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
decided serious signed talks
Nothing has been decided yet and nothing signed but I'm in serious talks with Chelsea.
fall german match mistakes national punished thankfully three weeks
It's inexplicable how one can fall back so quickly. The mistakes we made were punished hard. Thankfully there will be another match in three weeks and then it's going to be a different German national team.
age chance chelsea club england good last league move strong top
At the age of 29 this is my last chance to make a move abroad. Chelsea is a top club that is very strong in the league in England and play very, very good in international competition.
lost
We're disappointed at the draw. Nothing is lost though.
title
We will not give anything away in the title race.
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.
listen shame
It is shame Kahn is not around. The youngsters listen to him and look up to him. That is what I think anyway.
cup decisive mood successful
It's a decisive game. Not just for us but also for the mood of the country. It's important going into the World Cup that we get a successful result.
atmosphere confidence cup decisive essential game self success
It's a decisive game for our self confidence and for the atmosphere in the country. It's essential that we go into our World Cup preparations experiencing success and not having everyone questioning our abilities.
expecting
It's all or nothing, but that's what we've been expecting all along.
club inform next november playing
I told them that I would inform the club at the end of November where I would be playing next season.
compact game normal shooting strength win
It's not so important if I get into a shooting position. Our strength is the defense, that's where we have to win balls. We have to play our normal game, be very compact in midfield. That's our game and that's what we do best.
negative
There's at least nothing negative to report. But I still haven't made up my mind.
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.