Joachim Loew’s young German side, who managed a third-place finish at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, will be looking to pick up where they left off against Belgium for Germany’s first round of European Championship qualifying matches. The tournament will be held in Poland and Ukraine in 2012, but before Joachim Loew’s side […]
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Joachim Loew has announced that veteran midfielder Michael Ballack will remain the captain of the German national team and has thus ended all debate surrounding the issue. Despite this, Loew has not chosen Ballack for Germany’s two upcoming European Championship qualifiers against Belgium and Azerbaijan, and has not promised him a place in the squad […]
Wolfsburg playmaker Zvjezdan Misimovic has completed a move to Turkey with Galatasaray after having his first-team place with Die Wolfe taken by new arrival Diego. Misimovic moved to Wolfsburg from Nurnberg in 2008, and helped Die Wolfe to the Bundesliga title under ex-manager Felix Magath. Misimovic’s off the ball movement and creativity was an essential […]
Markus Rosenberg, who scored the vital goal in Werder Bremen’s Champions League qualifying match against Sampdoria, has today been loaned out to Racing Santander in La Liga for more consistent first-team opportunities. This summer, Werder Bremen have signed Austrian striker Marko Arnautovic, as well as German prospect Felix Kroos, and so Rosenberg’s first-team opportunities would […]
Hoffenheim have snapped up Iceland and Reading wonderkid Gylfi Sigurdsson for a fee believed to be around 5 million euros. Sigurdsson had recently made himself a key player for Reading, impressing especially during Reading’s FA Cup run where they defeated Premier League side Liverpool in dramatic fashion. Sigurdsson has been purchased to replace attacking midfielder […]
Schalke have added creative midfielder Jose Jurado to their ranks after signing Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar earlier in the day. Jurado will have cost Schalke another 13 million Euros, so Magath’s side are certainly splashing the cash to combat their very poor start to the Bundesliga season. Jurado has been at Atletico Madrid for four […]
Prolific Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has completed a move today to the Bundesliga with Schalke, where he will rejoin former Real Madrid teammates Christoph Metzelder and Raul. Huntelaar had been on the outs at Milan for some time now after failing to secure a first-team place, and the signing of Zlatan Ibrahimovic further reduced Huntelaar’s chances […]
