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Dec22022 by JBNo Comments

Van der Vaart takes bizarre dig at Harry Maguire after Germany’s World Cup exit

World Cup 2022, Premier League

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 Messi before saving his penalty Hansi Flick’s side beat Costa Rica 4-2 in their last group match but still finished third in Group E after Japan shocked Spain. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Germany have won four World Cups but now face a huge rebuild after a second consecutive group-stage exit. Former Netherlands star Van der Vaart was covering Germany’s game with Costa Rice on Dutch TV and de...

Jun152021 by JBNo Comments

Antonio Rudiger bites Pogba during France’s Euro 2020 game with Germany

EURO 2020

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 very vulnerable on the break. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Rudiger appeared to show his frustration before the break, trying to take a chomp out of Pogba as the two Premier League players tussled. The Frenchman gave a scream and appealed to the referee, but the incident was not looked at further by VAR and Rudiger was able to escape unpunished. ‘When you see Pogba’s reaction, it felt like a bite,’ said Patrick Vieira on ...

Jul232018 by JBNo Comments

Mesut Ozil quits Germany in racism row and slams the FA

Premier League

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 Erdogan ahead of the World Cup led to his loyalty to the country being questioned. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Germany team boss Oliver Bierhoff even suggested that Ozil should have been dropped after failing to clear up the Erdogan meeting. Ozil, who is of mixed German and Turkish heritage, defended his actions in a very lengthy statement issued through his social media accounts on Sunday, making it the first time he has publicly addressed t...

Jun172018 by JBNo Comments

Hummels blasts Germany tactics after shock Mexico defeat

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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 Guillermo Ochoa many problems, although the Mexico goalie made nine saves in ensuring a memorable clean sheet. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hummels felt Germany did not heed the warning of their warm-up friendly against Saudi Arabia that ended in a slim 2-1 victory, their only success in seven games since the end of the World Cup qualifying campaign. "It's pretty simple. We played like we did against Saudi Arabia, but against a be...

Jun82018 by JBNo Comments

Sane World Cup axe makes no sense – Ballack

Premier League

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 named in the final 23-man squad for the tournament. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "He's shown all his qualities and could have been a big influence at the World Cup with his abilities," Ballack said at a PR event. "I was really looking forward to seeing such a player at this tournament." Low explained after Sane's omission that Julian Brandt beat the former Schalke player to a World Cup place, but Ballack said he could also see ...

Jun42018 by JBNo Comments

Joachim Low reveals why he dropped Leroy Sane from the World Cup squad

Premier League

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 have been in South Tyrol on a pre-season training camp and surprisingly lost to Austria in a friendly, with Sane paying the price for his poor form for the national team. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Leverkusen star Julian Brandt, however, has taken to the role a little bit better and is more diligent defensively, and thus made the cut while they have several attacking options with players like Marco Reus and Julian Draxler. Low...