Germany sporting director Rudi Völler announced on Monday that he intends to hold talks with Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha following the controversy surrounding his goal celebration over ...
Germany midfielder Felix Nmecha is finding that sport and religion don’t mix when it comes to his club Borussia Dortmund’s professed values of tolerance and respect
Midfielder’s spectacular strikes rescued a frustrating day, only for celebrations to reignite dialogue that has followed him through his career It was just what they needed at just the right time. For a tricky first half and beyond, Elversberg had been a stone in Borussia Dortmund’s shoe, the promoted side not just keeping the home team at bay but keeping them honest, nourishing ambitions of their own. “The fatigue was clearly visible,” said the sporting director, Ole Book, to Sky after a week which had contained Der Klassiker in Munich and a hard-fought Champions League victory over Betis. “We were a bit too focused on managing the game, which was understandable.” Enter Felix Nmecha. BVB have enjoyed a largely excellent start to the season, are unbeaten and level on points with Bayern Munich at the top; Bayern lead, unsurprisingly, thanks to their superior goal difference. It is a gap which has been widened by Dortmund being far from prolific, a facet which looked as if it might undercut their efforts to roll over their visitors on Saturday, especially in the absence of the injured centre-forward Serhou Guirassy. Continue reading...
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Germany midfielder Felix Nmecha is finding that sport and religion don’t mix when it comes to living up to his club Borussia Dortmund’s professed values of tolerance and respect.Nmecha, a devout Christian, has been criticized by the club’s official supporters’ group for goal celebrations associated with the evangelical network “Ballers in God” after he previously faced allegations of sharing homophobic and transphobic social media posts.
Borussia Dortmund have confirmed plans to hold talks with Felix Nmecha following renewed criticism of the German international’s association with the Christian network “Ballers in God”. Respondi...
The fan department of Borussia Dortmund has sharply criticized the club's own player Felix Nmecha and the Ballers in God network. Ballers in God is a group of Christian footballers founded in 2015.
BVB head into the international break still unbeaten in the league.
Joshua Kimmich's first Bundesliga goal of the season helped injury-hit Bayern Munich win 2-1 at Mainz on Saturday and stay top of the table on goal difference. Borussia Dortmund remain level on points with the similarly unbeaten champions after overcoming promoted Elversberg 2-1 at home thanks to Felix Nmecha's second-half double.
Bundesliga matchday nine began with a game between two strugglers in Hamburg and Borussia Mönchengladbach, with Merlin Polzin’s side coming out 3-1 winners at the Volksparkstadion.Saturday afternoo...
Two long-range strikes from Felix Nmecha earned Borussia Dortmund a hard-fought 2-1 win over promoted Elversberg, keeping Niko Kovac's side level on points with Bayern Munich and unbeaten in the Bundesliga this season.
Joshua Kimmich's first Bundesliga goal of the season helped injury-hit Bayern Munich win 2-1 at Mainz on Saturday and stay top of the table on goal difference. Borussia Dortmund remain level on points with the champions after overcoming promoted Elversberg 2-1 at home thanks to Felix Nmecha's second-half double.
Noah Okafor stepped off the bench to snatch Leeds three points as they beat Tottenham 1-0 at Elland Road on Saturday to snap their five-game winless Premier League run. Okafor struck with his first touch, two minutes after replacing Lukas Nmecha, to seal Leeds’ third league win of the season and condemn resurgent Tottenham to their first defeat in five.
2026-11-07T12:07:22ZA reminder of the team news ahead of Leeds Utd vs Spurs...Leeds Utd XI: Trafford; Justin, Elvedi, Muharemovic; Bogle, Ampadu, Longstaff, Gudmundsson; Tanaka, Nmecha; Calvert-Lewin...
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha offered an honest assessment following BVB's end-to-end 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich. Nmecha, who operated on the left half-space in Kovac's asymmetrical system, felt Dortmund earned a valuable point in a chaotic encounter.
