loew keeps faith with Schweini, Podolski
BERlIN: Germany coach Joachim loew is giving captain Bastian Schweinsteiger every chance to prove his fitness for the European Championship despite the Manchester United midfielder’s knee injury.
The 31-year-old Schweinsteiger, who hasn’t played since a partial ligament tear in national team training on March 22, was named on Tuesday in loew’s preliminary squad of 27 players for the tournament in France, along with surprise inclusions Julian Weigl of Borussia Dortmund, Julian Brandt of Bayer leverkusen and Joshua Kimmich of Bayern Munich.
leroy Sane of Schalke was also picked again after making his debut in the friendly against France in Paris on Nov. 13.
Costa, Torres miss out on Spain’s Euro 2016 squad
MADRID: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque left strikers Diego Costa and Fernando Torres off his preliminary list for the European Championship on Tuesday.
Del Bosque said he left Diego Costa off because of uncertainty with his fitness following a series of injuries, and that Torres didn’t make it even though he was among the players considered for the tournament.
The forwards includedt were Aritz Aduriz, Manuel “Nolito” Agudo, Alvaro Morata and Real Madrid youngster lucas Vazquez.
Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez and Villarreal captain Bruno Soriano also made it, but Valencia striker Paco Alcacer was left off, as were Mario Gaspar and Sergi Roberto, Santi Cazorla and Juan Mata.