A media report that Hamburg footballer Bakary Jatta is playing under a false name has sparked investigations by the DFB (German FA) and city authorities. The report claims there are also doubts about Jatta's age.
Football tournaments, beach excursions, forest walks - although some migrant associations might wind down their activities during the summer, others are offering a wide range of activities aimed at migrants and refugees. InfoMigrants takes a closer look at what’s happening in Paris and other French cities this summer.
Born in Greece to Nigerian migrant parents, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s route to the National Basketball Association (NBA) is nothing short of a fairytale. Currently shortlisted for one of the league’s finest honours - the Most Valuable Player award - the Milwaukee Bucks forward is so much more than just an extraordinary athlete. We take a closer look at his unlikely road to success.
A group in Berlin is helping migrant and refugee women to gain confidence and mobility, and save money, by teaching them to ride a bicycle.
Khalida Popal, player turned team director of the Afghan women's team, says she's worried that some of the men accused of sexually abusing players in Afghanistan will go unpunished. The allegations were denied by the Afghan FA last year.
Students at a school in Turin have organized a mini-Olympics in memory of Saamiya Yusuf Omar, a young Somali sprinter. Omar died in a migrant shipwreck in 2012.
Refugees finding their feet in a new country face all kinds of challenges. So how to unwind, let off steam and make new friends? In Berlin, women from Albania, Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia and Iran have found an answer in coming together on the football pitch, as DW's Holly Young found out.
Becoming a successful ballet dancer while growing up in a refugee camp wasn't easy. DW caught up with the Netherlands-based dancer on World Dance Day to learn about his form of artistic resistance.
The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR and Fondazione Milan have joined forces for the project ''Sport as therapy'' which will allow refugees evacuated from Libya to Niger to practice sport to help them overcome the traumatic experiences they have endured as migrants.
The Rome-based multi-ethnic football team "Pineto United" has protested against the shutdown of a migrant hosting center in the capital's Aurelia district. Club supporters say this will bring an end to the "training and social inclusion process of these boys."
Refugees finding their feet in a new country face all kinds of challenges. So how to unwind, let off steam and make new friends? In Berlin, women from Albania, Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia and Iran have found in an answer in coming together on the soccer field.
Anszou Cissé is a young Senegalese migrant in Italy, who will soon be evicted from the Castelnuovo di Porto CARA reception center and sent away. He is also the pride and glory of the local football club, which is trying to keep him against all odds.