Turkish selection captain Hakan Calhanoglu is out of the friendly against the German national soccer team on Saturday (8:45 p.m./RTL) in Berlin. The Turkish association announced this before departure.
The 29-year-old former Bundesliga professional recently suffered from a respiratory infection. In addition, the birth of his child is imminent, it was said.
Calhanoglu, who was born in Mannheim, is best known to German fans from his time at Karlsruher SC, Hamburger SV and Bayer Leverkusen. He is now employed by Inter Milan.