Perhaps tired of having his players come to practice late each time or just wanting to mentally prepare the players ahead of the World Cup, Germany's head soccer coach, Juergen Klinsmann has decided to have them repair watches.

Ananova.com reports Klinsmann has signed up the players for a watch repairing class at their world cup training camp in Switzerland.

Team manager Oliver Bierhoff says: "They'll learn how to take a watch apart and put it back together again. It's something a bit different.

"It must be a great feeling when you get all the bits back together and you hear it ticking."