{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ft57odyoo6uqq74b3koa","title":"Joshua Kimmich 'not a world-class player' says Mario Basler as former Germany star slams Bayern Munich midfielder after Greece defeat","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/joshua-kimmich-not-a-world-class-player-says-mario-basler-as-former-ft57odyoo6","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_ft57odyoo6uqq74b3koa","seq":599409,"kind":"article","title":"Joshua Kimmich 'not a world-class player' says Mario Basler as former Germany star slams Bayern Munich midfielder after Greece defeat","url":"https://www.yardbarker.com/soccer/articles/joshua_kimmich_not_a_world_class_player_says_mario_basler_as_former_germany_star_slams_bayern_munich_midfielder_after_greece_defeat/s1_17790_44362452","summary":"Basler delivered an uncompromising verdict on Kimmich, insisting the Germany captain is nowhere near world class. The harsh assessment came on the back of a shock 1-0 defeat to Greece in Augsburg, where Dimitrios Kourbelis' decisive strike deflected off Kimmich himself.","published":"2026-09-29T04:20:02Z","seen":"2026-09-29T06:52:45Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-yardbarker-com-1134cf","name":"yardbarker.com","domain":"yardbarker.com"},"via":"kite-yardbarker-com-1134cf","topics":["soccer","bayern munich","joshua kimmich"],"authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q13865408","name":"Joshua Kimmich","type":"person"},{"id":"Q366109","name":"Mario Basler","type":"person"},{"id":"Q15789","name":"FC Bayern Munich","type":"org"},{"id":"Q183","name":"Germany","type":"place"},{"id":"Q41","name":"Greece","type":"place"}],"image":"http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/b/5b9217a496b8ad22516bdb6f9397158d058a7e28/thumb_16x9/GettyImages-2297546894.jpg","story":"st_ft57odyoo6uqq74b3koa","category":"sport","category_p":0.9300000071525574,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6000000238418579,"political":0.07000000029802322}]}