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
convert create european few games somebody
In European Championship games you don't usually create more than a few chances. You need somebody to convert at least one.
negative
There's at least nothing negative to report. But I still haven't made up my mind.
signed
I have not signed anything and I was also not in London.
beaten great himself
I think it's great that he doesn't let himself get beaten down.
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I'm just concentrating on my football. I can cope with the situation very well. It's not putting any strain on me.
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The crowd naturally was frustrated when it was 0-0. They stood like a wall back there. But we want to be German champions and we took a step toward that today.
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It may be an advantage for us that we are hard to assess, that people think we can either advance far or go home after the first round. Both possibilities can happen.
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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.
title
We will not give anything away in the title race.
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There is hardly anyone who played abroad that would advise against making this step,
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When we played them at the 2002 World Cup, it was a game we pulled by the skin of our teeth, we were lucky. They've climbed up the rankings and no one has noticed. Sometimes they are underestimated by the public.