Unlike England flops, Germany stars were allowed out in red-light party zone but chose to see Lion King
Wayne Rooney, Adam Lallana and Jordan Henderson all partied after England's win over Scotland
ENGLAND players get a night off from Gareth Southgate and use the time getting drunk and gatecrashing weddings or hitting the road for a strip club.
Last month in the build up to two World Cup qualifiers, Germany boss Joachim Low gave his players a night pass out of their training camp on the sleazy streets of Hamburg, red light capital of the North Sea.
How did they repay him? By booking theatre tickets to see the Lion King. Hell- raising it ain’t.
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Interestingly, Germany won the last World Cup and reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016 - England were home from the last World Cup within ten days and were humiliated by minnows Iceland at Euro 2016. You do the math.
ENGLAND and Liverpool star Jordan Henderson has run 89.03 miles this season according to Opta? That’s more than any other player.
And it doesn’t even include ‘Bournemouth away’ last weekend with Adam Lallana.
ILKAY GUNDOGAN says he has given up scoffing cakes to help Manchester City enjoy the sweet taste of success.
The German midfielder has hit five goals in 11 games since his £20.4million summer arrival from Dortmund. He now hopes his form will not dessert him.
Gundogan, 26, said: “I might see the people at the next table order a warm chocolate cake. It is not always easy for me to say ‘no’ to something like that.
“Pep Guardiola makes it intensively clear to all his players why it is important to maintain a particular weight.”
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