Kahn not Germany number one for World Cup

'Bitterly disappointed'
Kahn not Germany number one for World Cup

07.04.2006
Germany boss Jürgen Klinsmann has demoted Bayern skipper Oliver Kahn to second-choice goalkeeper behind Arsenal's Jens Lehmann for this summer's World Cup. Klinsmann brought forward the eagerly-awaited decision, originally scheduled for May and headline news in the 2006 host nation for a number of weeks, to Friday after consulting his assistant Joachim Löw and national goalkeeping coach Andreas Köpke.The Germany boss personally informed Kahn of his decision on Friday morning. "I'm very surprised and bitterly disappointed," Kahn declared in a statement released by the club. "I'll now be concentrating on my duties with Bayern in the Bundesliga and DFB German Cup over the next few weeks. I'll think over my future in the national team during the coming weeks and make an announcement in due course."