WORLD CHAMPIONS OF THE HEART: THE GERMAN OVER 75 NATIONAL TEAM SHOWS THAT FOOTBALL KNOWS NO AGE
The German Over 75 national team stands for passion, team spirit and the pure joy of football. In October 2025, the team became undefeated world champions in Japan and has since shown in an impressive way that sporting ambition, community and enthusiasm are not a question of age. Alongside this special story, the charity sticker […]
Matthias Jaissle, Lennart Thy and Global United FC are the German Football Ambassadors 2025.
– Matthias Jaissle is honored as German Football Ambassador 2025. – The honorary award goes to Global United FC for its long term commitment, primarily in Africa. – The Public Award is presented to Lennart Thy, currently the top scorer in Singapore. – All prize money will be donated to the social project Equal Play […]
THANK YOU TO GES FOR THE GENEROUS SUPPORT AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THEIR 75TH ANNIVERSARY!
As part of GES’s 75th anniversary celebration at the PRO FachHANDEL trade fair in Nuremberg, the German Football Ambassador e. V. was honored with a very special gesture: Ulrich Berklmeir and Leon Semunovic presented a generous donation check in support of our charitable foundation. This commitment means a great deal to us, and we are truly […]
AWARD CEREMONY 2025 TO TAKE PLACE AS PART OF THE “SPORT MARKE MEDIEN” CONFERENCE IN MUNICH
This year’s annual award ceremony of the German Football Ambassador Association will take place on 1 December 2025 as part of the ‘Sport Marke Medien’ conference in Munich. Traditionally, the ceremony is held in May at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. However, due to the early federal elections, it had to be rescheduled and […]
HORST HRUBESCH RECEIVES THE FEDERAL CROSS OF MERIT! THE GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR NOW FIELDS A COMPLETE STARTING ELEVEN OF AWARD WINNERS
The German Football Ambassador warmly congratulates Horst Hrubesch on being awarded the Federal Cross of Merit by Minister President Daniel Günther in Kiel – a well-deserved honor for a true personality of German football. With this award, our Football Ambassador family now counts eleven football personalities who have received the Federal Cross of Merit: Rudi […]
RALF RANGNICK, 2024 – RALF RANGNICK FOUNDATION, GERMANY
The 2024 main award winner, Ralf Rangnick, donated his prize money to his Ralf Rangnick Foundation, which has been committed to educational projects since its founding in 2018. The foundation focuses on creating better development opportunities for children, regardless of their social background. Rangnick, whose international coaching career includes stations in Salzburg, New York, Moscow, […]
TONI KROOS, 2024 – TONI KROOS FOUNDATION, GERMANY
Toni Kroos donates his prize money from the 2024 Public Award to his own foundation, the Toni Kroos Foundation. Founded in 2015, the foundation is dedicated to supporting seriously and chronically ill children and their families. It provides financial assistance for essential therapies and medical equipment, and also fulfills heartfelt wishes for affected children. All […]
LOTHAR MATTHÄUS & ANDREAS BREHME, 2024 – FRANZ-BECKENBAUER FOUNDATION, GERMANY
Lothar Matthäus and Andreas Brehme, two iconic figures in German football history, were honored with the 2024 Honorary Award of the German Football Ambassador. Matthäus received the award in person, while Brehme was recognized posthumously – the first time in the association’s history that an award was given after death. The two were not only […]
THE PRIZE MONEY 2023 GOES TO "GIRL POWER" + "FUTBALO GIRLS"
THE PRIZE MONEY 2023 GOES TO "GIRL POWER" + "FUTBALO GIRLS" The winners, together with Common Goal, decided: the annual donation of the German Football Ambassador will benefit the nationwide girls’ football projects "Girl Power" and "Futbalo Girls" in 2023.