+++ Merte hits header: The former Bremen centre back Per Mertesacker sealed Germany's 1-0 victory over England in their friendly Tuesday evening at Wembley Stadium by heading home the only goal in the 39th minute - coincidentally in Germany's green-white away jersey. +++
+++ "Lutscher" to celebrate birthday: Torsten Frings will celebrate his birthday on Friday 22 November 2013. The former Werder captain and current coaching trainee, who is serving as a U23 assistant coach, will turn 37. As a note, Frings used to wear No. 22 for Werder because of his birth date. +++
+++ Füllkrug beats Koby in front of big crowd: The German U20 national team beat Poland 1-0 in front of 7,200 spectators in Leczna. The game-winner was scored by Cologne's Maximilian Thiel. Martin Kobylanski played 60 minutes for Poland while his Bremen teammate Niclas Füllkrug was subbed out in the 90th minute. +++