Michael Ballack - " The German midfield Wizard "

Michael Ballack is a German Footballer born on September 26, 1976 in Gorlitz, Germany and is the current captain of German National football team. He plays for the English club Chelsea F.C. Ballack is considered as one of the strongest midfield players of the world. Ballack started his career in a small club in Eastern Germany. Later he turned to several German clubs, including Bayern Munich. In 2006-2007, he arrived England to join the big club, Chelsea. Ballack, the Chelsea midfielder is one of the few German stars that the experts unanimously believe to be world class and is regarded as the current talent on German national team.

Ballack first capped for the national football team in April 1999, against Korea Republic, leading Germany to the 2002 FIFA World cup final. Ballack has attended the World Cup in 2002 and 2006, but has yet to win it with the Germany national football team. He was also the sole representative of East Germany in the world cup squads in 2002 and 2006. He was made captain by Jurgen klinsmann and he proved to be an inspirational presence in the 2006 World Cup on home soil.

Ballack appeared for five matches in Euro 2008 qualifiers and scored three goals. Germany tops the table in Group D with 19 points. Czech Republic and Republic of Ireland are in second and third positions with 14 and 13 points. The next qualifying match for Germany is against Wales.

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