GERMAN fans and players paid tribute to 130-cap striker Lukas Podolski ahead of his final game for his country. Germany’s friendly against England is the former Arsenal star’s final cap. And fans held up a banner reading “130 games, 48 goals, one legend, thank you Lukas”. Follow Germany vs England live with SunSport’s blog Podolski started […]
IT ALWAYS comes back to Euro 96 — football’s coming home, Gazza’s goal against Scotland, the tub-thumping 4-1 win over Holland at the old Wembley. Germany moved on. England, sadly, never really have. Since the Germans beat England in that 1996 semi-final en route to winning the tournament, Die Mannschaft have also reached two World […]
SWITZERLAND keepers Yann Sommer and Marwin Hitz went black to the future in overcast weather – trialling dark techno-glasses designed to boost reflexes. The duo became the Men in Black with new £357 specs created to improve reaction time and protect against age-related decline. Sommer and Hitz otherwise trained as normal in Lausanne to test battery-powered glasses […]
MANUEL NEUER has pulled out of Germany’s clash with England due to an ongoing calf problem. The Bayern Munich stopper will stay with his club for treatment despite managing a full 90 minutes at the weekend. Uncapped Paris Saint-Germain No1 Kevin Trapp takes his place, hoping to make his international debut. Keep up to date […]
IT’S been a dismal few months for the South Africa national side. First, Bafana Bafana failed to qualify for the African Cup of nations – then they were without a manager as Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba was sacked for “gross-misconduct”. Fortunately for the 2010 World Cup hosts, their recent trials and tribulations haven’t put prospective candidates […]