Philipp Wollscheid: Has endured a stuttering season in Germany Germany and Bayer Leverkusen defender Philipp Wollscheid has signed for Stoke City on loan with a view to a permanent move. The 25-year-old centre-half has played twice for Germany and was linked with several English clubs last summer, but remained in the Bundesliga on loan at Mainz and played five times. It is the first signing i...Full Story »

The attacker and team-mate Philipp Wollscheid feel the club must strive to fill the void left by the new Chelsea signing in order to compete properly in the Champions League Sidney Sam and Philipp Wollscheid have stressed the importance for Bayer Leverkusen to replace star winger Andre Schurrle. The 22-year-old joined Chelsea for an undisclosed fee last month after a stellar season for the ...Full Story »

FRANKFURT (AP) -- Coach Joachim Loew has called up four newcomers for Germany's exhibition games against Ecuador and the United States, with the stars of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund absent because the teams are playing in the Champions League final. Real Madrid's Mesut Oezil and Sami Khedira also will miss the trip because the Spanish season won't be over. A total of 15 first-string pla...Full Story »