Mertesacker stays loyal
German defender Per Mertesacker has rejected suggestions he was set to quit Arsenal and return to the Bundesliga in the summer
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Photos: World Cup build-up
Check out our latest international football gallery, as teams around the world prepare for the latest round of World Cup qualifying
Read the full storyHaller tributes paid in Germany
Tributes are being paid to Helmut Haller, the man who scored West Germany's opening goal in the 1966 World Cup final, who died on Thursday.
Haller, who made 33 appearances for West Germany and scored 13 goals, including six in the 1966 World Cup, died at the age of 73 at his home in Augsburg.
"Helmut Haller is one of the outstanding personalities of German Football," said German FA president Wolfgang Niersbach."His amazing performances, particularly at the 1966 World Cup, are unforgettable … his death really saddens us."
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Germany prepare for Irish test
Germany players to receive £20k a game
Players of the German national team have agreed on a structure of bonuses for their qualifying campaign for the 2014 World Cup.
Every player will receive 20,000 euros per appearance, although the money will be withheld until Germany have successfully qualified for the tournament.
Germany have made a successful start to their qualifying campaign with two wins out of two against Faroe Islands and Austria but Republic of Ireland will be hoping to stop them this Friday night.
England drop to fifth
World and European champions Spain remain top of FIFA's international world rankings, with Roy Hodgson's England down to fifth
Read the full storyHappy birthday Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
West Germany great Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, now the chairman of Bayern Munich, is a sprightly 57 today. Alles gute zum Geburtstag, Karl-Heinz!
Other notable football birthdays today include Liverpool stalwart Ronnie Whelan (51), former Spurs boss Juande Ramos (58) and Wales striker Jason Koumas (32).
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Happy birthday Julian Draxler
It's not a vintage crop of football birthdays today, to be honest, but nonetheless we wish a happy 19th birthday to Schalke 04's wunderkind Julian Draxler.
Other notable birthdays in the football world on 20th September… er, none.
Round-up: Spain sweat in Tbilisi
Roberto Soldado's 86th-minute winner saved Spain from an embarrassing goalless draw with Georgia, while France go from strength to strength
Read the full storyHappy birthday Beckenbauer
Happy 67th birthday to Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer, perhaps the most assured central defender ever to play the game.
Other notable football birthdays today: Slaven Bilic (44), Eric Abidal (33) and Andrea Dossena (31).
Snapshot: USA women win FIFA U-20 World Cup
The United States beat Germany 1-0 in the final of the Women's Under-20 World Cup. The final was played in Tokyo, Japan.
Kealia Ohai scored the winner a minute before half-time as the States claimed their third title.