News about Kevin Behrens

Wolfsburg striker Kevin Behrens has landed himself in hot water after 'refusing to sign an autograph on a rainbow jersey promoting diversity' in a fan session. The 33-year-old reportedly shunned the shirt numerous times before launching into a foul-mouthed rant, saying 'I won't sign that kind of gay s***'. An internal meeting was then called with the striker forced to explain his actions to sporting director Sebastian Schindzielorz. At this point, Behrens insisted he 'had no aversion to homosexuals', Bild reports.

Steven van de Velde, 29, has been selected for the team despite his conviction for raping a 12-year-old British girl in 2014 when he was 19 - sparking a row which threatens to overshadow the beginning of the Paris games. The 29-year-old from the Netherlands will take to the sand on Sunday morning for his first beach volleyball match when the games get underway in the French capital this weekend. His inclusion in the Dutch team however has caused huge controversy and his own national committee has had to take extra security measures - including stopping him from staying at the Olympic village with most of the rest of the country's athletes and banning him from giving media interviews. Despite his conviction van de Velde has successfully rebuilt his life since leaving prison to the extent that he is now married to Kim Behrens, a high profile fellow volleyball pro from Germany.

We're often dismissing the Bundesliga as a one-club division, a 'Farmer's League,' by modern parlance, but we can skip over one of the most romantic stories in football in judging Germany's top-flight against Bayern Munich's 11 successive titles. Watch any post-match interview from any sport around the world and some iteration of the phrase 'the supporters cheered us over the line,' which is uttered, and while true, one club has a stronger fanbase than others. How many teams around the world can claim their supporters' own blood saved them from bankruptcy?What club can say their stadium was restored by the sweat and from their own loyal fans, after 140,000 hours of graft?Who else can say they've gone from the fourth-tier to the top division in just 13 years?