Football

Müller: That was only the first match

UPDATE: More than 26 million Germans watched Thomas Müller claim the first hat-trick of Brazil 2014 in Monday's 4-0 rout of Portugal. But the rising star urged German football fans to keep their feet on the ground.

Football

Klose equals Müller's Germany goal record

Striker Miroslav Klose scored his 68th international goal in Friday's World Cup qualifier against Austria to equal Gerd Müller's 39-year-old record for Germany.

Health

Brezel ban for bug-ridden Bavarian bakery

Cockroaches, weevils, worms and maggots: authorities have shut down a wholesale bakery after they repeatedly found pests on the premises. It's the third serious hygiene scandal in Bavarian bakeries this year.

Food and Drink

Pretzel factory 'failed hygiene tests'

Bavarian health authorities shut down last week an industrial bakery producing pretzels for the Oktoberfest after they found it did not comply with hygiene standards. Everything produced in the past five days has been recalled.

Economy

Müller and Pepsi unite to bring Yanks yoghurt

The Theo Müller company, Germany’s biggest dairy, has announced it was joining forces with American beverage giant Pepsi to sell yoghurt products in the United States.

Cars

Porsche will continue to be “Made in Germany”

Sports car manufacturer Porsche wants to continue producing its cars exclusively in Germany, CEO Matthias Müller has confirmed.

Football

Bayern Munich extends contracts of rising stars

Rising Bayern Munich stars Thomas Müller and Holger Badstuber, two of the Bundesliga's brightest prospects, have extended their contracts until 2014, it was announced Thursday.