- Title: GERMANY: GERMANY'S JENS NOWOTNY WILL BE BACK FOR FRIENDLY AGAINST FRANCE
- Date: 12th November 2003
- Summary: ESSEN, GERMANY (NOVEMBER 12, 2003) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. EXTERIOR BUILDING 2. VAN WITH RUDI VOELLER ARRIVING, VOELLER WALKING INTO BUILDING 3. VOELLER WALKING INTO NEWS CONFERENCE 4. CLOSE-UP OF VOELLER 5. WIDE OF NEWS CONFERENCE 6. DFB LOGO 7. (SOUDNBITE) (German) RUDI VOELLER, GERMANY COACH SAYING: "Of course I am happy that in 2003 we qualified for an important tournament despite the sometimes bumpy road to get there. It was not what we had imagined but I believe the last two games against Scotland and Iceland we not just played well but superior. Playing against the current European champions therefore is a true highlight and a big favourite for the title next year" 8. PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKING PICTURES 9. (SOUDNBITE) (German) RUDI VOELLER, GERMANY COACH SAYING: "I cant sit down and say Im going to Milan or I dont know where. In that case Stuttgart or Schalke would be mad at me. That would be wrong. Its not my job. My job is to convince a player that if he talks to me he feels comfortable, no matter where he might be going or whether he is staying. Thats the most important thing, for him to be able to adjust and develop further. Anything else is a personal decision" 10. CAMERA CREWS FILMING 11. (SOUNDBITE) (German) KEVIN KURANYI (VFB STUTTGART) SAYING: "It does influence me because I have been living in Stuttgart for the past five years. Its a beautiful city and the fans support me. I have a lot of friends there and this is a difficult decision, thinking of a different club. But there is a time to experience something new. Still, as I said, I will remain in Stuttgart until 2005" 12. REPORTERS 13. DFB LOGO ON T-SHIRT 14. JENS NOWOTNY (BAYER LEVERKUSEN) AND KURANYI POSING WITH SHIRT Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: ESSEN, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
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- Story Text: Germany's Jens Nowotny will be back in black for
friendly against France
Defender Jens Nowotny should play his first match
for Germany in nearly two years in Saturday's Euro 2004
warm-up against France and will have to do it in a tight,
black shirt.
Nowotny, looking forward to making his comeback in the
friendly in Gelsenkirchen after fighting a
career-threatening knee injury, discovered on Wednesday
Germany's new kit -- black shirts and white shorts.
Germany will wear it normally for away games but will
sport it for the first time against France.
Saturday's game against the European champions and Euro
2004 favourites will be the last outing of the year for
Germany, who made a shock first-round exit from Euro 2000
but bounced back to reach the final of last year's World
Cup.
Germany and France both qualified directly for the Euro
2004 finals in Portugal by winning their respective groups.
"Of course I am happy that in 2003 we qualified for an
important tournament despite the sometimes bumpy road to get
there. It was not what we had imagined but I believe the
last two games against Scotland and Iceland we not just
played well
but superior. Playing against the current European
champions therefore is a true highlight and a big favourite
for the title
next year", said Germay coach Rudi Voeller at a news
conference on Wednesday (November 12).
VfB Stuttgart striker Kevin Kuranyi, who has been
linked to Bundesliga rivals Schalke 04, said on Wednesday
that he would remain in Stuttgart until 2005.
"It does influence me because I have been living in
Stuttgart for the past five years. It's a beautiful city
and the fans support me. I have a lot of friends there and
this is a difficult decision, thinking of a different club.
But there is a time to experience something new. Still, as
I said, I will remain in Stuttgart until 2005", said the
21-year-old.
Goalkeeper and captain Oliver Kahn arrived on Wednesday
at Germany's training camp in the western city of Essen,
near Gelsenkirchen. Kahn came a day late because of
a
stomach ache but
could train normally.
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