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BERLIN — Germany coach Joachim Loew named goalkeeper Rene Adler and winger Marko Marin, both uncapped, in a 26-man provisional squad for Euro 2008 on Friday.
The 23-year-old Adler is one of a group of outstanding young goalkeepers in the Bundesliga and joins first choice Jens Lehmann and Robert Enke on the flight for a training camp in Mallorca starting on Monday.
Timo Hildebrand, the third-choice keeper at the 2006 World Cup, missed out.
Marin, 19, had a spectacular season in helping Borussia Moenchengladbach win promotion back to the top flight.
The other surprises in the squad were experienced striker Oliver Neuville, also of Gladbach, and Real Betis winger David Odonkor, who retains his place from the World Cup.
Germany are in Group B for the June 7-29 tournament with co-hosts Austria, Croatia and Poland.
The deadline for the final 23-man squad is May 28.
Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal), Robert Enke (Hanover 96), Rene Adler (Bayer Leverkusen)
Defenders: Christoph Metzelder (Real Madrid), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Marcell Jansen (Bayern Munich), Clemens Fritz (Werder Bremen), Heiko Westermann (Schalke 04)
Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburg SV), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), David Odonkor (Real Betis), Marko Marin (Borussia Moenchengladbach)
Forwards: Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (Bayern Munich), Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart), Kevin Kuranyi (Schalke 04), Oliver Neuville (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Patrick Helmes (Cologne)
