Dortmund is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the ninth-largest city in Germany. With a population of 612,065 inhabitants, it is the largest city of the Ruhr as well as the largest city of Westphalia. It lies on the Emscher and Ruhr rivers in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, the second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union, and is considered the administrative, commercial, and cultural centre of the eastern Ruhr. Dortmund is the second-largest city in the Low German dialect area, after Hamburg.
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund or by its initialism BVB, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. The club have won eight league championships, five DFB-Pokals, one UEFA Champions League, one Intercontinental Cup, and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Matthias Sammer is a German football official and former player and coach. He played as a defensive midfielder and later in his career as a sweeper.
Massimo Introvigne is an Italian sociologist of religion, author, and intellectual property attorney. He is a co-founder and the managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), a Turin-based nonprofit organization which has been described as "the highest profile lobbying and information group for controversial religions".
Nuri Şahin is a professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
Christian Wörns is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. Wörns is widely considered one of the finest German defenders of his generation. He started his career with Waldhof Mannheim but played the majority of his career with Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund. He also had a short stint with Paris Saint-Germain.
Jürgen Kohler is a German former professional footballer and manager, who played as a centre-back.
Roman Weidenfeller is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga clubs 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Borussia Dortmund, as well as the Germany national team.
Play in Group B of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 10 June and completed on 20 June 2006. England won the group, and advanced to the round of 16, along with Sweden. Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago were eliminated.
Jörg Heinrich is a German professional football manager and former player. A highly versatile player, he was employed in a variety of positions in defense and midfield. He is the assistant manager of Borussia Dortmund.
The knockout stage was the second and final stage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, following the group stage. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A match was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals to determine which team finished in third place.
Mats Julian Hummels is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Roma and the Germany national team.
Daniel Caligiuri is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Mario Götze is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany national team. Although his favoured position is that of a playmaker, Götze has also played as a left winger or false nine.
Westfalenstadion is a football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which is the home stadium of Borussia Dortmund. Officially called Signal Iduna Park for sponsorship reasons and BVB Stadion Dortmund in UEFA competitions, the name derives from the former Prussian province of Westphalia.
Koray Günter is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish club Göztepe on loan from the Italian club Hellas Verona.
Salih Özcan is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg, on loan from Borussia Dortmund. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team.
Roberto Massimo is a professional footballer who plays as a wingerand wing-back for 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth. Born in Ghana, he has represented Germany at youth level.
Luca Jannis Kilian is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for 2.Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.
Jens Peick is a German trade unionist and SPD politician. He is a member of the German Bundestag and chairman of the SPD Dortmund.
