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Nagelsmann is committed to his European Championship captain
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Will Manuel Neuer return to goal against Mainz?
Will Manuel Neuer be in goal again in the Bundesliga this weekend? The 37-year-old could make his comeback after almost ten months out of injury on Saturday when Bayern visit Mainz 05.
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Shortly before his dismissal, Hansi Flick tried to turn things around with a new captain. Vain. Julian Nagelsmann has now taken over the national team. He decides on his most important personality early on.
Regardless of a possible comeback by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Ilkay Gündogan should also lead the German national soccer team as captain at the home European Championships in 2024. “Ilkay will remain captain. I said a lot to him. He’s someone who never shouts, I’m very happy with that,” said national coach Julian Nagelsmann before the friendly international match against Mexico in Philadelphia on Wednesday (2 a.m./ARD and in the WELT live ticker).
Gündogan was appointed DFB captain by Nagelsmann’s predecessor Hansi Flick in September. The new national coach confirmed this personnel decision.
Quiet leader: Germany’s Ilkay Gündogan
Source: dpa/Christian Charisius
After Neuer broke his leg last December, Joshua Kimmich initially took over the position in the goalkeeper’s absence. Neuer’s name was not mentioned by Nagelsmann at Monday’s press conference in Philadelphia.
New 60-time captain
Neuer is about to make a comeback at FC Bayern Munich after an almost ten-month break. He can only return to the DFB circle in November at the earliest, when the last European Championship tests of this year against Turkey (November 18th) in Berlin and against Austria (November 21st) in Vienna are scheduled. The number one goal in Germany is currently Marc-André ter Stegen.
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Neuer has worn the captain’s armband in 60 of his 117 international matches. Only record national player Lothar Matthäus was captain of the DFB team more often – in 75 international matches. At Lincoln Financial Field, Gündogan will lead the national team as captain for the eighth time.
