Oliver Kahn not missing the game

0 Comments | AFP, September, 2008

BERLIN (AFP) — Former Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn insisted Monday he was not missing the game after hanging up his gloves following 20 years as a professional.

"There aren't many things I miss. They say you can fall into a hole after (playing) such a long time but I've not felt anything like that," Kahn told the website of the German Football Federation (DFB).

"Matches, training, competition and all of that - I don't need that any more. What I do miss is just the team, the business of being together," said Kahn, whose temperamental approach led to his being nicknamed "Vul-Kahn."

Kahn, 39, made 557 appearances in the Bundesliga for Dortmund and Bayern and will Tuesday bid farewell in a testimonial at Bayern's Allianz-Arena when the...