German Midfielder Bernd Schneider Ruled out of EURO 2008

Ahead of this year’s EURO 2008, Germany has recently got a bad news. Their experienced midfielder Bernd Schneider will miss the tournament due to injury. The Bayer Leverkusen player recently suffered a slipped disc and undergone a surgery successfully, but will miss the remaining matches of his club this season. The club has cleared that Bernd Schneider would be back in training in July. So, it is sure that the midfielder is out of EURO 2008, which will be held in Austria and Switzerland.

Xinhuanet reported:

According to Leverkusen, a slipped disc has forced Schneider to undergo surgery in Hanover earlier on Friday, the surgery was successful, but Schneider will miss the last five Bundesliga matches.

Leverkusen announced that Schneider is expected to resume training in July, which would definitely rule him out of the Euro 2008.

Schneider, nicknamed as "White Brazilian", has played just 15 Bundesliga matches this season.

It is really a big blow for German football team as Schneider is one of the most experienced players in the current German side with 81 international appearances scoring four goals. Now, let us see if Germany can do well in EURO 2008 without Schneider in its squad.