Jude Bellingham was given the armband after Mats Hummels was ruled out due to illness.

There have been calls for Joachim Löw to reinstate the Borussia Dortmund defender to the national squad.

Sporting director Michael Zorc was impressed with the defender’s decision.

The Bayern Munich defender, alongside club teammates Hummels and Muller, will no longer be considered for selection.

Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels and Thomas Mueller were informed by coach Joachim Loew.

Mats Hummels has been impressed by the Liverpool player’s recent performances.

Mats Hummels was not at his best as Bayern Munich fell seven points off the pace of the Bundesliga leaders

Germany’s players fro mthe Bundesliga champions were criticised by the 1990 World Cup star.

According to German daily Bild, Mats Hummels and Robert Lewandowski traded insults in a practise game.

The Germany international is not happy at suggestions he turned against his former boss.

Bayern Munich were cruising to a return to form in the Bundesliga until Hertha Berlin’s stunning second-half fightback earned a draw.

The player’s post has attracted almost 300,000 views on Instagram and was used in an online article by popular daily Bild.

The Germans leaked their first goal since July, but they still extended their perfect record in Russia 2018 qualifiers.

The defender showed off the new look in Bayern’s game against RB Leipzig last night.

Mats Hummels should not have paid a visit to his former teammates ahead of Bayern Munich’s loss to Borussia Dortmund, Lothar Matthaus says.

United’s failure to finish in the Premier League’s top four cost them any chance of signing defender Mats Hummels.

We’re not fully convinced the German defender knows too much about Grigg, but he’s a big fan of his apparently.

The 27-year-old has won two Bundesliga titles and the DFB-Pokal in his time with Dortmund.

The defender has signed a five-year deal with the Bavarian club.

Meanwhile, the defender has denied approaching Bayern Munich over a summer move.

The German defender plans to return to his former club and link up with ex-team-mates Robert Lewandowski and Mario Gotze in the summer.

Stylish defender is out of contract in 2017 and he may feel the time is right for a move elsewhere.

One former Three Lions coach rates the young Everton defender very highly.

The German defender wants to “drive Klopp mad” when he returns to his old club in the Europa League next month.

The central defender, who worked under Klopp for six years in Germany, is confident his former manager will lead his new club to the domestic title during his reign in charge.

The Germany coach believes there are similarities between the two clubs.

Defender Mats Hummels is also expecting a tough encounter at the Aviva.

Mats Hummels is going nowhere, apparently.

Gary Neville believes Louis van Gaal’s side need to prioritise the signings of a centre-back, central midfielder and winger but doesn’t think they need to spend £150 million again.

The ‘Gaalactico’ policy drove the signings of the likes of Angel Di Maria & Radamel Falcao last summer – but Van Gaal does not need big names to challenge for the title

The defender has admitted he is considering his future though.

The Borussia Dortmund defender, a long-term target for Louis van Gaal’s side, believes that a spell abroad would be good for him but has yet to decide if he will leave BVB.

The club has confidence in allowing Louis van Gaal spend big on players.

The Red Devils boss is wary of jumping to conclusions during a difficult period

The Borussia Dortmund defender says that the 1-1 draw ‘feels like a defeat’.

Hands off, Louis.

Back off, Premier League clubs.

Philipp Lahm, Toni Kroos, Lionel Messi and more players who stood out.

The centre-back’s first-half goal was enough to separate the sides writes Mikey Stafford in the Maracana.

Arjen Robben, Oscar and Andrea Pirlo all feature in our team of the tournament so far.