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VfB Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeness has backed goalkeeper Alexander Nübel to be Germany’s new number one. Bayern Munich’s 2014 World Cup-winning keeper Manuel Nuer has retired from international football and new first choice Marc-André ter Stegen is out for several months after injuring his knee playing for Barcelona. The 27-year-old Nübel, on loan from Bayern, was a big factor in Stuttgart finishing a surprise second in the Bundesliga last term. “Of course he has to be mentioned in the conversation,” Hoeness told reporters on Thursday when asked about Nübel. “He’d bring lots to the table as…

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