In their opening match of the Women's World Cup, Germany hit top form right from the off to beat the dreadful Ivory Coast 10-0 in Ottawa. It was only the second-biggest win in World Cup history, but not a bad way to get the ball rolling.
After getting their hands on the world cup in 2003 and 2007, the German women’s national team are trying to make it three out of the last four this summer in Canada.
One paragraph with the match result - that's what a well-known news agency devoted to the Euro 2013 semi-final between Germany and Sweden in Gothenburg.
Germany's women's football team roared into the European Championship final for the eighth time on Wednesday night, in a 1:0 victory over host country Sweden.
While the subject of homosexuality remains taboo in men's football, Germany's veteran goalkeeper Nadine Angerer has revealed she is bisexual as she prepares to win a record third World Cup next year on home soil.