Heiko Westermann

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany suffered a further injury blow ahead of the World Cup on Sunday when defender Heiko Westermann was ruled out of the tournament with a foot injury.The German team said Westermann had fractured a bone in his foot at the end of Saturday's 3-0 win over Hungary.The Schalke 04 player, who has won 19 caps, is a defender but could have provided cover in midfield following the injuries to Michael Ballack and Christian Traesch -- who have both been ruled out."Naturally I am...Read Full Story

Interesting news are out and it has been reported that Schalke 04 defender Heiko Westermann is weighing up an offer from Premier League club Sunderland. The Sunderland Echo has reported that Black Cats chairman Niall Quinn flew out to Germany to have talks with the centre-half’s club, Schalke 04, on Thursday and left with progress made on a potential deal. But ultimately it will be up to the player himself to decide whether or not to go. Westermann is in the middle of a lucrative contract at...Read Full Story

Interesting news are out and it has been reported that Schalke 04 defender Heiko Westermann is weighing up an offer from Premier League club Sunderland. The Sunderland Echo has reported that Black Cats chairman Niall Quinn flew out to Germany to have talks with the centre-half’s club, Schalke 04, on Thursday and left with progress made on a potential deal. But ultimately it will be up to the player himself to decide whether or not to go. Westermann is in the middle of a lucrative contract at...Read Full Story

Hamburg's Heiko Westermann has been drafted into the Germany squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers following Mats Hummels' withdrawal....Read Full Story

Schalke defender Heiko Westermann has stressed that he is committed to staying in the Bundesliga amid speculation linking him with a move abroad.Read Full Story