The University of Michigan and Western Michigan University are in talks to open their 2026 football season on foreign soil in Germany, the two schools announced Friday. The Wolverines would host the Broncos at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026.

The University of Michigan and Western Michigan University will reportedly open the 2026 college football season with a game in Frankfurt, Germany.

Michigan will play its 2026 season opener against Western Michigan in Frankfurt, Germany. The game will be held at Deutsche Bank Park, a soccer stadium with a retractable roof. This marks the first time Michigan will play a game outside the U.S., excluding practices held in Rome in 2017.

Aitana Bonmatí has scored in extra time to guide Spain to its first Women’s European Championship final with a 1-0 win over Germany.

Aitana Bonmatí scored in extra time to send Spain to its first-ever UEFA Women's Euro final with a 1-0 win over Germany on Wednesday, setting up a repeat of the 2023 World Cup title match. A stubborn Germany performance had seen it take the world champions to extra time and Spain needed a superb strike from the two-time Ballon d’Or winner to secure a first-ever win over Germany.

Aitana Bonmatí commented Spain’s new achievements. The Spanish women national team’s victory over Germany in the Women’s Euro 2025 semi-finals marks the first time that La Roja have defeated DFB-Frauenteam and also their first Euros final in history.