Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has had to pull out of Germany’s squad to face England tomorrow. Ozil has been given the time off to rest after training sparingly last week prior to Germany’s friendly against Italy. Germany’s coach wants to give other footballers an opportunity to play, so he’s sent Ozil home along with Lahm and Neuer.
German national team manager Joachim Low said:
“The England game is our last chance before the World Cup to try out one or two new tactical variations and personnel.
“Philipp Lahm, Manuel Neuer and Mesut Ozil are part of the absolute backbone of our team and for me, it is more important now to give other players a chance to prove themselves in these key positions, particularly against such a strong team as England.”
Ozil’s departure from the Germany squad doesn’t appear to be related to any type of injury, which is good news for Arsenal fans considering that the club plays Southampton this Saturday.
Here are today’s world soccer news headlines:
International soccer
- Mesut Ozil pulls out of Germany squad to face England — Pro Soccer Talk
- France v Ukraine: 84% of French public gives up on Didier Deschamps’ team — The Guardian
- Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud says he is “ready to die on the pitch” for France v Ukraine — 101GG
- Cameroon qualify for 2014 World Cup in Brazil after play-off win over Tunisia — The Mirror
- 2022 Qatar World Cup: Video of stadium revealed — The Mail
- Italy-Nigeria game to aid victims of Philippines typhoon — The Independent
- Wayne Rooney’s role in England team is Roy Hodgson’s biggest concern ahead of 2014 World Cup in Brazil — Telegraph
- Amnesty Intl blasts FIFA as new report exposes abuse of Qatar 2022 migrant workers — World Football Insider
- Qatar migrant workers ‘treated like animals’ — BBC Sport
- Fifa must address abuse of 2022 World Cup workers in Qatar, Amnesty says — The Independent
- Daniel Sturridge: Wayne Rooney can be my English Luis Suarez — Metro
- Daniel Sturridge in Roy Hodgson’s starting XI to face Germany — The Independent
- Moroccan chaos as FIFA outlaws elections and orders re-vote — Inside World Football
- Joe Hart will silence doubters against Germany, roars England boss Roy Hodgson — Metro
- Uwe Rosler interview: Secret police told me to spy on my team-mates — The Mail
- At least Roy Hodgson won’t mess things up like Fabio Capello did — Evening Standard
- Burkina Faso on course for World Cup but they must go it alone in Algeria — The Guardian
Premier League
- Moussa Dembele wants out of White Hart Lane — Pro Soccer Talk
- West Ham are told they should allow Leyton Orient to ground-share at the Olympic Stadium — Telegraph
- West Ham and Leyton Orient condemned for ‘squabbling like children’ over Olympic Stadium — The Mail
- Luiz Felipe Scolari would relish Premier League return – even with Chelsea — The Guardian
- Manchester United’s overseas commercial empire begins to take on an infinite form — Inside World Football
- Barcelona and co plotting to ward off Liverpool and Arsenal – For good — Here is the City
- Liverpool beat Arsenal & Man United to signing of Will Hughes — 101GG
- Eden Hazard advises team-mate Kevin De Bruyne to leave Chelsea — The Guardian
- Spurs set to demand almost £1m in compensation for Christian Eriksen injury — Off The Post
- England FA looking to self-regulate agents with FIFA reform to lift restrictions — Pro Soccer Talk
- Spurs line-up Jurgen Klinsmann as AVB replacement — Off The Post
- Tony Pulis says ‘no’ to the Crystal Palace job — Daily Star
- Erik Lamela says learning English will help him settle at Tottenham Hotspur — The Independent
- Nicklas Bendtner claims his next move will be ‘Real Madrid or Barcelona’ — The Independent
- If all 20 Premier League clubs were named literally, based on their badges — Pies
- Average attendance boost in Premiership — Political Economy of Football
Serie A
- Thohir: ‘Inter follow US model’ — Football Italia
La Liga
- Real Madrid set to receive $3.4 million compensation after Sami Khedira injury— Pro Soccer Talk
- Gareth Bale may be allowed to miss some Wales games as Chris Coleman plans agreement with Real Madrid — Telegraph
Football League
- Leeds reject £7m bid and left puzzled over Radebe link — Yorkshire Post
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