culture like India. There’s no ‘final year = job secured pipeline’,” she wrote. Instead, she explained that graduates enter an open job market where everyone competes for roles and hearing nothing from employers is common. “Instead, you enter an open market where everyone applies, everyone competes, and silence is normal. And then comes the part nobody really warns you about,” she wrote. (Also Read: After 10 years in Germany, man explains why he moved back to India: ‘Not driven by fear, pressure’) ‘In Germany, rejection isn’t rare’ According to Shruti, one of the biggest …

Soni Razdan shares how Alia Bhatt’s 97-year-old grandmother once escaped Nazi Germany

Soni Razdan shares how Alia Bhatt’s 97-year-old grandmother once escaped Nazi Germany

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With Alpha set to release in theatres on Friday, Soni Razdan took a moment to celebrate a different kind of strength. The actor shared a heartwarming family photograph on Instagram featuring four generations of women—her 97-year-old mother Gertrude Hoelzer, daughters Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt, and granddaughter Raha. More than just a family portrait, the post honoured her mother’s extraordinary life journey and the resilience that has been passed down through generations. Before Alpha hits theatres, Soni Razdan shares the incredible story of Alia Bhatt’s grandmother. Soni Razdan shares her mother’s incredible journey Sharing the family picture, Soni introduced her mother as the original Alpha woman and reflected on the extraordinary life she has lived. She wrote, “One OG ALPHA woman and four generations in one frame ! Alia’s Nani who is all of 97 years young. No it’s not her birthday today, but on the eve of her granddaughter’s release she wanted to wish her this way. 🧿♥️🌺.” She then revealed that her mother was only six years old when her family was forced …

The sister who made Belgium’s Amadou Onana fearless before Senegal

The sister who made Belgium’s Amadou Onana fearless before Senegal

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Amadou Onana’s first memory of Belgium is an inflatable mattress, he wrote in the Players’ Tribune. His mother had brought him and his three-year-old sister from Senegal to Brussels on a Belgian passport inherited through his father, to an apartment with no furniture and no heat, and for the first weeks she slept on a small couch so the two children could have the mattress to themselves. Onana was eleven. Before any of that, in Dakar, Senegal, there was a grandfather. A big brown chair nobody else was allowed to sit in. A terrace room where the old man went to read the Quran or the newspaper, and where Onana, uniquely, was always welcome. Wolof was the first language Onana ever spoke, ahead of French. Senegal never once called him up, not even at youth level. Belgium is the only country that ever asked. Tonight, in Seattle, confirmed in the starting midfield, he plays Senegal for the first time in his career. ALSO READ | Mexico’s Quiñones: Faced racism, nearly joined guerrillas but now national …

Kimmich admits Germany “fully deserved” to be eliminated after Paraguay defeat

Kimmich admits Germany “fully deserved” to be eliminated after Paraguay defeat

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3 min readJun 30, 2026 04:11 PM IST Germany captain Joshua Kimmich has admitted his team “fully deserved” to be eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after a shocking defeat to Paraguay in the round of 32 on Monday. Making their first World Cup appearance in 16 years, Paraguay — ranked 22 places below Germany in the FIFA men’s rankings — secured a 4-3 penalty shootout victory after the match ended 1-1 following extra time. Save for the 7-1 victory over Curacao in their campaign opener, Germany did very little in this competition to suggest they were four-time world champions. It took a last-minute Deniz Undav goal to edge past Ivory Coast, while Ecuador handed Julian Nagelsmann’s side a 2-1 defeat. The frailties in the squad were exposed once again by Paraguay, and on this occasion, it proved fatal. Speaking in the media zone after the match, Kimmich conceded Germany deserved to bow out from the round of 32. “It feels awful. We didn’t play well against any opponent. On three occasions we had …

The goalkeeper who sold his clothes, then stopped Germany

The goalkeeper who sold his clothes, then stopped Germany

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Orlando Gill spreads his arms near the corner flag and his teammates run into him. He is six foot six and for the last two hours he has made himself look even bigger, but right now, mobbed, he looks like a man trying to hold up a roof. Two years ago, before any of this, his wife posted something online that almost nobody read. “When Lauti was born, we had nothing. Orlando sold his old club’s clothes***” It sat there unnoticed until his saves against Turkey sent people looking for who he was, and the post came back the way these things do, found again once the man in it mattered. He kept playing anyway. On Monday night at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, with the sun gone and the floodlights up, the man his wife once described selling his own clothes to get by saved two penalties and ended Germany’s World Cup. ALSO READ | Gabriel Martinelli is Brazil’s saviour as last-gasp goal breaks Japanese hearts *** Manuel Neuer was the story for about four …

Germany eliminated by Paraguay in penalty shootout after disallowed goal | Football News

Germany eliminated by Paraguay in penalty shootout after disallowed goal | Football News

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2 min readUpdated: Jun 30, 2026 05:01 AM IST Germany’s bid to win their fifth FIFA World Cup title is over after they lost in a penalty shootout against Paraguay in the Round of 32 clash at Boston Stadium. The Germans missed three penalty kicks in the shootout to seal their flight back home. SCROLL DOWN TO READ HOW THE PENALTY SHOOTOUT PANNED OUT There will be plenty of conversation about Germany’s disallowed goal in the 112th minute in the first period of extra time. A splendid cross from Nathaniel Brown found Jonathan Tah at the far post and was nodded into the goal. But even as the Germans were celebrating, the VAR asked the on-field referee to come take a closer look at an infringement during the build up play. The Germany goal, which could have been their game winner, was eventually disallowed after the VAR check for a foul on Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill by Waldemar Anton. The incident looked like a soft one and could have gone either way. After the first …

Germany coach Nagelsmann says no pressure to prove himself

Germany coach Nagelsmann says no pressure to prove himself

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3 min readJun 29, 2026 12:54 PM IST Julian Nagelsmann stated that he feels no pressure to prove his worth as Germany prepare for their World Cup Round of 32 clash against Paraguay. The upcoming game marks a significant milestone for the four-time world champions, as it is their first appearance in a knockout match of the tournament in 12 years. After entering the World Cup with nine consecutive victories, Germany dominated Curacao 7-1 in their Group E debut and later clinched the top position with a last-minute win over the Ivory Coast. Despite previous early exits in the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, the team appeared to be cruising toward a 12th straight win until a surprising 2-1 defeat by Ecuador in their final group fixture ended their streak and sparked immediate concern among supporters. While the defeat had no consequences on Germany’s standing in the group, it piled on immediate pressure on Nagelsmann and his cohort. Germany have also conceded a goal in all three group matches they played. ALSO READ | Cape Verde …