Kruse escapes injury after car crash
Bremen's midfielder Max Kruse holds up a banner wishing the fans a Happy Christmas. File Photo: AFP
Germany international Max Kruse admitted he was lucky to have walked away from a car crash having reported for training hours after wrecking the vehicle he was driving on Thursday.
The accident happened at 0400 local time (0300 GMT) in north Germany, but Kruse still reported punctually for training at 1000 with struggling German league club Werder Bremen.
The 28-year-old won the last of his 14 caps for Germany in October 2015.
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