Manuel Neuer

Manuel Neuer (born 27 March 1986) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bayern Munich and the German national football team.

Personal life

Neuer was born in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. He attended Gesamtschule Berger Feld, like many other notable footballers, such as Mesut Özil. His brother Marcel is currently a football referee in the Verbandsliga. He got his first football when he was two. He had his first game on 3 March 1991, 24 days before his fifth birthday. Neuer's hero and idol as a child was fellow German and former Schalke goalkeeper Jens Lehmann.
In November 2011, Neuer won €500,000 for his foundation on Wer wird Millionär?, German version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

International career

Youth Teams

After progressing through the youth teams, Neuer made his U-21 debut on 15 August 2006 against the Netherlands. He won the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship with the Germany national under-21 football team in Sweden and kept a clean sheet in the 4-0 win in the final against England.

World Cup 2010

Neuer was called-up on 19 May 2009 to the senior Germany squad for a tour of Asia. He made his debut on this tour in a match against United Arab Emirates on 2 June. He played in the November friendly against the Ivory Coast that ended 2–2. Although he took responsibility for the first goal conceded, manager Joachim Löw refused to blame him and instead commended him for doing his best
The death of keeper Robert Enke in November 2009 saw him elevated as the second choice goalkeeper under René Adler. However, Adler suffered a serious rib injury which ruled him out of the World Cup. Neuer then became Germany's first choice goalkeeper ahead of Tim Wiese and Hans-Jörg Butt for the upcoming tournament.
Neuer was selected as Germany's number one goalkeeper for the World Cup in South Africa. During the group stages, he only conceded a single goal, a close range shot by Jovanovic in the match against Serbia. He provided the assist for Klose's opening goal against England, winning 4–1. He played in all of Germany's World Cup matches apart from the third-place game against Uruguay, when Hans-Jörg Butt was rewarded with a spot in the starting lineup.

Euro 2012

He played every single minute of every match in the qualification campaign for Euro 2012, helping Germany to secure 10 wins out of 10 games and top their group. After Germany's 3-1 away win against Turkey he was especially praised for his 'sensational' performance. He retained a close range volley shot by Hamit Altıntop, and then he quickly threw the ball to the halfway line into the feet of Thomas Müller, who immediately provided the assist for Mario Gomez's opening goal. Neuer then set up the second goal, under pressure by Turkish attackers he fired a precise long range shot to Mario Götze deep in the opponents half, who found Thomas Müller on the edge of the opponents penalty box to score.

Euro 2012 football shirts are "toxic"

The EU consumer watchdog BEUC have announced that testing has shown that nine of the sixteen first choice shirts of the Euro 2012 finalists contain "worrying" levels of chemicals and may pose a health risk.

Six of the shirts - Spain, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, France and Italy - were found to contain lead, a heavy metal, with the Spanish and German shirts (both adidas) carrying an amount exceeding the legal limit for children's products.  The Portugal and Holland shirts (both Nike) were found to contain nickel.
The most dangerous shirt was that of Poland, with the BEUC statement saying that it should be "banned outright" as its levels of an organotin compound - included to reduce sweat odour - could be toxic to the nervous system.

adidas and Nike produce the majority of these shirts - four each - and Puma the only other implicated manufacturer, in the form of the Italy shirt.  The only Euro 2012 manufacturer unaffected is Umbro, producing the playing wear of England, Ireland and Sweden.
BEUC director-general Monique Goyens said: "Football fans pay up to 90 euros (£73) for the shirt of their favourite team. The least they should expect is to have a quality and safe product.

"It is inexplicable that heavy metals are used in mass consumer products. It is clearly foul play by manufacturers to use substances harmful to both people and the environment.

"Our members' test results are a sad reminder that Europe's chemicals legislation is unfit for the purpose of banning dangerous substances from consumer products."

Ms Goyens said a plan to deal with "endocrine-disrupting chemicals" would be an opportunity for the EU to be on the offensive against harmful chemicals."

Any Teams shirts for season 2012-2013 (Part 2)

Stuttgart 12/13 Puma Football Kits

These are the new VfB Stuttgart 12/13 Home, Away and Third football kits made by Puma with the new sponsor Mercedes-Benz Bank.

VfB Stuttgart announced that Mercedes-Benz Bank, the financial subsidiary of Daimler AG, is the new main shirt sponsor of Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart.

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Hannover 96 Jako 2012/13 Home Kit

Captained by USA international Steve Cherundolo German Bundesliga club Hannover 96 made it to the quarter-finals of the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League and is in seventh place in Germany’s top-tier of soccer with one match to play in the season.

On Thursday, the Hannover 96 Jako 2012/13 home kit was officially launched. Here is a detailed look at the new strip along with information on its design from Die Roten (The Reds’) website.

Hannover 96 have finally unveiled the club’s new home shirt for the 2012/13 season. The strip retains the classic dark red of previous kits, but with an altogether more modern design, making it a must have for all Reds’ fans!

The 2011/12 season wasn’t just a huge success for the club on the pitch. In addition, over 45,000 shirts, including the red home strip, the green away jersey and the ‘third’ white kit, have been sold, which marks a club record. Our kit designers at JAKO have adhered to the motto ‘never change a winning kit’ for their new design, and created an attractive shirt, which is similar to the current strip in design but is tinged with a fashionable new style.
The new kit will be worn for the very first time by the Hannover 96 team in Saturday’s home game with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

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Adidas Torfabrik – The Official Matchball of the 2012/13 German Bundesliga

Following this weekend’s conclusion of the German 2011/12 first and second tiers of soccer, adidas has launched the official matchball of the 2012/13 Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga – the Torfabrik.

The ball will use a new Bundesliga logo that commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga (the body responsible for the operation of the 1. Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga).

The 2012/13 German Bundesliga Torfabrik will use the same ball technology as the official matchball of the UEFA EURO 2012 tournament, the Tango 12, on a vibrant infrared and silver colorway.

 

Exclusive!!! Any Teams shirts for season 2012-2013

Bayern München 12/13 Adidas Away Football Shirt 

With its eye-catching combination of classic white and lucent infrared, the new 2012/13 away kit is young and brash, with just a hint of aggression. The contrasting matt and glossy fabrics and the slogan Mia san mia woven into the collar round off the new shirt’s striking design.
Alongside the special materials and standout colours, the kit is manufactured to the highest quality-controlled standards and features ventilated CLIMACOOL® technology to keep you dry and comfortable. With this shirt, the stars and the fans send out an unmistakeable message of intent both on and off the pitch.

Schalke 04 Adidas 12/13 Home Football Shirt 

The neck strip on the inside of the collar says, "Blau und Weiß, wie lieb‘ ich Dich" [Blue and white, how I love you], and additional blue trim around the crest with the club's full name: F.C. Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V.