Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire Catholicism and between members of different confessions. These conflicts were often mixed with conflict with the state. Important for the revolutionaries were state conflicts including the armed forces and collection of taxes. As 1848 approached, the revolutions the Empire crushed to maintain longstanding conservative minister Klemens Wenzel von Metternich's Concert of Europe left the empire nearly bankrupt and in continual need of soldiers. Draft commissions led to brawls between soldiers and civilians. All of this further agitated the peasantry, who resented their remaining feudal obligations. Despite lack of freedom of the press and association, there was a flourishing liberal German
Footballer of the Year in Germany 1963–1991, the publication "Die Neue Fußballwoche" awarded the East German Footballer of the Year award. Footballer of the Year in Germany The title Footballer of the Year () has been awarded in Germany since 1960. In 1996 the title Women's Footballer of the Year () was awarded for the first time. Both awards are determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists ("Verband Deutscher Sportjournalisten") and the publication kicker. Eligible are German players abroad and players in Germany. The current titleholders are Toni Kroos from Real Madrid and Dzsenifer Marozsán from Olympique Lyonnais.