Michael Ballack
Michael Ballack
Michael Ballackis a retired German footballer. He is among the top goal scorers in the history of the German national team. Ballack wore the number 13 shirt for every team he has played for except for Kaiserslautern. He was selected by Pelé as one of FIFA's 125 Greatest Living Players, and as the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year in 2002. He won the German Footballer of the Year award three times – in 2002, 2003 and 2005. Ballack was...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth26 September 1976
CityGorlitz, Germany
beaten great himself
I think it's great that he doesn't let himself get beaten down.
cup decision league personal situation winning
I will make a decision before the World Cup. But my personal situation is not important. What is important is winning the league and cup double.
clubs dream foreign mine pressure staying talk time
Foreign clubs can't talk to me before then. It's been a dream of mine to play abroad. But staying in Bayern is also possible. I don't want to put myself under any time pressure and I didn't want any deadlines.
decision
Then there was the decision about transferring to Bayern,
decisive game mood
It's a very important game for us. It's a decisive game for our confidence, for the mood in the team.
games revenge seeking situation sure tough
Yes, the 1996 final, that's one of the games I'd like to remember. It's not the same situation but I am sure the Czechs will be seeking revenge and it will be a tough match.
against arsenal capable four goals home scoring shown three
We are capable of scoring three or four goals at home and have shown that already against Arsenal and Ajax.
best good memories
We have good memories of the stadium, one of the best in Germany.
again alarm games last manage playing scoring signal situation success
If we manage to have success again in the last games nothing should happen. But it is true, the situation is dangerous. We are not playing badly, have scoring chances, but lose. That is an alarm signal which we can't ignore.
against step title
No. 1 against No. 2, that's a big match. We want to take another step to the title against Hamburg.
behind face good played run team together
We'll face a very good U.S. team that's played together a lot and that has a good run behind it.