Darmstadt’s Terrence Boyd celebrates his goal marking the 1-0 in a German first division (or Bundesliga) soccer match SV Darmstadt 98 vs Borussia Dortmund, Feb.12. Darmstadt won 2-1.
A soccer fan dressed in a traditional carnival costume waits for a German first division soccer match Mainz 05 vs Darmstadt 98 to start (Oct.16). Mainz is one of Germany’s carnival strongholds, although the carnival season only starts Nov.11 (at 11.11.a.m.).
The French seeker catches the snitch to score points and end the game vs Italy at the Quidditch World Cup that was played in Frankfurt this weekend (July 23/24).
Marco Koch (bottom), the men’s 200-meter breaststroke world champion in 2015, during a nighttime training session at Darmstadt’s Nordbad, some 45 kms (28 mls) south of Frankfurt, July 14, just a few days before flying to Rio to take part in the Olympics. The scene is lit by floodlight and two remotely triggered studio flashlights positioned diagonally left and right.
Men sometimes behave strangely, especially when they play soccer, and even more so when it rains and temperatures are just above freezing.
(During a German second soccer division (or Zweite Bundesliga) match FSV Frankfurt vs Fortuna Düsseldorf, Nov. 29. Frankfurt lost 1-2)
Armin Veh, the coach of the city’s first division soccer club Eintracht Frankfurt, sits on a stage during a discussion prior to the start of the new soccer season in Frankfurt, July 15.
Frankfurt’s Paraguayan player Nelson Valdez jubilates after scoring the 4-0 in a German first division soccer match Eintracht Frankfurt vs SC Paderborn 07, Mar. 14, only minutes after making his return following a six-month injury absence. He of course received the yellow card for taking his shirt off in celebration – undressing is not allowed during the match, although highly recomended afterwards.
The gold medal won by Bärbel Wöckel in the 200-meter dash at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, photographed at the home of the former (East) German athlete in Breitenbrunn, Odenwald region, some 70 kms (42 mls) south of Frankfurt, March 11.
The referee shows the red card to goalie Loris Karius in a German first division soccer match FSV Mainz 05 against Hertha BSC Berlin. The match ended 0:2.
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