them healthy, not only for us, but also when they return to their clubs. >> he came to the german national team in 2004 after the former german star had observed him in practice with the los angeles galaxy. he has been with the german team ever since. he helps assess players and put together individual fitness programs and goals, and it does not stop there. >> proper training with volumes and intensity. that is great communication between the trainer and a team. some days we hit them with intensity and other days, with volume. players that have played a lot throughout the year, we have to think about them differently. >> since the players have clearly stated that their goal is to win this tournament, the trainer says the plan is 14 germany to physically peak for the semifinal match against italy. >> we only have two days in between. >> is getting ahead of himself? maybe, but then again, it could also simply be the voice of experience looking farther ahead to the final on sunday that many say germany will be in. >> in a sign of just how much has changed over the past two decades in northern irel

also testing the ground early word of the german national team as a crowd of ten thousand fans turned out to watch your team of those men work out in polish born miroslav klose and lucas podolski received arguably the warmest welcome while a recent injury worry bastiaan schweinsteiger also to port germany face portugal in vero opener and saturday and say they will have to work hard if they are to qualify from their group b. . it's a very tough group. strong teams like the netherlands and portugal we also amongst the favorites denmark it's not very comfortable play but. the best memory and then we have to struggle against portugal. moments of basketball and the n.b.a. now were oklahoma took the lead in the western conference finals series following a one zero eight one zero three win over san antonio the thunder became the first of the two sides to clinch and away victory and instead instrumental for the visiting side worth kevin durant's with twenty seven points or russell westbrook with twenty three and james harden with twenty eight spurs mano janabi added i was walking thirty four

the german national team is due to play its tournament opener in a brand-new stadium just outside theity. right now workers are hurrying to finish the venue. inside, police and rescue workers are holding drills to prepare them in the event of violence between fans. the person in charge of security says he doesn't expect trouble. >> we've analyzed all the different movements within the fan groups and i can tell everyone from the media that the security forces are ready, just as the police in the rest of ukraine are. we can guarantee security during euro 2012 under all circumstances. >> but there have been problems in the past with local violent fans. two years ago, there was a riot in the historic old town when ultranationalist fans clashed with supporters of the german side. [gunfire] it took the police hours to get the situation under control. both ukrainian and german fans were injured. now, when visiting fans come in from abroad, the police are out in force. more than 40,000 officers will be on hand to prevent rioting. police also have lists of names of foreign fans who are known t

championships was a german company but come friday will be no love lost between the greeks and the german national team as they go head to head for a place in the euro two thousand and twelve semifinals wolf we don't see poland. staying with football and former sparse moscow coach mckay allowed rope has been unveiled as the new manager of english premier league side swanzy the former denmark midfielder joined the welsh club on a two year contract the swans finished eleventh in their debut season in the top flight they've been without a manager since brendan rodgers took up the liverpool hot seat last month forty eight year old loud group start for you benton's barcelona and real madrid during his playing career and most recently trained spartak moscow and majorca. now a mixed martial arts legend to get a call has called time on his last tryst career the fighter known as the last emperor announced his decision following a first round knockout victory over bedroom resume in st petersburg it was meant to be a three five minute rounds affair but you may be getting close a right hook sent the brazilian to t

maker was a german company but come friday probably no love lost between the greeks and the german national team as they go head to head for a place in the euro two thousand and twelve summer finals. darty poland i think the rich had a trunk a bit in the rain or they were oversized footballs but anyway he meant the german players though have been training at the arena dance where tonight's game will be played they've never lost against the greeks and won all their group games to get this far but. isn't getting carried away with the favorites tag and is well aware upsets can happen. very small small favorites in the match tomorrow of course we are favorites that's logical but i think that's clear i mean we can live with that we also know that knockout games have their own character so from their point of view the favorite does not automatically go through to the next round we saw that the russians were the big favorite again. the greeks we saw what happened there i think when the match starts it doesn't play a role well if the greeks are to produce the shock of the tournament they will have to do

there was a german company but come friday probably no love lost between the greeks and the german national team as they go head to head for a place in the euro two thousand and twelve semifinals which of bumblefoot r.t. poland. all right moving on mixed martial arts legend felt very good to get in a goal has called time on his illustrious career the fights are known as the last emperor and as his decision following a first round knockout victory all repaired drew rizzle in st petersburg it was meant to be a three five minute rounds affair but humiliating calls right. hook sent the president to the floor already in the opener and the ensuing devastating knots on the ground prompted the referee to stop the clock at one minute and twenty two seconds declaring a million eagles thirty fourth career victory russian president vladimir putin who is an avid martial arts fan and practitioner was also among the guests and thank the fighter for his contribution to sports thirty five year old fielder you made the ending call and now it's his retirement after the fight and said that you now wants to spend mo

also testing the ground early work the german national team as a crowd sent thousand fans turned up to what you ought to do loads and then work out in dunn's polish born miroslav klose he and lukas podolski received arguably the warmest welcome while a recent injury wore a bus young schweinsteiger also to court germany face portugal in their opener on saturday and say they will have to work hard if they are to qualify from their group b. . it's a very tough group. strong teams like the netherlands and portugal real also among the favorites denmark it's not very comfortable. but. the best may win them we have to struggle against portugal. elsewhere it's wise former world player of the year round has signed for a new side in his native brazil thirty two. roll joins at leisure coleman a role at least until the end of the year the move comes less than a week after the forward left flamengo and sued his former club over unpaid wages the former barcelona and midland star claims he's old up to twenty million u.s. dollars. moving on to basketball and the n.b.a. where oklahoma took the lead in

also understand that angela merkel the german chancellor was always been attending the german national national teams games when they were played at the euros or world cups decided to gainst coming to ukraine in reaction to the units mustn't go prison and her treatment in the heart of the prison also we understand that the dutch government has decided not to come here only the minister of sport has arrived and the dutch fans when they had their game in the stadium a lot of they marched the streets of the city wearing t. shirts saying free so definitely some political overtones are are present here we'll see you have to wait and see in the next three weeks or so until the tournament is happening here in ukraine and poland whether this will escalate somehow but for now the situation as it is we are following all the developments in ukraine and poland and we'll be bringing all the developments to you. here and you know if they are says he live from kenya thanks for that. georgia's opposition leader has been fined almost eighty thousand dollars for giving out t.v. antennas to voters who didn't even the s

also understand that angela merkel the german chancellor has always been attending the german national national teams games when they were played at the euros or world cups decided against coming to ukraine in reaction to the units must go prison and her treatment in the heart of the prison also we understand that the dutch government has decided not to come here only the minister of sport has arrived and the dutch fans when they had their game in the city of kharkiv they marched the streets of the city wearing t. shirts saying free yes so we'll see certainly in the coming weeks how this situation will unfold for now it's been very peaceful here and everyone certainly enjoys the great game of football which we see every night from both poland and ukraine. you can't do much online all with your phone without someone somewhere knowing what you're up to and there's one group though on your side they're called the cypherpunks movement and they're on june the sunday show here on r.t. to talk about their plans to keep your private data private. i guess i think that it is important to just to to remember th

also understand that angela merkel the german chancellor has always been attending the german national national teams games when they were played at the u.s. . if world cups had decided to gainst coming to ukraine in reaction to the eunuchs mustn't go prison and her treatment in the heart of the prison also understand that the dutch government has decided not to come here only the minister of sport has arrived and the dutch fans when they had their game in the city of logic of they marched the streets of the states you wearing t. shirts saying the free us so definitely some political overtones are our present here we'll see you have to wait and see in the next three weeks or so and whether this will escalate somehow but for now the situation as it is. now as for the drama on the page you can tune in and watch our sports bulletin in just over an hour with part. russian investigators have searched the flats of several prominent opposition figures and call them in for questioning the search was ordered by a court in connection with the case over clashes at an anti-government rally last month when both p

also understand that angela merkel the german chancellor has always been attending the german national the national team's games when they were played at the euros or world cups decided to gainst coming to ukraine in reaction to the units mustn't go prison and her treatment in the heart of the prison also we understand that the dutch government has decided. not to come here only the minister of sport has arrived and the dutch fans when they had their game in the studio lot of they marched the streets of the states you wearing t. shirts saying free us so definitely some political overtones are present here we'll see have to wait and see in the next three weeks or so and whether this will escalate somehow but for now the situation as it is. now as for that drama on the page we've got the details in our sport with paul yes coming up in our full sports round up in around half an hour's time we'll preview monday's action as co-host ukraine kick off their campaign against sweden also a good day it's the battle of the heavyweight england take on the france all that and more here on thirty minutes time. you can d

also understand that angela merkel the german chancellor has always been attending the german national the national team's games when they were played at the euros or world cups decided against coming to ukraine in reaction to the units must go prison and her treatment in the heart of the prison also we understand that the dutch government has decided not to come here only the minister of sport has arrived and the dutch fans when they had their game in the city of kharkiv they marched the streets of the city wearing t. shirts saying free us so we'll see certainly in the coming weeks how this situation will unfold for now it's been very peaceful here and everyone certainly enjoys the great game of football which we see every night from both poland and ukraine. before the days of schools in today's games we've the details not he spoke with full he has coming up in our full. round up in around half an hour's time i'll give you the details of the one one draw between england and france in the opening group d. match while co-hosts ukraine hear of their campaign against sweden in around thirty minutes time all

nation stocks for soccer. millions of germans gather to watch their team battle in italy in the euro 2012 semifinals. >> it is the 20th summer since the euro debt crisis started, and expectations are not high -- the 20th summit. >> officials are divided into two camps -- one saying austerity is the main solution to debt problems. >> and one saying more needs to be done to bring down borrowing costs of the countries on the front line. >> that is right. those countries are spain and italy. taken together, they are too big for europe's they'll of funds to rescue, and that is raising pressure to find a new approach to the crisis. >> bold new steps expected from germany at the eu summit, but chancellor angela merkel is staying focused on a growth package already agreed upon. "we have worked out a good program, especially regarding future investments and creating job opportunities for young people he can -- young people." proposals from the european union president are far more treasury and a banking union with central supervision. the italian prime minister wants the summit to address borrowing costs. he has found

you get called up, you are proud and happy to be carrying the national team symbol of the eagle on your jersey. >> he has been on the german national squad since june 2004. now at the age of 27, he faces is 100 international cap. his teammates consider him a tough but fair player. >> sometimes, they will keep you from behind. sometimes it is hard. sometimes it is just attack. we all know him. he is not just a class player. he is also a classy guy. >> playing his 100th match for germany would be a dream come true. in fact, he would like nothing more than two even reached the 103-game mark that a german soccer icon achieved. that could even happen if germany does all the way to the final period -- to the final. >> release scene photos from the beatles' early american tourists have gone on display in new york. >> the collection's 30 selected images were taken by photographers who toured with the fab four back in the 1960's. the exhibit captures their formative years when they were becoming global stars and devolving from a touring group into a studio recording band. when they made their u.s. debut back in 1964, but to follow

for them from german sites that start scoring six goals in a dozen league matches reading are now owned by russian businessman anton of each. but you know this is national basketball team are preparing to head off to venice we left for a last shot at a limpet qualification this week the squad trained one final time in moscow on choose their on michael kravchenko caught up with them then. one win and one loss that's how the russian national basketball teams played out the two recent friendlies against macedonia and greece but team russia's coach feels the results are the least of his worries when playing in practice matches the results to me or less important you know i've never been a big practice game guy in terms of. the results and it's always proven to be the case that that we do better in the in the actual tournaments than we do in practice games and i hope that continues team captain andrei kirilenko who's had some highs and lows in the past season losing out with says come on bianco is in the upper league final but snatching up the most valuable player award at the twenty two ground also reiterated his coach sentiments saying listen friendlies are not about gett

german chancellor angela merkel is to attend the game but the country's head coach was quick to draw a line between politics and football. as for the little situation is concerned angela merkel and the national team are in very good. green and that she will not interfere with my technical instructions but by the same talking i will not deal with the political agenda as we are concerned normal sporting contest and that's the end of it there were plenty of germans of this historical city and for good reason many banks on the team finishing top of the group and rugby gambled on their side playing the quarter final here in fact the dance has more of the german feel so it's the. looking at its historical center and the reason is because it was actually german up until nine hundred forty five the city was known as done sick and was part of germany however following the second world war it became part of poland nevertheless for german fans are certainly enjoying their stay here to beautiful city here but the weather is not so fine for us but we enjoy it germany have once again taken up routing good bands but this time it's only temporary you can lowside have held a training base here since the beginning

german chancellor angela merkel could watch the game in person. and to say these teams don't like each other, well, that would be an understatement. the two nations right now amid all the economic turmoil in europe. fred flanken is in burr lin standing by. fred, tell us why the stakes for this game are much more than who wins. >> this game is obviously really important here in europe especially in the german and the greece because of all the political implications you were talking about. as you said it's called the battle of the bailout here in europe as the greece you know a lot of debt that country has putting up a lot of money to try to bail the greece out. germans are attaching a lot of demand to the money. a lot of austerity. the greece of course not very happy about that. if you look at the past week, the emotion for the soccer game in both countries have just been absolutely huge with greek newspapers writing things like 11 million greeks fighting against 11 germans. the soccer team has 11 players on each side. still thrks is really a game with huge political implications. the people here are absolutely excited to be watching this game. th

progress has worked as a national security team, focuses on the next visit climate change can especially turkey, mexico and brazil. he has been a transatlantic fellow at the german marshall fund of ours were focused on transatlantic foreign policy and european union. dr. werz has published several books with a wide range of scholarly and policy issues including race, ethnicity in the 20th century the western social and intellectual history minorities in europe and the united states. he's also currently an adjunct professor at georgetown university bmw center for german and european studies. dr. werz. >> thank you rematch for the opulent introduction and for putting together such a great conference. we are going to talk about a number of issues right now better at the forefront of debate within turkey. in the country, as all of you know has had an interesting conversion point. you have to a certain degree cumulative challenges are crazies. there is a question about a setup of a presidential system and the future of the political structures in the country. there is obviously still the lingering conflict which has flared up recently with the fact that the kurdish o