1.  Blatter dismissed recent suggestions by German commercial TV bosses that soccer should be played in four quarters, with time-outs, to allow for more commercials during breaks.

2.  Schroeder opens talks Tuesday with German utility bosses on scrapping nuclear power.

3.  But German bosses still joined Belgian counterparts in expecting improvements in their order books.

4.  Current German boss Rudi Voller was in no doubt that Vogts would be leading Scotland when they played Germany.

5.  Lambert, who has two full caps, earns his recall after German international boss Berti Vogts kept Brown up to date on his form in the Bundesliga.