- Germany embark on Euro 2012 spying trips
- 11/12/2011 by YAHOO Sport
- Germany coach Joachim Loew and his assistant Hansi Flick hit the road this weekend to check the form of several key players and keep an eye on possible Euro 2012 opponents.Loew flew to Spain to watch Real Madrid play Barcelona on Saturday at the Santiago Bernabeu, it was reported on the German Football Federation (DFB) website.The German boss was keeping an eye on German star... Full Story »
- Leverkusen’s Adler in talks with Hamburg: reports
- 10/12/2011 by YAHOO Sport
- Former Germany goalkeeper Rene Adler is in talks with Hamburg, according to reports in the German media on Saturday, after he has fallen out of favour at Champions League side Bayer Leverkusen.Both Cologne newspaper Express and Hamburg's Morgenpost report Adler is in talks with Hamburg, while his contract with Leverkusen is set to expire in June.The 26-year-old lost his plac... Full Story »
- Austria, Faroe Islands seek early WCup qualifier
- 18/11/2011 by YAHOO Sport
- FRANKFURT, Germany (AP)—Austria and Faroe Islands want to move their 2014 World Cup qualifying match so it is played before next year’s European Championship.Unless FIFA approves the move, the schedule of qualifying matches also involving Germany, Sweden, Ireland and Kazakhstan could be thrown into disarray.The six national federations agreed on a qualifying schedule Thursda... Full Story »
- Ballack admits to doubts over Leverkusen future
- 18/11/2011 by YAHOO Sport
- Former Germany captain Michael Ballack has dropped his biggest hint yet that he will leave current club Bayer Leverkusen when his contract expires in the summer."For the moment, I am not really thinking about extending my contract," the 35-year-old told Sky television ahead of his club's trip to face Kaiserslautern, one of his former teams, this weekend."I am playing as i... Full Story »
- Thomas Muller: Germany sent a message to all opponents in Netherlands win
- 17/11/2011 by YAHOO Sport
- Bayern Munich and Germany attacker Thomas Muller has hailed his side's display in the 3-0 friendly win over the Netherlands in Hamburg.Muller, who scored the opener and was involved in both of his team's other goals, believes that they issued a statement of intent with their scintillating performance on Tuesday evening."If you beat the Netherlands in this way, it sends ... Full Story »
- Van der Vaart ruled out of German clash
- 12/11/2011 by YAHOO Sport
- Dutch playmaker Rafael van der Vaart was on Saturday ruled out of Tuesday's high-profile friendly with Germany because of a thigh injury.The Spurs star suffered the injury during Friday's friendly with Switzerland which ended 0-0."He had a spasm in his thigh," said Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk."It is not serious but the Germany match will be too soon for him."Van Marwijk wil... Full Story »
- Germany’s Goetze eager to face Dutch
- 10/11/2011 by YAHOO Sport
- Germany's teenage star Mario Goetze is hoping for the chance to take on World Cup runners-up the Netherlands on Tuesday and for the opportunity to play alongside Real Madrid play-maker Mesut Ozil.Goetze, who turned 19 in June, has been in stellar form this season for both his club, Borussia Dortmund, and country, but Germany coach Joachim Loew has so far resisted playing hi... Full Story »
- Germany’s Reus to miss Ukraine friendly
- 09/11/2011 by YAHOO Sport
- Germany midfielder Marco Reus is out of Friday's friendly against the Ukraine in Kiev, because of intestinal 'flu—the fifth time the rising Moenchengladbach star has had to cry off for his country.The 22-year-old has been in stellar form for 'Gladbach this season with seven goals in 12 league games, but illness meant he could not join up with the Germany squad on Tuesday.I... Full Story »
- Loew: Spain, Netherlands biggest rivals
- 31/10/2011 by YAHOO Sport
- FRANKFURT, Germany (AP)—Germany coach Joachim Loew named Spain and the Netherlands as his team’s biggest rivals for the title at next year’s European Championship in Poland and Ukraine.Loew said he is aiming for Germany to win its first title in 16 years. Germany has not won a trophy since the 1996 European Championship in England. Loew’s team finished third at the 2010 Worl... Full Story »
- Ballack goal steers Leverkusen past Freiburg
- 29/10/2011 by YAHOO Sport
- BERLIN, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Former Germany captain Michael Ballack struck his first Bundesliga goal for more than five years to guide Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 victory at bottom club Freiburg, sending his team up to eighth in the table.It was a winning return for Leverkusen coach Robin Dutt who worked at Freiburg for four years before leaving in the close season.The hosts wer... Full Story »
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