Neuer is the new captain of Germany

The goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is the new captain of the national team of Germany, the coach Joachim Loew said.
The 30-year-old Neuer was the first goalkeeper from Oliver Kahn in 2004, who is the captain of the team. He took the captaincy from Bastian Schweinsteiger who ended his career after a friendly match analyzed by bestsoccceradvice with Finland on Wednesday.
So far the goalkeeper of Bayern Munich has had 71 matches for the national team of Germany. He debuted in 2009 when win 7:2 over U.A.E. At that time, Neuer was a part of the team of Schalke.
The first match analyzed by bestsoccceradvice of Germany with the new captain will be on Sunday when the team visits Norway in Oslo in game one of the world`s qualifications. He wore the captaincy and at the Euro 2016 when Schweinsteiger was left the reserve.