Why did Germany football downfall?

Why is Germany famous for football?

In my travels around the world, I've come to realise how different people's idea of what is German, or even English, can be.

But the one thing that's always stood out for me, especially when I visit England, is how important the sport of football is in its culture and how important it is to their identity as a country. So it's no surprise that it has become a huge part of the national identity of Germany too!

Why is football such an important part of Germans' identity? Germany has always had a huge interest in football - a national obsession if you like. From the beginning, there was never any doubt that it would become hugely important in life in Germany - there are even signs written in ancient Greek that say "Sitzenkult" (which mean you should sit down and watch). German football is not only hugely popular; it is arguably the most popular sport in the world. There are so many things about football that are important to them. The beautiful game is in many ways an extension of the nation itself, much like religion. It has so many aspects associated with it that make up a big part of German identity. People talk about Schalke - that's the club we call our heart, it represents the country and we're just a huge fan group. We love the team, but at the same time we are a group of people. So it's just another way that football connects Germany.

Of course, people don't all love football in the same way. There are the ones who just love it as a game, who don't necessarily want to get a qualification. They just want to kick a ball around on a nice evening, for free. There are those like me, who are in love with the game, who want to play professionally - and also, you have those people who play just because they know the teams, and they don't really care who wins. But overall, Germany is proud of its football, and is a great country because of it.

Why is 'der DFB' German (ie 'The Football Association')? That's where we get our name for the football league from. For some reason it's pronounced the same in French as well. The English do "Football", the Germans do "Fuball", which sounds much better!

How did football come to Germany?

The question of football's origin is as ancient as the game itself.

For at least a thousand years, the two have been linked in a kind of unbroken line from Greece to Germany. Yet for all the attempts to trace its origin, it remains impossible to say exactly when and where the game was first played.

"The origin of football has been much discussed over the years," says German historian Michael Kastl. "What we do know is that it originated in Greece."

One of the most famous legends surrounding the game's origins is that it was invented in Greece by Phrygians who played a game with a ball of wool or leather. The Phrygians, who were a pre-Greek people living in what is now Turkey, supposedly used a ball of goat hair to play a game that resembled the modern game.

But Phrygian or not, football is likely to have existed long before the Phrygians, because it has been shown to have existed in the Levant, a region that includes today's Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel, since at least the 10th century BC. Football's first stadium. The first mention of football in history comes from the Greek writer Herodotus, who described the sport in his book Histories in around 440 BC. He said the game had been invented by the Phrygians, a pre-Greek people who lived in the region that is now Turkey.

Herodotus described the sport as follows: "They stand in a line and strike the ball with a slender club made of wood. When they have struck it, they run to a certain place, where they stop. Then they turn round, and make the ball rebound from the ground and so drive it out again."

But while Herodotus wrote that Phrygians played a game similar to modern football, it is unlikely that it was an exact replica. For one thing, Phrygians would have played a game without a ball.

Image copyright Science Photo Library image caption Football was thought to have been invented in Greece. "A Phrygian ball, that would be pretty hard to come by," says Giorgio Riello, an Italian football historian who has written a number of books on the sport. "So I don't think they would have had the same rules as we have today.

What is the history of Germany football team?

Germany team was formed on August 31, 1904 at Leipzig under a new name of Nationalklub Deutschland (abbreviation of national club). The first time when they played a game was in May 1905 in the German championship match against VfB Leipzig. In 1905 they participated for first time in the International tournament where they lost to Austria.

In 1906 they won first championship and gained the right to play in the championship of European countries. Until 1912 Germany participated in all competitions (with one exception, when they withdrew from the tournament), finishing third on seven occasions and winning twice.

1910 saw the birth of football (or soccer as it is known in the USA) as an Olympic sport. Germany, in their first Olympic appearance, finished eighth with three wins, two losses and a draw. Germany was unable to advance further because Austria, Italy, and Hungary were also in the event.

The 1912 Olympics brought about changes in the game. FIFA wanted the ball to be a minimum size of the ball when kicked, rather than the regulation size that had been used since the 1904 Games. To accommodate the larger ball, the distance between the two lines of the field was shortened to 24 yards (the minimum distance according to FIBA rules) from its normal length of 30 yards. The other change was the width of the field was cut from 100 to 90 yards. These changes are what gave birth to the soccer or football we know today. Because of this, the games in that tournament would be considered the first international matches of soccer.

In 1913 FIFA introduced the game's official rules, and the German FA was the first to use these in an international tournament, as did the South American teams in 1914. It was followed by all other countries in the world.

The end of the First World War ushered in a new era for the nation, the Weimar Republic. The German football team was at the heart of the political turmoil of the era. They had gained a reputation as the best team in the world, but that was no longer sufficient to keep them out of political trouble. Political forces inside Germany wanted to break up the country by making it too weak, while opponents outside the country were plotting to destabilize it.

Why did Germany football downfall?

Although it is a huge surprise how Germany has slipped as far as it did considering its World War I victory, and how strong its football has been to make sure they were never relegated from 2nd Division or above in 50 years in the Bundesliga, many German football scandals have led the country down the path they find themselves in today.

This article has been created by Football Insights and with their permission. German Soccer Scandals In 1920s. The first German scandal was when several players signed up for FC Bayern Munich (the Munich club which is in Bavaria province) instead of the FC Hessen club at the time as there were allegations of them being members of National Socialist (Nazi) party, however, FC Hessen were still awarded both German Titles in those years. After Adolf Hitler became Fuehrer and President of the Reich of Germania in 1933, many more scandals were uncovered. In 1934, three professional players including Ludwig Neudeck, Georg Lehner, and Hans Schwaierbtcher were found to have played for different clubs with a goal against their home town clubs. These players agreed to get 'revenge' pay which went to FC Huescher, who ended up getting their league championship titles in the middle of the championship, and having a few years later when the German football federation decided to go back to 'A-Classification.'

On the 23rd June 1934 the following players also agreed to be paid 4.00 per week to the Fussball Verband: Armin Kpke. Gnter Fink. Max Wichtrath. Fritz Piller. Ernst Weber. Ewald Lemberg. Walter Rauch. Otto Reimann. Rudi Wenzler. Herman Schmidt. Ludwig Neesse. Max Nussbaumer. Josef Kntzel. Georg Wimmer. In October of 1934, three teams from Westphalia were punished.