{
  "id": 10630168,
  "title": "Bastian Schweinsteiger states that Germany is no longer a top team",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/bastian-schweinsteiger-states-that-germany-is-no-longer-a-top-team",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T06:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bastian-schweinsteiger-states-germany-no-064000129.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Germany and Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has stated that the national team is no longer a top side. This assessment comes after Germany's 1-0 loss to Greece. In an interview on Das Erste, Schweinsteiger explained, \"We’re no longer a top team. We’re now just an average team. We no longer have players who make the difference. Even Greece have Karetsas, Tzolis, Pavlidis – for me, those are players who make the difference.\" Schweinsteiger hopes that Jürgen Klopp can develop a team capable of playing \"Klopp football.\" Klopp recently called up an extensive squad of 44 players, divided into two groups. Following Germany's defeat to the Netherlands and the loss to Greece, the team's performance has sparked criticism regarding their current quality to compete with the world's leading sides. When asked about Schweinsteiger's comments, team captain Philipp Kimmich agreed, stating, \"At the moment, we’re way off being a top team.\"",
  "summary": "Following Germany’s 1-0 loss to Greece, former Germany and Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger said the national team is no longer a top side.Speaking on Das Erste, he explained: “We��...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}