Germany Provisional Squad Fight for Contention, Literally

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Tempers flare at Germany World Cup camp as Antonio Rudiger and Joshua Kimmich clash during training.

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Men’s Olympic Football Gold Medal Match Preview: Brazil vs Germany

On Saturday August 20th at 17:30 local time hosts Brazil take on Germany in Rio 2016’s gold medal match at Maracana in Rio de Janeiro.

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The Tragedy of Seville: Schumacher’s Charge Crushes France’s Dream

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At World Cup 1982 Les blues met Die Mannschaft in a game that will not be remembered for it’s extra-time comeback, tense penalty shootout or array of magnificent players on show, it will be remembered for one ‘tackle,’ if you can call it that, by the German goalkeeper on Patrick Battiston.

In the build up to the second Euro 2016 semi-final, The Panenka looks back at that famous incident in Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizuan, now known as ‘The Tragedy of Seville.’

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The Four Times Italy Sent Germany Home From Major Tournaments

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The meeting between Die Mannschaft and Azzurri at Euro 2016 in Bordeaux on July 2 will be the 34th meeting between the two-footballing heavyweights.

Interestingly, Germany have never beaten Italy at a major tournament where Italy’s record reads: P8 W4 D4 L0. Those four draws occurred at World Cup 62 and 78 and Euro 88 and 96.

The Panenka takes a closer look at those four Italian victories, three at World Cups and one at a European Championship.
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