CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Not having captain and midfielder Michael Ballack here has been a blessing in disguise for Germany, says Lothar Matthaeus, captain of the country’s 1990 world champions. An ...

With only five minutes of the 1990 World Cup final to play, Rudi Völler was fouled in the box by Roberto Sensini and the Mexican referee dramatically pointed to the spot. All eyes turned to Lothar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former DFB team manager Franz Beckenbauer (L), captain and midfielder Lothar Matthaeus (C) and defender Andreas Brehme present the ...

MOSCOW, June 28 (Reuters) - Defending champions Germany lacked personality and team spirit, contributing to their shock World Cup first-round exit, their former World Cup-winning captain Lothar ...

The latest soccer superstar to take our Rapid-Fire Quiz—aka our version of the Proust Questionnaire—is German legend Lothar Matthäus, who also appears on the new Planet Fútbol podcast. Matthäus ...

Former Germany great Lothar Matthäus has said it would be "a personal tragedy" if a latest injury sustained by goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen would rule him out of the World Cup. Spanish media have ...