Germany boosted by Schweinsteiger

Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has given head coach Joachim Low a major boost by revealing he has shaken off a calf complaint.

Schweinsteiger was a worry after struggling with the injury but returned to full training on Monday. The 27-year-old has suffered no reaction, saying: “I’m fine. It’s fun to play with such a team.”

Schweinsteiger, looking to add to his 90 caps, missed the opening warm-up defeat against Switzerland two weeks ago after linking up with the squad following Bayern Munich’s Champions League defeat against Chelsea.