GERMANY: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - Germany coach Joachim Loew announces that Philipp Lahm will be captain and Manuel Neuer will be starting goalkeeper at World Cup

Record ID: 566568

  • Title: GERMANY: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - Germany coach Joachim Loew announces that Philipp Lahm will be captain and Manuel Neuer will be starting goalkeeper at World Cup
  • Date: 29th May 2010
  • Summary: EPPAN, ITALY (MAY 28, 2010) (REUTERS) ***CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SOCCER FANS WAITING OUTSIDE GERMANY TEAM'S HOTEL IN EPPAN IN ITALY'S SOUTH TYROL REGION PHILIPP LAHM ON TEAM PHOTOGRAPH WIDE OF GERMANY TEAM'S HOTEL MIROSLAV KLOSE LEAVING HOTEL AND ARRIVING TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS GERMAN FLAG FLYING VARIOUS OF KLOSE SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS GERMANY COACH JOACHIM LOEW ARRIVING WITH GOALKEEPER COACH ANDREAS KOEPKE VARIOUS OF LOEW AND KOEPKE POSING IN FRONT OF GIANT FOOTBALL WITH SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP LOGO WIDE OF NEWS CONFERENCE CAMERAS (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMANY COACH, JOACHIM LOEW SAYING: "Bastian Schweinsteiger, on the pitch, will play the role of Ballack and interpret it in his way while Philipp Lahm will become captain. Bastian Schweinsteiger will be the vice captain." REPORTERS SIDE SHOT OF LOEW SPEAKING GERMAN FA LOGO PAN ACROSS NEWS CONFERENCE CAMERA CREWS (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMANY COACH, JOACHIM LOEW SAYING: "For years, Philipp Lahm has played in his position with great class and will take over the role of captain." VARIOUS OF PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKING PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (German) GOALKEEPER COACH, ANDREAS KOEPKE SAYING: "The decision for Manuel (Neuer) was made because he played a very, very good season with Schalke. He was vice champion and in the German cup they reached the semi-final. He has huge potential." WIDE OF NEWS CONFERENCE
  • Embargoed: 13th June 2010 13:00
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  • Location: Germany
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA62DVRA7PBLZ138K0NFJSPTXXA
  • Story Text: Germany coach Joachim Loew said in Italy on Friday (May 28) that Bayern Munich defender Philipp Lahm will captain Germany in place of injured Michael Ballack and Manuel Neuer will be the starting goalkeeper at next month's World Cup.
    "Lahm has played in his position with great class and will take over the role of captain," Loew told reporters at their Italian training camp.
    He appointed 24-year-old Neuer as the team's first-choice keeper, with Tim Wiese as second choice and Bayern Munich's Hans-Joerg Butt third.
    "Bastian Schweinsteiger, on the pitch, will play the role of Ballack and interpret it in his way while Philipp Lahm will become captain. Schweinsteiger will be the vice captain," Loew said.
    Germany have been drawn with Australia, Ghana and Serbia in Group D of the June 11-July 11 tournament in South Africa.
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