Prandelli: Italy struggled to get to grips with Germany

The Azzurri kept up their impeccable record against Joachim Low's men, battling to a 1-1 draw, and the coach was pleased with his players' performances

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli admits that his side struggled at times to secure a 1-1 with Germany at San Siro on Friday.

Mats Hummels gave the Mannschaft an eighth-minute lead as he headed Toni Kroos' corner in off the post, but the Azzurri pulled one back through Ignazio Abate in the 28th minute.

Joachim Low's men dominated much of the match and Prandelli acknowledged that his side still have plenty of work to do to match the best sides in the world.

Mesut Ozil gets Real Madrid boot for rampant sex life

Arsenal's record-signing Mesut Ozil is currently dating a German pop star

Arsenal's latest signing Mesut Ozil might be a very good football player, but his lifestyle off the pitch was far from ideal, and was thus shown the door by Real Madrid, according to Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

Madrid - who had recently offloaded the playmaker for a fee of around €50 million on transfer deadline day - have received much flak from players and fans alike off the club for letting Ozil go, with star forward Cristiano Ronaldo saying the German's move was "very bad news for me".