SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) " Germany coach Joachim Loew said he wasn't fully aware of his actions when he was filmed with his hand down his pants during the team's opening game of the European Championship. I wasn't aware of it somehow. Footage of Loew during Sunday's 2-0 win over Ukraine shows the 56-year-old coach place his hand down the front of his pants before repeating the process with his hand down the back. "You're full of adrenalin and full of concentration and the things that happen then can't be consciously taken as real," Loew added. Germany forward Lukas Podolski defended his coach's behavior at the team's tournament base in Evian-les-Bains on Tuesday.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 15, 2016 18:25 UTC