Sport Bild has reported that Kevin-Prince Boateng (22 Berlin) has opted to play for Ghana in the future. The nephew of legendary Germany striker Helmut Rahn stated that there is no negative reason for his decision, but he believes that there is no chance for him to play for the national setup anymore.
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Arsene Wenger is in talks to sign Stuttgart midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger (27). Apparently Joachim Löw and Wenger are drinking the same water. In all honesty, Arsenal has been in need of an experienced central midfielder and despite my reservations about “The Hammer” he has made some classy contributions to the Germany setup. Hitzlsperger is [...]

The video speaks for itself, but I must say our U21 would give our senior team a run for their money. I honestly have not seen a German defense so well organized since 1996. There will be at long last no more Huth or Westermann (who in my mind is squarely at fault for [...]

Patrick Helmes will be out for about six months after he tore ligaments in his knee while playing sports on vacation. He underwent surgery Friday and will likely miss all the rest of Germany’s World Cup Qualifiers and a good half of the 2009/2010 Bundesliga season. All the best to him for a full recovery. [...]

So here it is. Good to finally see Neuer, though it makes me wonder why only him out of the U21. Otherwise, no real surprises considering Wolfsburg is top and Löw seems to be around for a lot of Stuttgart matches.

Tor
Robert Enke ? (Hannover 96), Manuel Neuer (FC Schalke 04)
Abwehr
Arne Friedrich ?? (Hertha [...]

The German U-17 defeated the Netherlands in extra time to capture both the UEFA U-17 European Championship title and the Fair Play Award. The tournament in Germany was the highest attended youth competition in recent memory and was capped by memorable performances from a dominant home side. Possible players of the tournament include Bienvenue Basala-Mazana, [...]

Werder Bremen met Hamburger SV for the first of four matches on Wednesday in the DFB-Pokal semifinal. Werder deservedly came out on top after extra-time on penalties following an engaging 1-1 draw at full-time. Though it was Hamburg’s Frank Rost who kept the game on to become the longest ever Nord-Derby, it was Tim Wiese [...]

Often here on the Germany blog we sound cynical and pessimistic about the German national team, the players, and especially the Bundestrainer. So now for something completely different…

First off in a recent interview with Kicker, Löw complemented a trio of three promising young players: Marcel Schäfer, Marcell Jansen, and Andreas Beck. Löw admitted that these [...]

Here are the lineups for the upcoming qualifiers.
Tor: René Adler (Bayer Leverkusen), Robert Enke (Hannover 96), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen)
Abwehr: Andreas Beck (1899 Hoffenheim), Arne Friedrich (Hertha BSC), Andreas Hinkel (Celtic Glasgow), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Marcel Schäfer (Vfl Wolfsburg), Serdar Tasci (VfB Stuttgart), Heiko Westermann (FC Schalke 04)
Mittelfeld: Michael Ballack [...]

Germany’s top striker, Miroslav Klose, injured his right ankle this weekend playing for FC Bayern in the Bundesliga. He will almost certainly miss Germany’s next two World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Wales. How long Klose will be out is as of yet undetermined. The injury leaves Bayern with only one fit striker in Lukas [...]