Schweinsteiger gets all-clear for Germany

Bastian Schweinsteiger will board the plane which takes Germany to Poland today after being given the all-clear to return to full training.

The Bayern Munich midfielder had become a doubt for Euro 2012 after missing Thursday’s final warm-up match against Israel due to a calf injury, but fears he may not be fit enough to play in Poland and Ukraine have been allayed by the national team’s doctor Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt.

“Bastian has absolutely no problems anymore,” said Dr Muller-Wohlfahrt. “He has no pain.