Bastian Schweinsteiger’s foot injury rules him out of Germany’s upcoming Euro 2012 qualifier

Bad news has flown in from Germany. The news has officially confirmed that Germany’s rising star Bastian Schweinsteiger will not be able to participate in the Euro 2012 qualification matches because of an injury.

Sources have revealed that the 26 year old midfielder has injured his foot therefore has been recommended rest. Germany though is a dominating footballing force having won 3^rd position in FIFA 2010 World Cup by defeating Uruguay 3-2, but still they have a considerably new team and that presents fresh players on the team that might have to be used as replacements. This can actually endanger Germany’s campaign.

The German coach Joachim Loew has admitted his regret over losing the player after all he was one of the pivots in Germany’s midfield. Loew will not just be facing the deficit of Schweinsteiger but Nationalelf are also missing a number of other important players in the squad.

Germany will face Turkey on 8^th October and then four days later Kazakhstan will line up against them. Germany has already won 3 UEFA Euro titles and this time looks like another time where their intentions are to dominate.

They have won their first match against arch rivals Belgium 1-0 and in their second match Germany obliterated Azerbaijan 6-1. In all these matches Germany featured a strong midfield, therefore a bit of an unpredictable performance is expected from Germany in this fixture.

On Schweinsteiger; officials from the club have confirmed that the player has injured his foot hence will be sidelined from play in the coming weeks. This is not good news for Bayern Munich either, because the club is off to one of its worst starts in recent times.

Currently they are at the 12^th position in the German League, Bundesliga. They have played 7 matches and won just 8 points, apparently they too will be in desperate need of their star midfielder Schweinsteiger. 

Schweinsteiger received the injury when Munich lost in a 2-0 shocker against Borussia Dortmund last Sunday. The situation demanded the player to be on field for the whole match therefore he played the full 90 minutes. Still his complaints about pain in his right foot were observable.

At the final whistle the player was rushed to medical care and there officials confirmed that the player had suffered an injury on which further news will be given later.

Monday morning saw the player being scrutinized by doctors. Further examinations and scans revealed that the 26 year old player had damaged the tarsal region of his foot and therefore will be unable to play for a couple of weeks. More results and test are being carried out.

As to who will replace Schweinsteiger on field, nothing is clear yet. Even coach Loew has not hinted who can be used as a possible replacement for him.