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Germany team is one of the favourites: Klinsmann

Jurgen Klinsmann has insisted Germany for glory at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, and claimed the insecurity over the future of current coach Joachim Low, his successor, will not affect the players.

Speaking in the Bild newspaper, the 45-year-old talked up his country’s chances of success, despite witnessing their 1-0 defeat by Argentina last week.

“We can still win it. I think the Germany team is one of the favourites, together with several others, including Argentina. However, the top candidate for me is Spain,” he said.

Klinsmann was in charge of Germany on home soil at the last FIFA World Cup. He, like Low, had a contract which was expiring and only days after guiding the team to victory over Portugal in the third-place play-off, the former striker decided to leave his position.

Many are now predicting the same with Low should he be equally successful, but Klinsmann does not see similarities with his own personal situation four years ago.

“I had turned down any negotiations before the World Cup, but this time the negotiations did take place, they just didn’t go favourably,” he explained.

“But when the national team meets in May for tournament preparations, that no longer plays a role for the players or the coach. The way the tournament goes will be decisive and then the public, the DFB (German Football Association) bosses and the coach himself will get a chance to judge.”

“I hope so. Jogi and his training team are the ideal solutions. I hope all of the contracts are extended after the World Cup.” Klinsmann said.

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Germany cancels friendly against Chile

Germany have called off their friendly with Chile on Saturday following the suicide of goalkeeper Robert Enke.

Theo Zwanziger, president of the German Football Association, announced on Wednesday that the friendly match with Chile was cancelled. This was an unanimous decision made by Germany coach Joachim Loew and the entire squad.

The German FA also announced Loew and the German internationals won’t be available for interviews the next days.

Paul Haring

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No charges against Neuer for alleged elbow

Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is not to be punished for an alleged elbow on Borussia Dortmund’s Kevin Grosskreutz after a fiery derby between the two clubs on Saturday.

Grosskreutz accused the Germany international of intentionally elbowing him after the final whistle, but the incident looked harmless when the first footage of the presumed clash emerged.

The German Football Association (DFB) have taken a look at the evidence and said there is no grounds for an investigation.

And Schalke manager Felix Magath has hit out at Grosskreutz and his team-mates for their accusation.

“It is very worrying that nowadays, unfounded accusations lead to a situation where you have to prove your innocence,” he told the club’s website.

“That is uncustomary. Earlier, you used to fight for victory and then everything after the game was forgotten.

“Today, accusations are invented and still get spread.”

Schalke striker Kevin Kuranyi had even more damning words for Dortmund’s 21-year-old defender.

“He is still young and has got a lot to learn,” he said.

“He is going to lose a lot more derbies against Schalke and he has just got to accept that.

“But he should stop telling stories which are not true, probably he just felt a fly land on his nose.”

Abhimanyu Rajput

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Oliver Kahn launches reality TV show in China

BEIJING (AFP) – Legendary German footballer Oliver Kahn is to launch a reality TV show in China in a bid to find the nation’s best young goalkeeper, according to state media.

Nicknamed “King Kahn” for his presence on the pitch and voted the world’s best goalkeeper three times, Kahn will start off with a group of young keepers aged between 17 and 24 in his 10-part series, the China Daily reported.

The 40-year-old will eventually pick the best goalkeeper among the group, which includes two women, and the winner will be enrolled at the German Football Association’s elite training academy, giving them a chance to launch a professional career.

An online schedule for Heilongjiang TV, the station on which the show will be aired nationwide, confirmed the programme would be shown on Thursday evening but gave no further details.

Kahn was quoted as saying it would reflect “the importance of individuality and personality but most of all, how the contestants handle defeat.”

China is a country of football lovers — a passion often dashed by the poor performance of the men’s national team that ranks 98th in the FIFA rankings, behind the Cape Verde Islands and Iceland.

Kahn played for Germany and European giants Bayern Munich, winning a large haul of trophies and awards, including the Golden Ball award for best player at the 2002 World Cup.

The paper did not say how much money he would be paid for taking part in the show.

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