The German Football Association (DFB) have confirmed the extention to the contract of National Team boss Joachim Low. Low's contract will now run until the end of Euro 2012 to be played in Poland/Ukraine. The deal ensures doubt's over Low's position are settled long before South Africa 2010, so he and the rest of the team can concentrate on the job at hand, which includes their Durban date with the Socceroos on June 13.
Elsewhere, the Bundesliga is about to head into hibernation for the traditional mid season break. Tonight (Saturday morning AET), Shalke take on Mainz 05 where Kevin Kuranyi will be keen to continue his strong form and push his claims for a return to the National Team set up.
Other interesting games before the winter spell include FC Bayern v bottom club Hertha Berlin on Saturday, while the biggest clash of the weekend is HSV Hamburg against Werder Bremen on Sunday. There will be no shortage of National Team players on display in these fixtures and it will be interesting to see who out of Bayer Leverkusen, Shalke 04 and FC Bayern finish on top at the half-way point of the season.
In Australia the Hyundai A-League continues this weekend with the match of the round Melbourne Victory against Sydney FC from Etihad Stadium, Docklands. While it's 1 v 2 in this fixture, this may also be interesting to German's because some of the leading contenders from players playing inside Australia hoping to make the World Cup squad will be on show. Some of these include Mark Bridge, Archie Thompson, John Aloisi, Alex Brosque and Clint Bolton. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top in this big city battle, and which players can handle the pressure.
Also, Adelaide goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic has publicly declared his ambition to be one of the back ups to Mark Schwarzer in South Africa. His team take on Wellington Phoenix tonight and for interested German readers, it is probably he and Central Coast Mariners 'keeper Danny Vukovic who lead the charge for one of the remaining goalkeeping spots behind Schwarzer. This is, of course, if Pim Verbeek decides to go for an A-League custodian. In Europe, stoppers such as Michael Petkovic, Adam Federici, Brad Jones and Ante Covic all have claims for a seat on the plane.
Lastly, Newcastle Jets take on North Queensland Fury at EnergyAustralia Stadium on Sunday looking to win their fifth games from six matches. Ex Borussia Monchengladbach player Chris Tadrosse should start for Fury, while Jets midfielder Ben Kantarovski - who trialled with Bayern Munich earlier this year - is suspended for the home side. Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler will take the field for the visitors.
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