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Deadly Rhine River inflatable boat accident near Strasbourg The victims were members of a group of German and Romanian tourists from municipalities around nearby Offenburg spending a day on the Rhine River on Thursday. A small inflatable boat with two adults and two children on board capsized at about midday. The three victims were a man in his mid-20s, a 6-year-old girl and a 22year-old who was part of a larger group that tried to rescue the four passengers on the boat, according to the Bas-Rhin prefecture in France. The 6-year-old girl was taken to hospital in Freiburg where she later died. A 4-year-old girl who went missing when the boat sank had still not been found five hours later.

The second adult passenger was found later and taken to hospital where he was said to be recovering. "Three adults, including a witness who tried to save the occupants of the boat, and a girl aged six years died," the Bas-Rhin prefecture in France said in a statement.

Hungary drops courts plan opposed by EU, rights groups Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbanʼs chief of staff said the launch of the new administrative court system would be suspended.

"The government will initiate the indefinite suspension of the launch of the administrative court system," Gergely Gulyas, Orbanʼs chief of staff, said at a news conference on Thursday. He defended the plans but admitted the pressure from the EU led the government to alter its position "We believe that the law meets European standards and rule-of-law requirements," he said.

"However, the administrative court system has been caught up in debates in Europe, which have unjustifiablycalled judicial independence into question."

The plan had been to set up a separate system of administrative courts, with its own Supreme Administrative Court and National Administrative Judicial Council.

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Austrian president names Brigitte Bierlein interim chancellor Bierlein will serve as chancellor until elections in September

President Van der Bellen has named Brigitte Bierlein interim chancellor to take over for the outgoing Sebastian Kurz. The first woman to hold the office, Bierlein will serve as chancellor until elections in September.

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen nominated Brigitte Bierlein to become the countryʼs next chancellor. Bierlein, a constitutional judge, will become the first woman to lead the country. "She is the sitting president of the Austrian Constitutional Court and will be named chancellor of the Austrian Republic by me within days," Van der Bellen said. Bierlein will be tasked with assembling aparliamentary-backed Cabinetand overseeing a caretaker government until new elections are held in September. Austria has been gripped bypolitical turmoilin the wake of ascandalous videothat set off a chain reaction that first drove the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) from the governing coalition and later brought down the entire government. ʼI will seek to earn your trustʼSpeaking alongside Van der Bellen, Bierlein said she "decided to take on this earnest task for the good of Austria," calling it her political responsibility to do so.

Bierlein also thanked the president

for his confidence in her abilities, saying, "I will do everything within my power to earn the trust that you have put in me." She noted that her new governmentʼs most important task would be to calm the current political situation and build mutual trust between parties. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was forced to step down on Monday after losinga noconfidence vote. Kurzʼs downfall was set in motion by a video, made public by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and the magazine Der Spiegel, showing ViceChancellor Heinz-Christian Strache of the FPÖ — Kurzʼs coalition partner — offering political favors to a woman posing as a Russian oligarchʼs niece in exchange for political support and positive media coverage. As a result,Kurzeventuallycut ties with the FPÖand then became the subject of Mondayʼs noconfidence vote. Opposition parties as well as the FPÖ came out in force against the chancellor forcing him to step down.

Germanyʼs Maas hopes for peace in eastern Ukraine under new leader Germany and France are unflagging in their commitment to peace in Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas had said ahead of his visit to Kyiv with his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, to visit the countryʼs newly elected president. "It was important to me to travel with [Jean-Yves Le Drian] to Kyiv after the inauguration of President [Volodymyr] Zelenskiy to make it clear that Germany and France are not slackening in their commitment to Ukraine — indeed, quite the opposite," Maas said in a statement posted by the ministry on Twitter.

"The people in eastern Ukraine need peace at last," he continued. "The dynamics brought about by this election could offer a chance to overcome the stalemate and finally put the peace plan of the Minsk agreement into practice."

Migrants rescued in Mediterranean, taken to Italy and Malta as UNHCR acts The Italian navy said the lives of the 100 people it rescued on Thursday were in imminent danger because their boatʼs engine had failed as the weather worsened.

Few of the migrants had life jackets and they had made a distress call to "Alarm Phone" a rescue hotline run by volunteers with the German association "Watch the Med."

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European Court of Justice rules Polish arrest warrants can be halted The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against extraditing suspects to Poland on Wednesday if there are "serious and fact-based grounds" to believe the suspect would not receive a fair trial. The ruling concernsa Polish man in Irelandwho claims recent justice reforms in Poland harmed his chances of being treated fairly.

The man is suspected of drug trade. In recent years, Polandʼs ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has been working to place courts under a tighter control of the executive branch. Among other steps, the parliament now has power to choose members of the National Council of the Judiciary whose job is to oversee judicial impartiality.

More recently, the lawmakers changed retirement age for the Supreme Court judges, which critics believe was aimed at ousting the most experienced judges and stacking the body with government supporters. The Supreme Court and its chief Malgorzata Gersdorf are opposing the move.

Geely the car industryʼs rising ʼprofitability starʼ Ferdinand Dudenhöffer from the CAR Center Automotive Research at Germanyʼs Duisburg-Essen University called Chinese auto manufacturer Geely "the profitability star of the worldʼs car industry." A fresh study by the center points out that on average, a Geely car costs just €9,529 ($10,942), but the companysecures a 14.4 percent profit from revenues before tax and interest.

Dudenhöffer says thatʼs a lot more than, say, the profit margins of foreign rivals BMW, Toyota or PSAOpel. The worldʼs largest carmaker, Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen, logs a profit margin of only 8.2 percent, the survey says. Geely is part of the Zhejiang Geely Holding,which also owns Volvo Cars, London EVTaxi and Lotus.The holding has also acquired a 10 percent stake in Daimler. According to the CAR researchers, Geelyʼs rapid rise is based on its successful compact car platform, which it developed together with Sweden-based Volvo.

"What Ferdinand Piëch managed to implement at VW from 1993 with the help of his platform strategyis in a way being copied now by Geelyʼs main shareholder and founder, Li Shufu," said Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, adding that the Chinese were becoming major players in the global auto market.

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Several dead, missing after boat sinks on the Danube Hungary:

At least seven people have died and 21 others are missing after a Hungarian sightseeing boat capsized on the Danube River in Budapest. Most of the passengers were tourists from South Korea.

Hungarian rescue crews on Thursday searched for survivors after a tourist boat collided with another vessel in central Budapest and sank in the Danube River. At least seven people were confirmed dead and 21 others were missing, rescue officials said.

The boat, named Hableany (Mermaid) and operated by a South Korean tour agency, was returning from an hour-long night tour when the accident occurred. Two crew members and 33 passengers were on board, most of which were from South Korea. Col-

Confusion over missing Saudi journalist in Turkey who ʼvanishedʼ from consulate Turkish and Saudi officials have given conflicting reports on the whereabouts of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has been missing since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. Khashoggi, a regular contributor to The Washington Post, has been a fierce critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and has criticized Saudi Arabiaʼs policies toward Qatar and Canada,the war in Yemen and a

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa says arrests intended to shut up news site Maria Ressa, founder of the Philippinesʼ online news site Rappler, said the multiple legal proceedings and arrests were all part of the official attempt to shut Rappler up. The former CNN correspondent is facing charges ranging from tax evasion to libel. "I spent most of yesterday running in and out of four different courts," Ressa told DW on Tuesday. "I mean itʼs gone from the ridiculous to the absurd." The latest chargesagainst Ressa and six other directors are for alleged violation of the Securities Regulation Code of the Philippines.

Rappler has been charged with violating constitutional limitations on ownership and control of mass media entities by accepting funds from foreign investor Omidyar Network. Only Filipino citizens can own media entities in the South East Asian nation. "Arrested on Friday. A new arrest warrant on Monday. 8th time to post bail.

And the weekʼs just starting!" Ressa said.

lision and sinking Authorities said the Hableany was traveling close to a Viking cruise ship as they approached the Margit Bridge, not far from Budapestʼs iconic neo-Gothic parliament building on the riverbank. The two ships were sailing side by side and in the same direction. But the tour boat veered into the much larger Viking and the two collided. This caused the Hableany to tip to its side, sending several passengers into the water, and then quickly sank around 10:00 p.m.

(2000 UTC). crackdown on dissent, the media and activists. Khashoggiʼs personal website bore a banner saying, "Jamal has been arrested at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul!" without elaborating. A Saudi official denied that Khashoggi had been detained inside the consulate. "Mr. Khashoggi visited the consulate to request paperwork related to his marital status and exited shortly thereafter," the official said.

"He is neither in the consulate nor in Saudi custody."

Afghan leader rejects resignation of spy chief, top ministers President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday

urged Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak, Defense Minister Tareq Shah Bahrami, and intelligence chief Masoum Stanekzai to stay in their posts, the Afghan government said.

The three officials submitted resignation letters on Saturday, citing policy differences and a spate of deadly attacks. "President Ghani did not approve their resignations... and gave them the necessary instructions to improve the security situation," a statement from the presidential palace said. The offers to step down followed the resignation of Ghaniʼs national security adviser and close ally, Hanif Atmar, on Friday. Atmar, one of the countryʼs most powerful politicians, has been replaced by former ambassador to the US Hamdullah Mohib.

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UNʼs Guterres calls for strong EU to avoid ʼnew Cold Warʼ

Upon receiving the Charlemagne Prize, the UN Secretary-General called for a strong and united Europe to avoid "a new Cold War." He also said the EU was too important to fail.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was awarded the Charlemagne Prize on Wednesday for promoting European unity. The annual prize was first awarded in 1949 and is named after the medieval monarch who ruled much of modern-day France, Germany, the Low Countries and Central Europe from the German city of Aachen. Guterres, who is a former prime minister of Portugal, was chosen by the prize committee

Muslim fashion for women exhibition stirs controversy in Germany Muslim head coverings have always been a controversial topic, as they embody so many issues, whether womenʼs rights worldwide or Western prejudice and discrimination against Muslims.

Now that the first exhibition dedicated to fashion consciousness of women in Islam is opening at Frankfurtʼs Museum Angwandte Kunst, the debate surrounding headscarves has been rekindled in Germany. Titled "Contemporary Muslim Fashions" and first shown at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco, the exhibition, however, does not aim to answer the numerous political and social questions related to hijabs or burkinis. "The focus of the exhibition is really fashionable modest dress and what weʼre trying to show in the exhibition is that there is a lot of choice for the mass of Muslim women," said Jill DʼAlessandro, curator of the "Contemporary Muslim Fashions" exhibition in San Francisco.

chosen for his advocacy of cooperation, tolerance, pluralism and multilateral cooperation. After being presented the medal in Aachen city hallʼs ornate Coronation Room, Guterres gave a speech highlighting the importance of a strong European Union. "If you want to avoid a new Cold War, if you want a real multilateral order, then we have to have a united states of Europe as a strong pillar of it," he said.

Julian Assange too ill for court date, lawyer says

Julian Assange, the Australian founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, was in too poor health to appear at a British court hearing on a US extradition request on Thursday, even via a video link from prison, his lawyer said at the brief hearing in London. The lawyer, Gareth Peirce, said Assange, 47, was "in fact far from well," a description echoed by Judge Emma Arbuthnot. WikiLeaks itself on Wednesday voiced concerns about Assangeʼs state of health, saying he had been moved to the health

ward of Belmarsh Prison and had lost a lot of weight. The non-profit organization said its publisherʼs health had "already significantly deteriorated" during the seven years he spent staying at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he had found refuge in 2012 after Sweden sought his extradition on sexual assault charges. The UShas now also requested his extraditionto try him on espionage charges related to Wikipediaʼs 2010 release of classified documents into the public domain.

France and Italy to celebrate Leonardo da Vinciʼs anniversary together French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a joint French-Italian celebration marking 500 years since the death ofRenaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. Macron told Italian broadcaster RAI he will host Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the French town of Amboise, where da Vinci died, "in the spirit of reconciliation." Both countries have traditionally claimed the artist, who was born in 1452 in the Tuscan town of Vinci in modern Italy and spent most of his life there.

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Why is Italy still the sick man of Europe?

Over the last decade, Italy has often been pinpointed as the "sick man in Europe," a vulnerable economy that is a risk to the European Unionʼs financial stability. Still today, a series of disappointing numbers are alerting analysts to the fact that Italyʼs vulnerability might be increasing.The countryʼs government recently cut its growth forecast for the year from 1% to 0.2%. Eurostat recently confirmed that Italyʼs public debt has reversed its declining trend and has grown almost 1% in 2018, reaching 132.2% of gross domestic product (GDP).

In total numbers, Italyʼs public debt is the EUʼs highest, and with the meager growth forecasted for this year, it is expected to rise. Italy is also currently theonly EU member state in a recession.

But what brought the country to this point? According to Carlo Alberto Carnevale-Maffe, Professor at Bocconi University School of Management in Milan, the situation is actually worse than the government estimates.

He and other analysts expect zero or even negative growth, as internal demand remains low and both public and private investment have dropped.

"Our export is robust, but itʼs the only positive component of our GDP," he tells DW. "And it isnʼt able to bear the weight of the national economy on its own."

Sierra Leoneʼs one month fishing ban achieves little

Up and down Sierra Leoneʼs 400kilometer (249 mile) stretch of coastline, entire villages depend on the sea.

Some 8,000 small boats manned by local fishermen go out every day to cast their nets – their catch a vital source of income in what is one of the worldʼs poorest countries. Without the fishermen, Sierra Leoneans would also go hungry – more than four fifths of the population depend on fish as a source of animal protein. But the countryʼs traditional fishing communities have long complained that their catch is drastically shrinking due to overfishing by foreign trawlers.

Giving fish stocks a chance to bounce back In an attempt to counter this, Sierra Leoneʼs government temporarily banned fishing by industrial boats for a month from 1 April.

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German food discounter Aldi to open first store in China Supermarket chain Aldi is set to open its first store in China. The German discounter is reportedly hoping to tap into a more affluent customer base by touting sought-after products from Europe.

German discount chain Aldi Süd is preparing to launch a flagship store in the coastal metropolis of Shanghai next week, according to trade reports.

A second store is expected to follow in the near future, the Lebensmittel Zeitungnewspaper reported. "This is another step in the race between Aldi and Lidl worldwide," trade expert Matthias Queck from LZ Retailytics told German news agency dpa. With its stores in Australia and the United States, Aldi Süd is already well ahead

Are German businesses ready to swallow a CO2 tax?

Slowly but surely the German government is bowing to global pressure to introduce a system to price carbon emissions. It was only around two weeks ago that Chancellor Angela Merkel said the government would make some decisions regarding its CO2 policy by the end of the year.

Then suddenly on Sunday, it was reported that the economy minister had finally gotten onboard with ideas first proposed by Environment Minister Svenja Schulze. Why the rush? In many parts of the world 2018 was one of the warmest years on record.

Germany was no exception to this and its dependence on heavy industry has led to discussions on eating less meat and even the threat of introducing a speed limit on the famous autobahn. Yet despite growing consensus about global warming, paying for carbon dioxide emissions has been opposed by businesses around the world. German businesses in particular fear extra costs for producing CO2 will hurt their global competitiveness, especially if only certain countries sign up.

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Indian leaders vow to fight poverty to win over poor voters India is in the middle of a rancorous general election season in which economic development has once again turned out to be a major issue. In the runup to the polls, political parties across the country have promised schemes to uplift the lot of the nationʼs poor. While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has tried to present a rosy economic picture, touting its efforts over the past five years to improve the well-being of the underprivileged sections of society, the main opposition Congress party has attempted to portray the BJP as a party for the rich. The BJPʼs manifesto has outlined plans for pulling people out of poverty by promising proper housing by 2022 for those living in mud huts or lacking shelter, and piped water connections to every village household by 2024. The ruling party has also pledged to upgrade rural roads and improve connectivity between Indiaʼs villages and cities.

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in the race to increase business beyond Europe, he added. The retailer began operating an online shop in China in 2017, and speculation about an expansion had been circulating for some time. Business publication Manager Magazin reported that Aldi initially plans to open at least 10 stores in China, with 50 to 100 further outlets to follow in the coming years. It said the Shanghai store would offer the usual Aldi products, imported from Europe, as well as a large fresh fish counter.

EU wants answers from Italy over debt

Brussels has asked the Italian government to explain its lack of progress in reducing debt. Italyʼs populist government is accused of exposing the bloc to financial problems by ignoring budget discipline rules.

The EU on Wednesday issued a double warning to Rome about the precarious state of Italian public finances. The European Commission expressed its concerns over last yearʼs debt at the same time Italyʼs populist leaders examine the possibility of flouting eurozone budget discipline and reversing unpopular economic reforms. Brussels took issue with the countryʼs rising level of debt in a letter to Economy Minister Giovanni Tria. "Italy is confirmed not to have made sufficient progress toward the debt reduction criterion in 2018," said the letter, signed by EU Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis and the blocʼs Economy Commissioner Pierre Moscovici. Italy only won EUapproval for its 2019 budgetafter reducing its deficit to levels that were deemed to be acceptable.

However, Rome went on toroll back austerity-inspired reformsand farright deputy premier Matteo Salvini is now promising big tax cuts.

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Boson predictor Peter Higgs: a fundamentally modest physicist Theoretical physicsmust be a lonely calling

Drug-filled rivers aiding resistance to antibiotics The body of water long immortalized in Johann Strauss IIʼs famous waltz "The Blue Danube"received an edgy new superlative on Monday: Along with being Europeʼs secondlongest river, the Danube is now the continentʼs most drug-polluted.

Rivers from the Thames in England to theTigris in Iraqhost concentrations of antibiotics exceeding safe levels by up to 300 times, which could play a role in human drug resistance, according tothe first international study of its kindpresented on Monday. Scientists from the University of York in England tested for 14 commonly used antibiotics in rivers in 72 countries.

They found antibiotics at 65 percent of the surveyed sites, causing scientists and policy makers to recognize the role of the natural environment in the antimicrobial resistance problem, according to ProfessorAlistair Boxall,Theme Leader of the York Environmental Sustainability Institute.

Leonardo da Vinciʼs rebirth of anatomy

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Fatboy Slim comes to Budapest Akvárium Club BRIGHTON BEATMASTER FATBOY SLIM IS COMING TO BUDAPEST FOR HIS LOCAL CLUB DEBUT AT THE FOCAL AKVÁRIUM ON 25 MAY.

Theoretical physicsmust be a lonely calling. There you are, driven to discover and explain the universe.

Youʼve got people around you, a team of disciples, all following a similar ideology. An assumption.

Hypothesis. Or prediction.

But thereʼs no way of knowing whether what you see, or this thing you think could there if only the technology would let you see it, is... indeed there. Until you prove it. And even your own science community needs convincing. You would have to be a

visionary. Or a true believer. Which is ironic. In physics. Where everything began with a bang, rather than the words "In the beginning..."

Someone likePeter Higgs. The British theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate is known for predicting the existence of a very special, fundamental element of the known universe. The God particle. Or "Higgs boson."

HIV drugs stop sexual transmission of AIDS virus, say doctors HIV-suppressing medication could stop sexual transmission of the AIDS virus among gay couples — even if they had sex without condoms. Authors of the study, published in medical journal The Lancet on Friday, presented it as evidence that the spread of HIV could be countered with antiretroviral treatment (ART). Researchers monitored almost 1,000 gay male couple across Europe over an

8-year period, where one partner was HIV-positive and undergoing ART and the other didnʼt have the virus.

The couples reported having anal sex without condoms at total of 76,088 times. Doctors found that over the course of the study there was not a single case of in-couple transmission.

Researchers estimated that the ART had prevented 472 HIV transmissions.

Leonardo da Vinciʼs anatomy studies could have revolutionized medicine, but they were lost for a long time. The drawings show insights into the human body that were previously completely unknown. Da Vinci first came to anatomy through art. He studied the structure, function and proportions of the body, which he wanted to understand and depict as realistically as possible. The Renaissance no longer sees the body as a shell of the soul, as it was viewed in the Middle Ages, but celebrates the beauty of the human body.

Brighton beatmaster Fatboy Slim is coming to Budapest for his local club debut at the focal Akvárium on 25 May. The veteran of many a festival – Glasto, Exit, Coachella – has played Hungary before but never in the intimate surroundings of a sweaty club.

The booking represents a major coup for the Akvárium, whose line-up for 2019 also includes John Digweed and Kruder & Dorfmeister. Tickets have not yet gone on sale for Fatboy Slim in the Main Hall of the Akvárium – but keep an eye on theclub’s websiteas they’re bound to sell out in no time. Slim, who successfully shifted from indie to electronica in the 1990s, reignited his career with the hit Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat, in 2013. The DJ star is currently playing a series of huge arenas in the UK, from London to Glasgow. Akvárium Klub District V. Erzsébet tér 12

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Cult goalie Gabor Kiraly hangs up his tracksuit bottoms

Nobodyʼs ever said the name Gabor Kiraly at FIFAʼs annual gala when the best footballers and goalkeepers of the world are announced. And why would they? Thereʼs no doubt that the Hungarianʼs a good keeper. But there were, and are, dozens of pros in European football of similar quality — Kiraly can be fairly described as a solid, average professional. He never approached the levels of players like Oliver Kahn, Gianluigi Buffon, Iker Casillas orManuel Neuer— all named goalkeeper of the year on multiple occasions. He was never cited, unlike the others, as someone who revolutionized goalkeeping. He never lifted the major trophies amid a shower of confetti at a final. He never played for the top clubs from Barcelona, Madrid, Turin, Manchester or Munich.

Danny Cipriani: Gloucester fly-half signs new contract

Gloucester fly-half Danny Cipriani has signed a new contract with the Premiership club. The 31-year-old is believed to have agreed a three-year deal, which could see the England international end his career at Kingsholm. The former Sale Sharks back joined the Cherry and Whites from top-flight rivals Wasps last summer.

Cipriani, who has 16 caps, has been in fine form this season, helping Gloucester to third in the table. After a three-year absence from the national side, he was recalled to Englandʼs squad last summer but has not featured for Eddie Jonesʼ team since Juneʼsthird Test against South Africa.

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Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica A brilliant second half free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov led Serbia to a deserved win over Costa Rica. Serbia were wasteful in front of goal but did enough to secure three vital points in Group E. Another World Cup day, another sublime freekick. If Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-cold effort tosnatch a point against arch-rivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament front-runner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic. Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a side-footed missile which screamed into the top corner of the Costa Rica net.

Kaylor Navas, who kept his team in the game with several crucial saves either side of half time, was nowhere near it.

Uli Hoeness takes center stage at football discussion lacking diversity Hoeness dominates any room he enters

Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness and Schalkeʼs Clemens Tönnies were part of a panel at Bonnʼs academy for research and teaching talking about the role of football in Germany.

Truly excellent discussion panels are few and far between. Listening to Uli Hoeness, President of Bayern Munich, Clemens Tönnies, chairman of the board at Schalke, and Bishop Dr. Franz-Josef Overbeck talk about the role of football in Germany and whether the sport could be considered a social glue sadly delivered far less than its promising title. In the end, three white men over the age of 55 skirted over the topic at hand, which was perhaps inevitable given that Uli Hoeness made sure he took centre stage. Hoeness dominates any room he enters. Regularly pleading

the words of forgiveness and honesty for his near €30 million tax evasion bill, Hoeness arrives with the confidence of a man who knows his power. He recalled times when he was a player and beers were drunk at Oktoberfest after a morning training session. He said how a Super League would never happen for Bayern if it meant the loss of a Bundesliga Saturday, how to compete with teams like Manchester City if it meant spending transfer fees he wasn’t keen on, and why it was a huge shame that Germany, a country so rich, didn’t want to a host an Olympics.

Franck Ribery on leaving Bayern Munich: ʼI was the best player in Europe, it was fantasticʼ

After 12 years in Munich, Franck Ribery is set to leave Bayern at the end of the season. The winger sat down with DW to speaki about his trophy-laden time with the club and explain why itʼs so difficult to say goodbye.

Franck Ribery has called Munich home for over a decade. His family has settled in Grünwald, a leafy suburb on the bank of the River Isar and theenigmatic winger has imprinted his DNA on Bayern Munichʼs storied history. But following theGerman Cup final on May 25th, Ribery will be

saying goodbye. His time with Bayern is coming to a close, the realities of age and circumstance are unavoidable as the club moves on from a golden era that Ribery has been central to. Eight Bundesliga titles (potentially nine after this coming Saturday, and a Bundesliga record), five German Cups (potentially six), a Champions League title and a European player of the year award means a rich legacy will be left behind and remembered in the annals of Bayern forever. But that doesnʼt make the farewell any easier.