Munich's coach Juergen Klinsmann, center, leaves the ground with his players Lukas Podolski, right, and Mehmet Ekici, left, after the German Supercup soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Munich in Dortmund, western Germany, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Munich lost with one goal to two goals for Dortmund. AP Photo logo AP Photo 18 months ago

Munich's coach Juergen Klinsmann, center, leaves the ground with his players Lukas Podolski, right, and Mehmet Ekici, left, after the German Supercup soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Munich in Dortmund, western Germany, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Munich lost with one goal to two goals for Dortmund.

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  1. FREIBURG IM BREISGAU, GERMANY - DECEMBER 12: Lukas Podolski of Koeln shoots on goal during the Bundesliga match between SC Freiburg and 1. FC Koeln at Badenova Stadium on December 12, 2009 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
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  3. COLOGNE, GERMANY - DECEMBER 06: Lukas Podolski of Koeln looks on with his team mates after the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Koeln and SV Werder Bremen at RheinEnergie Stadium on December 6, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.
  4. COLOGNE, GERMANY - DECEMBER 06: Lukas Podolski of Koeln acknowledges the fans after the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Koeln and SV Werder Bremen at RheinEnergie Stadium on December 6, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.
  5. COLOGNE, GERMANY - DECEMBER 06: Lukas Podolski of Koeln is seen during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Koeln and SV Werder Bremen at RheinEnergie Stadium on December 6, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.
  6. COLOGNE, GERMANY - DECEMBER 06: Naldo of Bremen and Lukas Podolski of Koeln talk after the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Koeln and SV Werder Bremen at RheinEnergie Stadium on December 6, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.
  7. COLOGNE, GERMANY - DECEMBER 06: Lukas Podolski of Koeln falls defended by Naldo of Bremen during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Koeln and SV Werder Bremen at RheinEnergie Stadium on December 6, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.
  8. COLOGNE, GERMANY - DECEMBER 06: Lukas Podolski of Koeln (R) and Clemens Fritz of Bremen in action during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Koeln and SV Werder Bremen at RheinEnergie Stadium on December 6, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.
  9. German head coach Joachim Loew, left, and manager Oliver Bierhoff chat during the Euro 2012 soccer championship qualifying draw in Warsaw, Sunday Feb. 7, 2010. The qualifying campaign for the 2012 European soccer championships, that will be jointly hosted by Poland and Ukraine, gets underway in September 2010. Germany coach Joachim Loew says his future after the World Cup 2010 remains open, after talks over an extension of his contract collapsed. German's football federation president Theo Zwanziger says Loew will remain his top candidate for the job no matter how well Germany does in South Africa.
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  13. German soccer team coach Joachim Loew, center with ball, stands on the stage next to Austria's Dietmar Constantini, left, and other officials after the drawing of the qualifying games for the 2012 European soccer championships, at the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. The qualifying campaign for the Euro 2012 soccer championships, that will be jointly hosted by Poland and Ukraine, gets underway in September 2010.
  14. From third left, German Klaus Schwab, founder and president of the World Economic Forum, WEF, blows a vuvuzela, former soccer player and World Cup Ambassador Mark Fish, Palaquinha, the official mascot of the 2010 soccer World Cup, former soccer player and World Cup Ambassador Lucas Valeriu Radebe, Trevor Manuel, Minister of the National Planning Commission (NPC) of South Africa and Morgan Tsvangirai Prime Minister of Zimbabwe during the Davos kick-off for the 2010 FIFA South Africa World Cup at the 40th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday Jan. 30, 2010.
  15. German Klaus Schwab, founder and president of the World Economic Forum, WEF, blows a vuvuzela during the Davos kick-off for the 2010 FIFA South Africa World Cup at the 40th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday Jan. 30, 2010.
  16. SINDELFINGEN, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Dennis Aogo of the German national football team is seen during the taking of a blood sample during a fitness test at the Glaspalast on January 26, 2010 in Sindelfingen, Germany.

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