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Ottmar Walter obituary

German footballer who was part of the 'miracle of Bern' team that beat Hungary to win the 1954 World Cup Though less celebrated than his brother Fritz , the captain of the West Germany football team that unexpectedly won the 1954 World Cup, Ottmar Walter, at centre-forward, was the ideal foil to…

Paul Doyle on Belgium's twin towers

The hulking strikers have shown they have the deftness to form a fearsome spearhead for Marc Wilmots's side Some of the biggest names in football have been told they were too small to make it. From Diego Maradona and Roy Keane to present-day delights such as Mathieu Valbuena and Marco Reus, the…

Michael Ballack: a nearly man or an undisputed midfield genius? | Marcus Christenson

The former Chelsea and Germany midfielder says farewell to football in Leipzig on Wednesday – but what will his legacy be? On Wednesday night, in Leipzig, a former international will say goodbye to football. He won four Bundesliga titles and three German Cups. He won the Premier League title…

USA 4-3 Germany: 10 things we didn't learn from their friendly

Beating Germany at home in a seven-goal thriller is not as instructive as you might think 10) Just how bright the future is for the German national team The weather is and was a thankful excuse for Jogi's Low team Sunday as its seems the Ecuadorian Party Flu bit the Germans in their friendly match…

Germany keeper Ter Stegen concedes nightmare own goal against USA – video

Germany goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen somehow lets Benedikt Höwedes's backpass slide past him during their 4-3 loss in Washington        

Jürgen Klinsmann praises Clint Dempsey after USA beat Germany – video

USA manager Jürgen Klinsmann describes Clint Dempsey as one of the best US players of all time        

USA 4-3 Germany

Clint Dempsey scored twice as USA held on to beat a below-strength Germany 4-3 in a friendly and give their coach, Jürgen Klinsmann, victory over his homeland. Dempsey's second-half double gave the Americans a commanding 4-1 lead before Germany responded with two late strikes at RFK Stadium in…

USA 4-3 Germany - as it happened

As it happened : The USA beat Germany 4-3 in a thrilling game at RFK Stadium to mark the 100th birthday of US Soccer        

Christian Benteke's double helps Belgium to 4-2 victory over USA

Benteke, Mirallas and Fellaini goals guide Belgium to comfortable win over USA in Cleveland Christian Benteke scored twice as Belgium beat the USA 4-2 in a friendly international in Cleveland, which featured the return of Stuart Holden to the home team. As a warm-up for the looming World Cup…