Germany duo Antonio Rudiger and There was a heated altercation between Niclas Fullkrug reportedly had to be separated during a heated training session on Monday.
There’s just a few days until the Euros get underway with hosts Germany among the favourites to win the championship.
Julian Nagelsmann will spend the next few days fine-tuning his plans for Germany’s opening group match against Scotland.
But his training session on Monday was briefly interrupted after a heated exchange between Rudiger and Fullkrug.
Antonio Rudiger and Niclas Fullkrug came to blows
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According to Bild, Germany was holding a public training session in front of 4,000 fans.
A crossing exercise saw Rudiger marking Fullkrug and the Real Madrid defender is said to have repeatedly pulled the striker down.
A ‘tough tackle’ from Rudiger is said to have infuriated Fullkrug, who laid on the ground and shouted at one of the German coaches to ‘blow the whistle already’.
The altercation continued from there as they were seen ‘pushing each other’ with assistant coach Sandro Wagner reportedly needing to step in to separate them both.
The heated atmosphere failed to improve after a drinks break with Wagner supposedly trying to calm Rudiger down.
The former Chelsea star then went for a run as opposed to re-joining his team-mates.
Fullkrug had addressed media before the public training session where he was asked about Manuel Neuer’s status as Germany’s No 1.
The Bayern Munich icon’s place in Germany’s starting line-up was questioned following friendlies against Ukraine and Greece.
Niclas Fullkrug was reportedly upset with Antonio Rudiger
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Some have called for Marc-Andre ter Stegen to start ahead of Neuer, who broke his leg in a skiing accident in December 2022.
But Fullkrug insists Neuer has the full support of the Germany playing group.
“We don’t have any of these topics within the team,” he said.
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“We have a clear hierarchy and a coaching staff that makes the decisions.
“As a team, we are completely behind that. We are spoiled in this position and have a surplus of quality.
“Manu is a goalkeeper who has an outstanding charisma and gives every team incredible support.
“After such an injury, mistakes like that can happen. But we are all behind him.”