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Van der Vaart takes bizarre dig at Harry Maguire after Germany’s World Cup exit
Rafael van der Vaart bizarrely took aim at Manchester United and England central defender Harry Maguire after Germany were knocked out of the World Cup. Why Japan’s winning goal that eliminated Germany was allowed to stand Senegal discover punishment for breaking World Cup rules ahead of England match Wojciech Szczesny reveals the bet with Lionel […]
Antonio Rudiger bites Pogba during France’s Euro 2020 game with Germany
There were bizarre scenes at the end of the first half of France’s Euro 2020 match with Germany as Antonio Rudiger appeared to bite Paul Pogba’s back. The World Cup holders took a 1-0 lead in Tuesday’s huge clash in Munich courtesy of an own goal from Mats Hummels, with the hosts struggling to break down France’s defence and looking […]
Mesut Ozil quits Germany in racism row and slams the FA
Mesut Ozil confirms he will “no longer be playing for Germany” after accusing some German officials of racism. Ozil was part of the Germany squad at the World Cup in Russia and was hugely criticised as they failed to make it past the group stage. A photograph he posed for with Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip […]
Hummels blasts Germany tactics after shock Mexico defeat
Mats Hummels said Germany’s tactical approach was wrong after the World Cup title holders lost their opening game 1-0 to Mexico. Hirving Lozano scored the only goal of the Group F match, but Mexico wasted several chances on the break to record an even larger margin of win. Germany, meanwhile, had 26 shots without causing […]
Sane World Cup axe makes no sense – Ballack
Former Germany international Michael Ballack does not believe there is any “sporting reason” behind Leroy Sane’s axe from the 2018 World Cup squad. Sane’s hopes of announcing himself as one of the upcoming young stars in world football in Russia were dashed by Germany coach Joachim Low this week after the City attacker was not […]
Joachim Low reveals why he dropped Leroy Sane from the World Cup squad
Joachim Low has made the shocking decision to axe Manchester City star Leroy Sane from Germany’s World Cup squad for the tournament in Russia. The 58-year-old named his final 23-man squad on Monday and announced that Sane, along with Bernd Leno, Nils Peterson and Jonathan Tah, would not be playing in the World Cup. Germany […]