BERLIN - Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was on Thursday named as the new captain of world champions Germany following Bastian Schweinsteiger's international retirement. Manuel Neuer has been named as the new captain of Germany's national football teamThe German FA (DFB) announced the news on their official Twitter account. The 30-year-old Neuer will wear the captain's armband for Germany's opening 2018 World Cup qualifier away to Norway in Oslo on Sunday. Although head coach Joachim Loew has named Neuer as Schweinsteiger's permanent replacement, it will not be the first time Germany's world-class goalkeeper will captain his country. "He has the personality, the demeanour and the reputation, within the team, to make a really good captain," said the 55-year-old Matthaeus, Germany's most capped player.

Source: Bangkok Post September 01, 2016 13:18 UTC