BERLIN — VfL Wolfsburg's Max Kruse was axed from the Germany squad for their friendly internationals against England and Italy after coach Joachim Loew lost patience with the striker's "unprofessional" off-the-pitch behaviour.
Kruse has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent months, including leaving 75,000 euros (£58,650) in cash in a taxi last year that resulted in a hefty club fine, and on Saturday he snatched a camera away from a woman who had taken photographs of him in the club grounds.
She turned out to be a reporter for the daily Bild newspaper.