Overview
- Six athletes were elected to the Hall of Fame of German sport: Philipp Lahm, Dirk Nowitzki, Greta Blunck, Kathrin Boron, Britta Heidemann and Maria Höfl‑Riesch.
- The Sporthilfe induction will take place on November 19 in Frankfurt/Main, bringing the hall to 137 members whose new class has a combined 54 major international medals.
- The Deutsches Fußballmuseum’s Hall of Fame added Ottmar Hitzfeld, Bernard Dietz and Pia Wunderlich following the jury’s annual vote, with a ceremony planned for spring 2027 in Dortmund.
- Hitzfeld is cited as the only coach to win the Champions League with two different German clubs, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
- At the DFB Bundestag in Frankfurt/Main on November 7, Bernard Dietz was appointed Ehrenspielführer of the national team, becoming the seventh player to hold the title.