Overview
- Germany’s women reached their first handball World Cup semifinal since 2007 with a 30:23 win over Brazil, as the DHB backs equality with equal per diems, a record €425,000 title bonus and more women in leadership despite an expected €1 million event deficit on a €13 million budget.
- FC Bayern signaled a quiet winter after sport chief Max Eberl said no signings are planned, and a 3:1 Champions League win over Sporting featured Alphonso Davies’ late return following nearly nine months out with a cruciate injury.
- Eintracht Frankfurt lost 1:2 at Barcelona but showed a far stronger collective performance after the 0:6 in Leipzig, with sporting director Markus Krösche targeting six Bundesliga points before the winter break against Augsburg and Hamburg.
- Footage from the away sector at the Camp Nou showed thrown objects and pyro in the Eintracht block, prompting calls for sanctions and renewed scrutiny of traveling fan behavior.
- Union and the SPD convene in the coalition committee to try to settle contested files before Christmas, with talks focused on the heating law, Bürgergeld reform and the make‑up of a pensions commission, and SPD floor manager Dirk Wiese expressing confidence in a year‑end agreement.