BERLIN: Germany’s captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will return to international action in Saturday’s World Cup warm-up match against Austria after more than eight months on the sidelines because of a fractured foot. “Manuel will play, there’s nothing against that,” said goalkeeping coach Andreas Koepke from Germany’s training base in Eppan, Italy. Neuer, 32, took to the field for the first time since his injury on Monday, playing 30 minutes in a friendly against the German under-20 side. “Manuel needs these matches to once again be on 100 percent top form. “He knows the situation,” Koepke said of Ter Stegen, with whom he and Loew have had talks over potential selection issues.

Source: New Strait Times May 29, 2018 13:07 UTC