Germany players should not be judged on whether or not they sing the national anthem before matches, coach Joachim Loew said Monday as he hit back at criticism over his team's Euro 2012 performance.

Former Germany captain Michael Ballack has called an offer to end his international career with a friendly game against Brazil in August a ‘farce’, saying he was not treated with respect by Germany co

Germany coach Joachim Loew has ruled out relying heavily on players from new German league champions Borussia Dortmund for this month's World Cup re-match against Uruguay in a friendly.

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Berlin: Germany coach Joachim Loew on Tuesday hinted ex-captain Michael Ballack may no longer have a future in the national side after saying the veteran is not his first choice in midfield.

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Madrid, July 17: Jose Mourinho is determined to build a powerful young team at Real Madrid - and is looking towards Germany for help.

The Portuguese coach has been given the difficult task of ending