Babbel gets recall for Germany

Former Liverpool defender Markus Babbel has earned his first call-up to the national team in five years for the friendly away to Slovenia on March 26.

The 32-year-old Stuttgart player is one of 33 players called up for a get-together on the Tuesday and Wednesday before the game to allow head coach Jurgen Klinsmann to decide which 20 to keep for the game.