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Attacks on Muslims drop in Germany in first half of 2018 In the first six months of 2018, there were 320 offenses committed against Muslims, mosques and other institutions associated with Islam in Germany, according to information from the Interior Ministry. Thatʼs significantly lower thanthe nearly 500 cases reportedduring the same period in 2017. The attacks range from assaults and verbal slurs to threatening letters and property damage. The government figures were released as part of a response to a parliamentary question by the Left party and reported by the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung newspaper on Wednesday. The bulk of attacks could be attributed to right-wing extremists, the newspaper said.

German farmers to receive millions in federal aid Itʼs been a long, hot summer in Germany, but for the countryʼs farmers at least, there is some relief at the end of it: the German federal government has agreed to provide up to €170 million ($197 million) to make up for business lossesbrought about by the unusually dry weather. Julia Klöckner, the CDU politician who serves as the German minister for food and agriculture, announced the news at a press conference on Wednesday, following discussions with the German cabinet. The German government has designated the drought crisis as one of "national dimensions", opening up the legal pathway to federal aid, rather than just aid provided at state level. Combined with financial assistance provided at state level, the most severely affected German farmers will receive around €340 million in emergency government aid.

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Harvey Weinstein sued

by German actress for asserted rape She says he threatened to torpedo her career if she spoke out against him

A German actress has filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, accusing the disgraced movie mogul of raping her in 2006.

A German actress using the pseudonym Emma Loman filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles court on Monday against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. The lawsuit accuses Weinstein of raping Loman at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006 and subsequently threatened to ruin the career of the model-turnedactress if she came forward. "Fearful both that no one would believe her and of the potential retaliation from such a powerful figure, Loman stayed silent," the lawsuit says. "It was only upon the 2017 revelation of the scope of Weinsteinʼs wrongful actions… that Loman felt safe coming forward to seek redress for Weinsteinʼs rape of her." Loman is suing Weinstein for assault, violation of human trafficking laws, battery and false imprisonment. ʼDropped his professional demeanorʼ Loman met Weinstein in 2004 at the Venice Film Festival, the lawsuit said. He later invited her to Cannes as his guest to discuss her career. She says she was initially hesitant to accept

his invitation. Weinstein persisted, having his assistant call Loman up to 30 times per day. The lawsuit states that she finally relented and found Weinstein to be very professional during several encounters. That changed after he lured her to his hotel suite in 2006, presumably to discuss possible acting roles in some of his film projects. "Upon arriving at Weinsteinʼs suite...

Weinstein quickly dropped his professional demeanor. He instead overpowered Loman and raped her," the lawsuit said.

The once-powerful movie titan has been accused by dozens of women of sexual misconduct ranging from harassment to rape. He is out on bail andhas pleaded not guiltyin New York to six counts reportedly committed against three women in 2004, 2006 and 2013. The next hearing is scheduled for September 20. The accusations against Weinstein spurred the #MeToo movement, where women worldwide have spoken up against sexual harassment and assault.

Hungary using starvation tactics against asylumseekers Hungaryʼs denial of food to some rejected asylum-seekers in transit camps is an attempt to force them to Serbia without appealing their case, according to human rights groups.

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday became the latest group to accuse Hungarian authorities of violating basic international asylum standards and human decency by using hunger as an anti-immigration tactic.

Read more: Germany, France call for ʼEuropean solutionʼ to migration "The government has stooped to a new inhumane low by refusing food to people in their custody, apparently reveling in breaching human rights law, including its obligations as a European Union member," said Lydia Gall, Eastern EU and Balkans researcher at Human Rights Watch. "This disregard for peopleʼs well-being smacks of a cynical move to force people to give up their asylum claims and leave Hungary."

Germany detains man suspected of planning terror attack Russian national Magomed-Ali C. was arrested at an apartment in Berlin on suspicion of planning a "serious act of violence against the state," Germanyʼs Federal Prosecutorʼs Office said Wednesday. The 31-year-old is an alleged accomplice of Clement B., who was detained on terror charges in the French city of Marseille last year.

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VW ʼhail cannonsʼ anger drought-hit Mexican farmers Mexican farming communities accused Volkswagen (VW) on Tuesday of "arbitrarily" provoking a drought in the central state of Puebla, where the German automobile manufacturer operates its largest car factory outside of Germany.

Read more: Climate change and farming: ʼUnpredictability is here to stayʼ Farmers in Cuautlancingo, the rural municipality where the plant is located, claimed that VWʼs use of "hail cannons" was causing a drought that had made them lose 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of crops.

In June, VW started using the shockwave generators — sonic devises that purport to disrupt the formation of hail in the atmosphere — to prevent its newly-built vehicles, which are parked in an outdoor lot, from being damaged by the falling ice pellets.

The practice purportedly disrupts the formation of hailstones.

Venezuela hit by magnitude 7.3 earthquake, buildings evacuated A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday, forcing people to evacuate their homes and offices as far away as the capital, Caracas. The US Geological Survey reported that Tuesdayʼs quake had a depth of 76 miles (123 kilometers) and its epicenter was about 12 miles (20 kilometers) northwest of the Venezuelan city of Yaguaraparo.

The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned that the deep earthquake could lead to small tsunami waves along the countryʼs coastline.

It remains unclear just how much damage was caused by the earthquake.

A witness inCumana, one of the biggest cities near the quakeʼs epicenter, said several people were injured in a shopping center when an escalator collapsed, although there appeared to be no immediate signs of further damage in the vicinity. It is thought that the quake occurred deep enough below ground to have dampened most of the shaking.

Nevertheless, reports suggest that the rumbles were also felt as far away as the Colombian capital, Bogota, in the east and the nearby islands of Trinidad and Tobago and St. Lucia to the northwest.

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Facebook, Twitter remove hundreds of accounts tied to misinformation campaigns Facebook and Twitter have removed hundreds of accounts believed to be tied to Russia and Iran

Bavarian SPD ʼstealsʼ CSU campaign slogan website The Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria was scrambling to contain the damage on Wednesday after the partyʼs main slogan was set up online by the opposition Social Democrats (SPD). Bavarian Premier Markus Söder of the CSU is campaigning with the message "Söder machtʼs" or "Söder gets it done." The slogan is printed in bold capital letters on billboards showing Söder smiling in traditional dress. But the website with that same name — soeder-machts.de — isnʼt from the CSU at all. Söder and his campaign team apparently failed to secure the domain name — an oversight that didnʼt go unnoticed by the center-left SPD. They not only bought the website, they also beat the CSU to creating Söder machtʼs Facebook and Twitter accounts.

The social media giants are under pressure to crack down on disinformation campaigns aimed at disrupting the US midterms.

Facebook Inc announced on Tuesday that it had deleted as many 650 pages, groups and accounts after it found signs of inauthentic user behavior on its site and on Instagram.

The social media company said several of the accounts belonged to sources identified as part ofRussiaʼs military intelligence services, while a host of uncovered suspicious activities also originated from Iran. Facebook said there was no

Germanyʼs planned reunification memorial dogged by rising costs, citizen opposition The fall of theBerlin Wallin November 1989, and the resulting reunification of Germany, counts as one of the countryʼs most important and revered events. In 2007, Germanyʼs Parliament, the Bundestag, gave the green light to a project commemorating that historic moment. "Thepeaceful revolutionin fall 1989 and restoration of German unity" should be remembered, according to the parliamentary resolution. The courage of then-East German citizens is to be noted in particular, the resolution goes on, for making a free reunification possible

evidence that thedisinformation tacticsoriginating from Russia and Iran were in anyway linked. However, both were found to have employed similar tactics when it came to creating "networks of accounts misleading people about what they were doing," Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg said, adding that the company was "working closely with US law enforcement in this investigation." in the first place. Playing with political interests For many countries, such as the United States and France, national history isnʼt up for debate to the extent it is in Germany. The project to commemorate German unity has been bitterly contested for 10 years — everything from the planned location in central Berlin to the memorialʼs design. Even animal welfare activists have caused consternation. All the toing and froing has turned the issue of remembrance into a game of politics. Given the limits of public interest, progress on the memorial has suffered.

Trumpʼs excampaign manager Paul Manafort guilty of fraud Paul Manafort, a longtime political op-

erative who for months led Donald Trumpʼs winning 2016 presidential campaign, was found guilty of eight financial crimes on Tuesday, but a judge declared a mistrial on 10 other counts, on which the jury could not agree. The verdict, which almost certainly guarantees years in prison, is the first trial victory of an investigation into Trumpʼs associates, establishing the ability of special counsel Robert Muellerʼs team to persuade a jury. What Manafort was convicted of:All five counts of tax fraud he facedOne count of failing to disclose foreign bank accountsTwo of the nine counts of bank fraud Manafortʼs lawyer, Kevin M. Downing, told a press conference on Tuesday that he was disappointed and his client would be "evaluating his options."

Trump, who was on his way to a rally in Charleston, West Virginia, said he was "very sad" about the conviction and dismissed suggestions that the verdict was related to collusion with Russia on the part of his presidential campaign.

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Facebook usage fueled anti-refugee attacks in Germany, research suggests A study by two German researchers at the University of Warwick suggest that there is a correlation between social media usage and hate crimes. DW interviews one of the authors of the study.

In a recent study, two German scholars at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom demonstrated that there was a correlation between hate inspired Facebook posts and a subsequent rise in hate crimes committed against refugees in Germany.

Carlo Schwarz and Karsten Müller examined all 3,335 anti-refugee attacks in Germany, over a two-year period. In each instance, they took a look at the local community by a number of variables among which were the number of refugees, eco-

nomics, demographics, support for far-right politics, the history of hate crimes and the number of protests directed at refugees. One incident they noted in their study took place in thetown of Altena, about 100 kilometers east of the city of Düsseldorf.

There, a trainee firefighter attempted to set fire to a refugee center. When police examined his cell phone, there was evidence of heavy usage on Facebook and specifically exposure to right wing, anti-refugee sentiments on Facebook.

German minister WHO: Measles infections surge in pushes for free Europe in 2018 trade deal ahead of Africa trip Germany’s development minister Gerd Müller is promoting a "customs-free trade deal in Africa" ahead of his seven-nation Africa visit. Experts say the real issues are being ignored.

When it comes to the economic relationship between Germany and Africa, the issue of customs exemption is no longer an important topic. At least thatʼs what renowned development economist Robert Kappel from the University of Leipzig thinks. Instead, agricultural subsidies and trade barriers should be the main topic of discussion.

However, Kappel blames Europe for pursuing neocolonialism in its monetary policy. Yet, Müller avoided these issues before his trip to Africa this week. According to Kappel, he has failed to recognize that a trade imbalance has only increased in recent years — despite a customs exemption. "The minister is not well informed, therefore itʼs right to criticize him," Kappel told

Measles outbreaks have killed at least 37 people in the European region so far this year, the European branch of the World Health Organization warned Monday. The health agency said more than 41,000 children and adults were infected with the highly contagious disease between January and June — well above the number of total cases in any other year over the

past decade. "We are seeing a dramatic increase in infections and extended outbreaks," Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO regional director for Europe, said in a statement. "We call on all countries to immediately implement broad, context-appropriate measures to stop further spread of this disease.

Good health for all starts with immunization."

Zimbabweans hope for economic recovery ahead of court ruling on election outcome As the Constitutional Court of Zimbabweprepares to rule on the oppositionʼs legal challenge to President Emmerson Mnangagwaʼs election victory, Zimbabweans are hoping that whoever is given the mandate to govern will be able to turn the countryʼs ailing economy around. A decade after hyperinflation peaked in Zimbabwe at a rate of up to 500 billion percent, the economy still struggles to fund basic public services, while unemployment and emigration remains rife.

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Gamers seek out trends and idols at gamescom A winged angel of death descends on the crowd from the escalator, swinging its fantasy scimitar. Nearby, a tank driver and a small girl in a feathery anime costume get their picture taken together, surrounded by a crowd in the hallway.

As trade shows go, gamescom is definitely on the more exciting end for visitors. Thatʼs because in the past 10 years, the fair has transformed into an event featuring not only the devoted costumed fans known as cosplayers, but also lots of surrounding activities like concerts, competitions and signing sessions.

Meeting the idols The luckiest visitors get to not only see their favorite gamer or livestreamer in person, they also get to play with them. When League of Legends player Frederick Hinteregger (screen name Noway4u) gets on stage to pick a team for a live game with him, arms shoot up by the dozens.

In no time at all, the extremely comfy-looking gaming chairs on stage fill up.

Hinteregger has found his place in eSports as a professional."I used to be happy to just get a mousepad, hardware, anything, really. But if you play national leagues, you can make up to €2,000 per month. If you play higher, it can be five digits."

Can Europe defeat a palm oil ʼmonsterʼ of its own making?

Alongside record heat waves, trade wars have also been grabbing global headlines recently, whether itʼs the United States versus Turkey, the US versus China — or the European Union versus Indonesia and Malaysia.

Rumblings of the latter followed the European Parliamentʼs January 2018 vote to ban the use of palm oil as a biofuel by 2020. Malaysia and Indonesia — both major producers — threatened retaliation, but backed down after the EU opted for a slower phase-out of palm oil as biofuel. Now, under the EUʼs updated Renewable Energy Directive (finalized in June), palm oil imports should peak around 2019, then begin to drop in 2023 before being phased out entirely by 2030. The EUʼs move came amidst growing recognition that the consumption of palm oil in Europecontributes to deforestation, destruction of wildlife habitat and — when industrial palm oil growers clear rainforests — greenhouse gas emissions.

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Only Erdogan can help Turkey "Itʼs the economy, stupid!" More than a quarter of a century ago Bill Clinton became US president, using that phrase. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan also knows that you can win elections with a booming economy. After all, it was him who led the domestic economy out of a deep crisis in the early years of this century with a shot in the arm from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and brave reforms. That went fairly well, turning Turkey into a veritable destination for investments.

Malaysiaʼs Mahathir dumps Chinese projects amid ʼnew colonialismʼ fear On Tuesday,Malaysiaʼs Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ended his fiveday visit to Beijing by announcing that China-financed projects in Malaysia worth billions of dollars would be cancelled. Speaking to Malaysian reporters, Mahathir said that Chinese President Xi Jinping had "accepted" the reasoning behind putting the projects on ice. "Itʼs about pouring in too much money, which we cannot afford, cannot repay, and also because we donʼt need these projects for Malaysia at this moment," Mahathir said, adding a warning about bankruptcy and Malaysiaʼs ballooning national debt, which currently hovers around $250 million (€217 million), according to the Malaysian Ministry of Finance.

The projects include a $20 billion railway, the 688 kilometer (430 mile)-long East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), which would have connected Malaysiaʼs east coast with southern Thailand and the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Construction of two gas pipelines worth $2.3 billion is also being discontinued.

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Germany poised to set worldʼs largest trade surplus Germany is expected to set a €264 billion ($299 billion) trade surplus this year, far more than its closest export rivals Japan and the Netherlands, according to research published Monday by Munichbased economic research institute Ifo. However, the latest surplus figures indicate a slight dip as a proportion of Germanyʼs total economic performance compared to 2017, falling from 7.9 percent to 7.8 percent. Ifoʼs report takes into account trade in goods, services and income from foreign assets.Trade in goodsis the runaway driving factor behind Germanyʼs surplus at over €200 billion, while income from assets is also expected to add up to around €63 billion. Germany is expected to run a€18 billion deficit in services, according to IFO. Trade in goodsis the runaway driving factor behind Germanyʼs surplus at over €200 billion, while income from assets is also expected to add up to around €63 billion. Germany is expected to run a€18 billion deficit in services, according to IFO.

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And as Turks had more money in their pockets,the country also became a much sought-after export market. Long-standing business ties German companies are among those that have invested in the country on a large scale — to be precise, about 7,000 of them, employing some 120,000 people.

Among the German investors are Bosch, Volkswagen, MAN, Allianz and BASF (the latter having been active in Turkey since 1880).

Japanʼs biggest nuclear operators forging alliance

Japanese business daily Nikkei reported on Wednesday that the countryʼs four biggest nuclear companies —Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), Hitachi, Toshiba and Chubu Electric Power — have signed an agreement aimed at building an alliance that would initially focus on decommissioning old reactors. That could be extended to building and maintaining nuclear plants, with the moves likely to spur a broad realignment in Japanʼs nuclear industry, Nikkei reported. Read more: Japanʼs nuclear mishap underlines industry malaise The news agency Reuters said on the same day that a source, who was not authorized to speak with the media, had confirmed the report, saying that the agreement was intended to provide a framework for the talks. However, the four companies refused to comment when contacted by several news media outlets, saying only that they had regular discussions with each other as well as with other nuclear operators and plant builders.

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Existence of ice on the Moon confirmed Good news for future Moon missions!

A 2017 study had shown that the Moonʼs mantle could have water concentrations similar to those of the Earthʼs mantle. Now data from a NASA probe confirmed the assumption.

New NASA data proves: There is frozen ice on the moon. Data from the US space agencyʼs Moon research instrument M3 has revealed three chemical signatures that definitely prove the results of an earlier study based on data from the Indian spacecraft "Chandrayann-1." According to the original study, there is a similar concentration of water in the Moonʼs mantle as in the Earthʼs mantle, which is located below the Earthʼs crust and could contain as much water as all our oceans combined. For a long time the moon was

Beyond the brief statement on the official 007 website and Twitter account, the production did not reveal who would replace the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspot‐ ting director. Before Boyle was hired, producers were said to have demonstrated interest in Scottish director David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) and Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049). Boyleʼs exit follows speculation over who will replace lead actor Daniel Craig. The upcoming movie, which is set for release in the autumn of next year, is expected to be Craigʼs last stint as the legendary British spy created by author Ian Fleming in 1953. The actor previously embodied agent 007 in Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre.

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considered a very dry celestial body. According to a study published by Ralph Milliken and Shuai Li in the journal "Nature Geoscience"on July 24 2017, the history of the formation of the Moon, which was previously considered probable, cannot be correct. According to this, the Moon had been separated from the young Earth by a collision with a celestial body about the size of Mars. Such a collision would have generated so much heat that anywater on the Moon would have had to evaporate.

Strong women and Childish Gambino dominate the MTV Video Music Awards Celebrating her comeback after parental leave at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) was Cardi B. Giving birth to her first child in July, the 25-year-old rapper began the evening as top nominee with 10 nominations and ended it taking home three prizes in the categories best new artist, song of the summer ("I Like It") and best collaboration. "A couple of months ago people were saying, youʼre gambling your career by having a baby," Cardi B said holding her

Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle quits new Bond movie

best new artist trophy. "I had the baby, I carried the baby and now Iʼm still winning awards." Cardi B shared her moment in the limelight with a number of other strong women. Surprise winner Camila Cabello Delivering an upset victory over megastars like Beyonce, Bruno Mars and Drake, Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello won in the top categories of artist of the year and video of the year. "I canʼt believe this is for me," said Cabello, gazing at her trophy.

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Events Horizon: what’s happening in Budapest – August 2018

Festivals, cool concerts, cultural events and amazing parties – Budapest is always buzzing. Every month, we bring together all of the important happenings taking place in and around Hungary’s capital, so you can plan ahead.

In August, the Sziget Festival, WAMP Design Fair and fantastic fireworks are all among the many exciting events you shouldn’t miss. Whether you would like to shake it to the coolest beats, immerse yourself in culture or give in to guilty pleasures, we present a bunch of events for the upcoming weeks.

Get out there and enjoy everything that Budapest has to offer!

A38 Concerts WAMP Design Fair Rigoletto Liberty Bridge Picnics Jason Derulo Sziget Festival Festival of Folk Arts CityMatiné Saint Stephen’s Day The Budapest Short International Film Festival A38 Concerts WAMP Design Fair Rigoletto Liberty Bridge Picnics Jason Derulo Sziget Festival Festival of Folk Arts CityMatiné Saint Stephen’s Day The Budapest Short International Film Festival

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David Beckham: Uefa to honour former England captain with Presidentʼs Award

Former England captain David Beckham will receive the Uefa Presidentʼs Award for his contribution to football and promoting the sport in "every corner of the planet". Beckham played for Manchester United, La Galaxy, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Paris St-Germain ina 20-year career.

His "tireless humanitarian efforts" were also praised by Uefa. "Beckham is a true football icon of his generation," said Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin.

Man Utd: Jose Mourinho gets boardʼs backing, club not considering Zinedine Zidane

Manager Jose Mourinho retains the full backing of Manchester Unitedʼs board despite Sundayʼs 3-2 Premier League defeat at Brighton. The result and performance has attracted widespread criticism. Mourinho is the favourite to be the next Premier League boss to leave his job, with suggestions that former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is being considered as a potential replacement. A United source said: "Why would we discuss Zidane when there is no job?" Mourinho was disappointed by the failure to make more outfield signings during the summer transfer window beyond Brazil midfielder Fred and teenage full-back Diogo Dalot, who is injured.

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Is eSports about to be recognized as a sport in Germany?

Serena Williams tops Forbes list for highestearning female athletes

Politicians in Germany are mulling recognizing eSports as a sport. Their decision would have wide-ranging repercussions in the gaming industry in the country and further legitimize the digital sport phenomenon. eSportsʼ continued growth has pushed competitive gaming ever-more into the public eye. This has sparked a debate about gaming’s role within German society, and whether eSports should be officially classified as a sport. And it is looking increasingly like it will. Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs grand coalition of her Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed to recognize eSports as a sport as part of the coalition agreement they reached earlier this year. However, the legislation necessary to do so has not yet been passed. "eSports were long considered a niche topic, generally only discussed by experts. It has now reached a tipping point where it has become a meaningful topic to all of society and cannot be ignored," Konstantin von Notz, deputy chair of the opposition Green Party in the lower house Bundestag said.

Serena Williams earned just $62,000 (£48,050) from prize money after giving birth to her daughter Ol

Eight of the top 10 highest earning female athletes are tennis players, with 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams topping the Forbes list.

Williams earned just $62,000 (£48,050) from prize money during the past year - owing largely to her 14-month break to have a baby - but made $18m (£13.95m) through endorsements. Badmintonʼs PV Sindhu and race car driver Danica Patrick are the only non-tennis players in the top 10. In June, the Forbes rankings of

the worldʼs top 100 highest earning athletesdid not feature a womanafter Williams dropped out of the chart.

US boxer Floyd Mayweather topped the list followed by footballʼs Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The top 10 highest earning female athletes earned $105m (£81.4m) in total from June 2017 to June 2018.

Robert Lewandowski and Bayern Munich; a partnership finally back on track again?

Bayern Munich have perhaps not been as reliant on one player since Bastian Schweinsteiger or Oliver Kahn as they are on Lewandowski.

But what impact will the strikerʼs latest public comments have?

Robert Lewandowski will be playing for Bayern Munich this season. Given that the Pole is the central figure in attack and has scored 155 goals in just 200 games for Bayern, thatʼs clearly good news for the club. The last few months have been unsettling for both striker and team though, and while the waters have now calmed, concerns still

linger. "In April and May everyone was taking shots at me and I didnʼt get any protection [from the club]. I felt left alone. I didnʼt score in two or three big games and suddenly it was: open season vs Lewandowski," the striker said in comments published in this Wednesdayʼs edition of SportBild. The recently turned 30-year-old alsoadmitted he had handed in a transfer request because he had the feeling he had no credit at the club. "I didnʼt see anyone who was supporting me. None of the bosses defended me," Lewandowski said.