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FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer – Borussia Dortmund v AS Monaco – UEFA Champions League Quarter Final First Leg – Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany – 11/4/17 The Borussia Dortmund team bus is seen after an explosion near their hotel before the game. Reuters / Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

Germany Doubts Islamist Motive behind Dortmund Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 15, 2017 | World

German prosecutors have cast doubt on the authenticity of letters that suggested Islamist militants attacked soccer team Borussia Dortmund’s bus and a newspaper cited an investigator as saying right-wing extremists were probably behind the bomb attack. Three...

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A police officer stands outside the Signal Iduna Park stadium before the Borussia Dortmund v AS Monaco UEFA Champions League quarterfinal. (Reuters)

Germany: Terrorist Motives behind Dortmund Blasts

by Majid al-Khateeb | Apr 13, 2017 | World

Cologne – German federal prosecutors said Thursday that they had cleared the sole suspect in custody for Tuesday’s bomb attack against the Borussia Dortmund football team bus of involvement in the crime. “The investigation has not found evidence that the...

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Mario Götze holds the World Cup after scoring the extra-time goal that gave Germany a 1-0 win over Argentina in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Fifa via Getty Images

Mario Götze: The ‘Once in a Century Talent’ Who Is Now Fighting to Save His Career

by Philip Oltermann | Mar 25, 2017 | Sports

Some goals are replayed so often it can blind us to their brilliance. Germany’s winner in the 2014 World Cup final is a case in point. To meet André Schürrle’s cross in extra time, Mario Götze had sprinted to the top-right corner of the six-yard box. As he cushioned...