Evicted for the European Championship: Ukrainian Students Must Make Way for...
Ukrainian students are being forced out of their dormitories ahead of the European Football Championship but will have to continue paying rent nonetheless. The German travel company TUI has booked the...
View ArticleThe World from Berlin: 'There Is No Doubt Tymoshenko Is Seriously Ill'
Yulia Tymoshenko has gone on a hunger strike to protest her conditions in prison. The former Ukrainian prime minister and current opposition politician is refusing treatment in her country. German...
View ArticleChampions League Euphoria: Germany Revels in Bayern Munich Triumph
Germany's heavyweight soccer team Bayern Munich is headed to the Champions League final after beating Real Madrid in an intense extra-time penalty shootout. Fans across the country couldn't be happier,...
View ArticleGerman President Cancels Trip: Ukraine Blasted over Treatment of Tymoshenko
With the European Football Championship tournament just around the corner, Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych is increasingly isolated over his treatment of former opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko....
View ArticleVitali Klitschko on Tymoshenko Case: 'Ukraine Is Becoming Increasingly...
In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, boxer and pro-democracy activist Vitali Klitschko talks about the worsening situation in his country and the case of the jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko....
View ArticleThe World from Berlin: 'Merkel Is Doing Well to Put Yanukovich Under Pressure'
Ukraine is furious at reports that Chancellor Angela Merkel may stay away from the European Championship in the country this June and has blasted Germany for using "Cold War tactics." German...
View ArticleUkraine and Tymoshenko: Merkel Rediscovers a Soft Spot for Human Rights
After years of pragmatic foreign policy, Chancellor Angela Merkel is suddenly putting human rights on center stage in her dealings with Ukraine. The country's handling of former opposition leader Yulia...
View ArticleBayern Munich President Uli Hoeness: 'Respect for Every Player Who Takes a...
How political should an international football tournament strive to be? Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness says he doesn't support a boycott, but argues that European football should take a stand...
View ArticleThe World from Berlin: Ukraine Boycott Calls Meet with Skepticism
Should politicians boycott European Football Championship games to be held in Ukraine? Should those games be moved to another country? German politicians are up in arms about the treatment of...
View ArticleShunning the Championships: European Commission Gives Ukraine the Cold Shoulder
The European Commission indicated on Thursday that all 27 members were planning on staying away from European Football Championship matches to be held in Ukraine. The move is just the latest European...
View ArticleFootball Tournament Spat: Ukraine Warns Berlin of Economic Consequences
A top official in President Viktor Yanukovych's party has warned Germany of economic consequences should Berlin continue to pressure Ukraine over the imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia...
View ArticleThe Insufferable Arjen Robben: Bayern Munich Can't Quit Its Dutch Diva
With his enormous ego and bad attitude, footballer Arjen Robben is an imposition for Bayern Munich's fans and players. But the Dutchman is undeniably talented, and will be sticking around until at...
View ArticleGerman National Team Captain Philipp Lahm: 'We Stand For a Democratic Society'
Germany's soccer team heads to Ukraine in June to compete in the 2012 European Football Championship. In a SPIEGEL interview, team captain Philipp Lahm discusses the controversy surrounding imprisoned...
View Article'We Don't Live in an Ideal World': Olympic Official Dismisses Calls for...
Politicians in Germany and Brussels are hotly debating the Ukrainian government's treatment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as her country prepares to co-host the European Football Championship....
View ArticleIn Europe's Waiting Room: All Eyes Are on Ukraine for European Championship
The German national team is playing all of its 2012 European Football Championship group games in Ukraine -- two in Lviv and one in Kharkiv. In these cities beyond the borders of the European Union,...
View ArticleThe Miracle Next Door: Poland Emerges as a Central European Powerhouse
Germans used to think of Poland as a country full of car thieves and post-communist drabness. On the eve of hosting the European Football Championship, however, the country has become the most...
View ArticleThe Magic Trio: Polish Hopes Rest on German League Stars at Euro 2012
Three star Polish players helped launch Borussia Dortmund to the top of Germany's Bundesliga soccer league this year. Now they will return home to play for Poland, a co-host of the 2012 European...
View Article2022 World Cup in Qatar: The Desert Dreams of German Architect Albert Speer
When Qatar presented its plans to build soccer stadiums in the middle of the desert for the 2022 World Cup, it was ridiculed as "the biggest football joke of all time." But the architect chosen to...
View ArticleAtoning for the Past: German National Team Blasted over Auschwitz Visit
Germany's Jewish community has criticized the country's national football team for sending a small delegation to Auschwitz last week instead of visiting the site as a group. It also accused team...
View ArticleThe Golden Yell: Ronaldo and Messi Battle to Define a Football Era
Ronaldo and Messi are without doubt the two greatest footballers of their era. But which one is better? If Portugal does well in the European Football Championship, Ronaldo has a chance to once again...
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