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‘SPAIN HAVE PEAKED - THIS TIME THEY WILL NOT STOP GERMANY’ SAYS LAUREUS AMBASSADOR JENS LEHMANN IN AN EXCLUSIVE WORLD CUP INTERVIEW ON LAUREUS.COM

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Laureus Sport for Good Foundation Ambassador Jens Lehmann, the former German goalkeeping star, has given an exclusive interview to Laureus.com, ahead of the World Cup which begins in just 30 days.

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Among Jens Lehmann’s comments are:

On Germany….“Germany is always ready to give you a hard fight at the end of a tournament.  We hope so, as well, this time. But the conditions right now are a little bit problematic because there are some key players that just came back after major injuries.  This always gives some uncertainty in preparation.”

On Spain….“Why has Germany not won any big titles in the last few years? I think there is one reason and it is called Spain. If Spain win the World Cup again that would make them the best ever national team. But I do not expect them to win it again. I think they have peaked already.  You see that with the Barcelona team right now, there is some uncertainty.” 

On goalkeepers…“Manuel Neuer is a fantastic goalkeeper; probably right now in the tournament the best you can see.  And Iker Casillas will be there, but I do not rate him as high as Neuer. Courtois is a really promising talent and could make a difference with Belgium, because Belgium is probably the most underrated team right now because they have got a great group of players.”

On his work with Laureus…“It's been an honour to have been asked by Laureus to become one of their Ambassadors. In my particular project, you are dealing with girls who are from backgrounds where people have migrated into Germany and where they do not really like their girls being part of football teams, which are normally run by male coaches. In our project, the coaches are female. I was quite fortunate with my football playing and can afford a nice life for my children.  But these people are not that fortunate and so that's why I want to give something back and support this project.”

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