Klinsmann warns squad in boot row

Klinsmann has been in charge of the German team for a year

Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann has warned his squad that if they do not want to wear the boots of team sponsors Adidas they will not be picked by him.

"There won't be any Germany players with any other boot than Adidas," Klinsmann told German paper Sport Bild.

Arsenal's Jens Lehmann, Aston Villa's Thomas Hitlsperger and Liverpool's Dietmar Hamann are some of the players based in England affected by the row.

"If he doesn't accept the terms, he won't come with us," added Klinsmann.

Bild added a union representing professional football players (VdV) had written a letter saying there were "problems with individual contracts with manufacturers of sporting goods other than Adidas"

As well as the three English-based players the letter was sent to Thomas Brdaric, Miroslav Klose, Frank Baumann, Timo Hildebrand, Arne Friedrich and Christian Woerns.

In October, goalkeeper Lehmann was told by the German football association (DFB) he must change his gloves to Adidas or risk losing his chance of playing in the 2006 World Cup, to be staged in Germany.

Klinsmann added: "If any player believes he has to take legal action so that he can play in his own boot (brand), well he can't sue to play for us."