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HEARTS are leading the pursuit of Austrian striker David Witteveen and will beat clubs in Italy, Germany, Holland and Switzerland to the player's signature provided he successfully completes a medical examination.

The footballer who led Germany to their 1990 World Cup win is the latest to sign up for a fundraising match organised by Sir Bobby Robson.

A decade ago, the German Under-21 team were beaten by Turkey, then also lost in Belfast due to an own goal and thus failed to reach the finals of the 2000 European Championships.

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England U21 0 Germany U21 4: Read a full match report from the Uefa Under-21 Championship final between England and Germany at Malm New Stadium, Malm, Sweden on Monday June 29, 2009.

Tim Borowski may be heading back to Werder Bremen, according to the player's agent Jorg Neubauer.

The appearance of Audi during the DTM race at the Norisring is under the theme of the Audi branda TMs 100th anniversary.

THERE must be a reason why the tag "world champions" does not sit as easily with Italy as with other World Cup-winning nations.

ALAN SHEARER is hoping Sir Bobby Robson can experience the same "magical feeling" he went through in his own glittering testimonial three years ago when football pays respect to the former Newcastle and England boss.

Senior national team general manager Oliver Bierhoff has reminded Germany that the Under-21 side is "a stepping stone towards the senior team", with he and senior coach Joachim Low having both spent time supporting Horst Hrubesch's men in Sweden.

Tim Borowski looks to be on his way out of Bayern Munich. The Germany midfielder has been deemed surplus to requirements as new Bayern coach Louis van Gaal looks to overhaul the squad he inherited from Jurgen Klinsmann.

Lothar Matthaus has been appointed as the new coach of Hungarian side FC Fehervar.

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Estonia midfielder Martin Reim told uefa.com he had chosen the "right time" to hang up his boots having made a European record 157th appearance for his country in Saturday's 3-0 friendly win against Equatorial Guinea in Tallinn.

Lothar Matthaus remains mystified as to why he has not been approached for any of the vacant managerial jobs in the Bundesliga, claiming German football must have something against him.

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Bayern Munich full-back Philipp Lahm admits the club made no progress during the ill-fated 10-month reign of former coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

The 2008-09 season featured more dramatic twists and turns - " and more goals - " than any other in recent years.

Bayern Munich will open talks with Stuttgart next week over the possibility of signing Germany international striker Mario Gomez, according to the Bavarian club's general manager Uli Hoeness.

Arguably, that is not the only reason why he won't forget his excursion to Hockenheim for a long time.