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Germany coach Loew taken to hospital after accident

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Germany coach Joachim Loew has been taken to hospital after suffering an injury while exercising , and will miss upcoming games against Belarus and Estonia , the German Football Association said Friday .
In a statement , the association confirmed that Loew was receiving treatment for a crushed artery and would not be in the dugout for the upcoming internationals .
Bild newspaper reported that Loew had checked into the university clinic in Freiburg with circulatory problems after dropping a dumbbell on himself several weeks ago , but said that he had not undergone an operation .

“ I feel better , but I just have to look after myself for a few weeks , ” said Loew in a statement .“ I am in constant contact with my coaching team and I will be speaking to them on the phone around the two games . ”
The DFB confirmed that assistant coach Marcus Sorg would take over managerial duties in the European Championship qualifiers , with support from goalkeeping coach Andy Koepke and national team director Oliver Bierhoff .

“ The most important thing is that Jogi is back to full fitness in a few days , ” said Bierhoff .
“ Even though I can tell he wants to be back on the training pitch , he is right to take care of himself . ”

“ Marcus Sorg and Andy Koepke know the drill and the team very well , and they will discuss everything with Jogi anyway . ”
The German squad will meet up in the Dutch town of Venlo on Sunday before facing Belarus in Borisov on June 8 and Estonia in Mainz on June 11 .

( AFP )

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