The story of Mario Gotze: a rare illness and unfulfilled potential

‘German Messi’ is fighting a a muscle disorder which can cause fatigue and weight gain

Northern Ireland beaten but unbowed in Germany

Michael O’Neill’s side manage to keep score respectable against world champions

Thomas Müller nets another double as Germany dominate

Robert Lewandowski’s hat-trick sees Poland past Denmark

Mario Götze in talks over Borussia Dortmund return

Bayern Munich’s chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirms talks have opened

Best Quotes of Euro 2016: Some Russian classics to Robbie Brady proposals

‘The Russian team is soft - we need a Stalinist mobilisation. Mental, physical severe power’

Germany v France: Big powers still have questions to answer

Two historic rivals meet in Marseille for the chance to take on Portugal in the final

Germany’s Joshua Kimmich must beware of Mario Gotze’s fall from grace

Bayern Munich players have had very different experiences at the tournament so far

Sadio Mané signs five-year deal with Liverpool

Southampton have already replaced their top scorer with Norwich’s Nathan Redmond

Germany ease into quarter-finals without breaking sweat

Slovakia offered very little in Lille as Germany cruised to a comfortable victory

Northern Ireland beaten but unbowed

Narrow defeat, coupled with Turkey’s win over Czech Republic, guarantees Northern Ireland a place in the last 16

Germany labour but pick up all three points against Ukraine

Goals from Mustafi and Schweinsteiger enough for world champions to open with win

Bastian Schweinsteiger makes provisional Germany squad

Manchester United midfielder in 27-man party for Euros despite knee injury

Bayern Munich in talks to sign Mats Hummels

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge: discussions have started with Borussia Dortmund defender

Italy and Belgium suffer defeats as Sweden draw with Czech Republic

Germany get back on track as they equal record win over Azzurri

Jürgen Klopp to be given substantial pot to overhaul Liverpool

German star Mario Götze leads list of targets for Anfield club

Ireland beat world champions Germany to move closer to qualification

Shane Long strike books play-off spot with automatic qualification still on cards

Robert Lewandowski makes in 10 goals in three games in Bayern rout

Polish striker keeps up dream run; Barca leave it late in comeback; BATE beat Roma

Alessandro Florenzi’s extraordinary goal earns Roma a draw with Barcelona

Thomas Müller grabs two as Bayern Munich prove too strong for BATE

Götze and Müller trump Lewandowski as Germany go top

World Champions see off Poland in Frankfurt while Northern Ireland beat Faroes

Stoke agree €17m deal with Inter Milan for Xherdan Shaqiri

Premier League club yet to discuss personal terms with Swiss international

Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben ruled out for rest of season

Winger limped off on his comeback in cup semi-final defeat to Borussia Dortmund

Two quick goals gets Germany back on track with win in Georgia

Marco Reus and Thomas Müller grab goals just before half-time in Tbilisi

Spain sunk by Kroos missile

Real Madrid man’s late goal sneaks victory for the world champions

Glut of goals doesn’t come for world champions

Germany cruise to victory but Gibraltar escape a complete drubbing

Luis Suárez omitted from Ballon d’Or nominees

Gareth Bale the only British player included on the 23-man list, with Cristiano Ronaldo the clear favourite

Bayern give €1m to Pope after accepting Roma’s charity

Pep Guardiola describes 7-1 victory at Stadio Olimpico as a footballing accident

Ruthless Bayern Munich batter Roma

German side record best ever away win in Europe against much-fancied Roma side

Composed Ireland able to reflect on night for the ages

O’Shea goal turns usual story of another gutsy defeat to a rush of pure Irish elation

Story book ending for Ireland’s unlikely hero

John O’Shea’s name can be added to the roll call including Aldridge, Sheedy, Houghton and Keane

German player ratings

Malachy Clerkin runs the rule of the individual performances of the world champions in Gelsenkirchen

Centurion John O’Shea strikes late for Ireland in Germany

Sunderland defender scores last-gasp equaliser against world champions in 100th international

Inside German football: True love drives Dortmund devotees

From the largest terrace in Europe, Dortmund’s fans exemplify a club with the best of football traditions

Inside German Football: Vorsprung durch technique - Germany’s formula for success

In the first part of a special series, Emmet Malone discovers how Germany’s World Cup success was founded on careful planning by the football federation

Inside German Football: Germany’s young guns clear the way for nation’s future

The scale of the change in German football was underlined by the age profile of their World Cup-winning squad

Schweinsteiger, Khedira and Reus ruled out of German squad to face Ireland

Coach Joachim Löw without important trio for upcoming qualifiers against Poland and the Republic

Müller penalty seals Bayern win over CSKA

German side controlled the game in empty stadium in Moscow

Ronaldo continues goal spree as Madrid win again

Bayern Munich also enjoy away win as they defeat Cologne 2-0, Monaco slip up in French league

Manchester City undone by late Boateng strike

Manuel Pellegrini’s side were seconds away from valuable point against German giants

Maybe the best Manchester City can hope for is to avoid defeat

Ahead of Bayern meeting Kompany stresses importance of setting out to win their group

Angel Di Maria inspires in Argentina’s rout of Germany

Repeat of World Cup Final sees only four of Germany’s winning side in action

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