Bundesliga: VfB is ready to go and expects Karazor back

Sven Mislintat built up a kind of imaginary protective shield. "For us it is one hundred percent clear that the boy is training with us and is one of our players," said the sporting director of VfB Stuttgart about midfielder Atakan Karazor, who was released from custody in Spain. "This is a person who has not even been charged," said the 49-year-old. "Fact is: If there is an indictment at some point, then you have to look at it. But as long as that is not the case, it is clearly our player, our boy." Karazor's release was the central theme of the weekend at the Bundesliga soccer club, which also had a successful dress rehearsal for the start of the competitive game next Friday.