Bastian Schweinsteiger has been named as Germany's new captain, following the retirement of Philipp Lahm after the World Cup final. Germany coach Joachim Low announced the Bayern Munich midfielder as his captain "for the next two years" at a press conference in Dusseldorf on Tuesday, although the 30-year-old will not feature in Wednesday's repeat of the World Cup final against Argentina due to injury.
"I know I can always rely on him," Low said. "Just look at the World Cup final and how important he was.
"He has an immense level of experience and a high degree of acceptance within the team and from the coaches.
"He's a great communicator and that's important for the players.
"I know he's injured now, but it's not so bad that he'll be out for months.
"I trust him unreservedly. He has the big aim of winning Euro 2016 and I felt that he is still very ambitious."
