Rudi Gutendorf, the tireless manager who guided a world record 55 teams, including 18 national sides, has died at 93, according to several German media outlets.

Born in Koblenz on the banks of the Rhine, the man dubbed "Restless Rudi" started his football career as a player for hometown club TuS Neuendorf before taking his first management role with Swiss side Blue Stars Zurich in the 1950s.

Coaching proved infectious, and after building an impressive CV with top flight teams in West Germany, Gutendorf...

Former Germany international Christoph Metzelder is under investigation on suspicion of spreading child pornography, Hamburg public prosecutors told ESPN FC on Wednesday.

Metzelder's property in Dusseldorf was searched by police on Tuesday and his electronic devices were seized for further inspection.

Hamburg public prosecutors told ESPN FC the devices would be searched for evidence before any further update is provided.

​Prosecutors added in a statement it had been alleged Metzelder had sent...

Comments made by Schalke president Clemens Tonnies regarding Africa were racist but there will be no proceedings against the billionaire, who has stepped down from his post for three months, the German FA (DFB) said on Thursday.

Tonnies, owner of a meat processing company, had told a conference earlier this month that instead of increasing taxes to protect the environment there should be more power stations built in Africa.

"Then the Africans would stop cutting down trees and produce babies when...

Schalke chief Clemens Tonnies is to temporarily step down after being cleared of racism allegations by the German club's honorary council.

The 63-year-old, who remains under investigation by the German FA's ethics committee, will leave his position at the Bundesliga club for three months..

The head of Schalke's supervisory board, Tonnies had said that building power plants in Africa would stop the continent's inhabitants from "cutting down trees and producing kids when it's dark."

Tonnies, owner...