Bayern Munich announced record turnover of close to €1 billion ($1.15 billion) in the past season at their annual assembly on Sunday where Herbert Hainer was re-elected for a third term as club president. CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said that the Bundesliga champions generated a turnover of €978.3 million in 2024-25, an increase of 2.8% from €951.5 million the previous season. Net profit was €27.1 million, down from €43.1 million, which Dreesen explained with investments, saying "We want maximum sporting success, not maximum economic profit. "FC Bayern remains financially strong, on track in spo...
The current wave of bird flu in Germany is likely to spread south from the northern states where it is now most prevalent, the country's animal health authority warned on Sunday. The Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) said infection numbers were continuing to rise. "An easing of the situation is not in sight," FLI president Christa Kühn said. She noted that the annual bird migration in the autumn was in a south-westerly direction. Kühn urged close monitoring and strict adherence to hygiene and biosecurity measures to contain the highly contagious and often fatal disease, which does not affect ...
Five German mountaineers died after being hit by an avalanche in South Tyrol, in northern Italy, rescuers said on Sunday. Three victims — two men and a woman — had already been recovered dead on Saturday, while the bodies of two other missing people, a man and his 17-year-old daughter, were found on Sunday morning. “They had been dragged to the lower part of the gully where the avalanche occurred,” said Alpine rescue spokesman Federico Catania. “Rescue teams are now returning to the valley, also considering the worsening weather conditions at high altitude.” The mountaineers, all Germans, were...