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FIFA President Gianni Infantino is heavily criticized after the excitement over his investor plan. The article discusses whether the criticism is enough to replace him.
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Fifa President Gianni Infantino is heavily criticized after the excitement over his investor plan. But is that enough to replace him? Sports lawyer Martin Nolte explains the power struggle in world football.
An interview by Peter Ahrens
September 3rd, 2026, 7:25 p.m
The German women's volleyball team lost the European Championship quarter-finals in Istanbul against the defending champions from Turkey 1:3 (18:25, 25:22, 18:25, 22:25). Despite a strong performance, especially in the second set, the German Volleyball Association team lost to the favorites. Lina Alsmeier was the most successful attacker with 13 points. It was the seventh consecutive quarter-final exit at international tournaments since 2019.
Due to official requirements and tree protection requirements, Union Berlin President Dirk Zingler announced that the club would not move to the Olympic Stadium until the beginning of 2028, meaning that home games will take place there until the 2029/30 season. The Alte Försterei stadium conversion to 40,000 seats costs 190 million euros and is crucial for the club's competitiveness.
THW Kiel won the second game of the season in the handball Bundesliga with 36:28 against newly promoted SG BBM Bietigheim. Lukas Zerbe scored seven goals and was the best thrower. Kiel had to do without the ill Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu, but instead used Hendrik Pekeler again and started with Gonzalo Perez de Vargas in goal instead of Andreas Wolff.

Former canoeing world champion Ronald Rauhe was appointed the new Minister of State for Sports. The article describes his sporting career and the challenges that lie ahead in his new political role.
German figure skating coaches such as Knut Schubert and Robert Kunkel criticize the ISU's decision to allow Russian athletes to take part in world championships and Grand Prix competitions under neutral status, despite the ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine. They emphasize that countries that wage wars of aggression do not belong in a peaceful sporting movement and question the sudden timing of the decision after four and a half years of war.
After riots at the DFB Cup game between SV Waldhof and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, the Mannheim police set up an investigation group called “Campus Ludi” with eleven officers. The aim is to identify suspects by analyzing image material. 35 police officers and 85 spectators were injured in the incidents, eight of whom were hospitalized.