German soccer player Lukas Podolski, right, shows scatches after being injured by Belgium goalkeeper Stijn Stijnen, unseen, during the friendly soccer match between Germany and Belgium in the stadium in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Left is Belgium player Daniel van Buyten.
Bayern Munich's striker Lukas Podolski (R) is congratulated by his teammates Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel (L) and striker Miroslav Klose (C) after he scored the 2-0 during the Bundesliga football match of Bayern Munich against Hamburg at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, southern Germany, on August 15, 2008.
Bayern Munich's striker Lukas Podolski (R) is congratulated by his teammates Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel (L) and striker Miroslav Klose (C) after he scored the 2-0 during the Bundesliga football match of Bayern Munich against Hamburg at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, southern Germany, on August 15, 2008.
Munich soccer player Lukas Podolski, right, and Erfurt player Norman Loose, left, challenge for the ball during the German soccer cup match between Rot Weiss Erfurt and FC Bayern Munich in the Steigerwald stadium in Erfurt, Germany, on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008. Podolski scored the second goal for Munich.
German FC Bayern Munich forward Lukas Podolski (R) scores his second goal while Japan's Urawa Reds defender Keisuke Tsuboi (L) tries to block during the first half of an international friendly match at Saitama Stadium on July 31, 2008. FC Bayern Munich were leading 3-0 against Urawa Reds in the first half.