Bayern Munich Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was on Thursday Sep 01,2016 named as the new captain of world champions Germany following Bastian Schweinsteiger's international retirement.
The German FA (DFB) announced the news on their official Twitter account.
The
30-year-old Neuer will wear the captain's armband for Germany's opening
2018 World Cup qualifier away to Norway in Oslo on Sunday.
Although
head coach Joachim Loew has named Neuer as Schweinsteiger's permanent
replacement, it will not be the first time Germany's world-class
goalkeeper will captain his country.
Neuer already has experience on the big stage.
He
was captain in five of Germany's six matches at June's Euro 2016 which
Schweinsteiger had started on the bench after recovering from a knee
injury before the European championships.
No comments:
Post a Comment