German becomes a free agent at the end of the month when his contract with Chelsea expires and several clubs from the Bundesliga have been linked with him... more
Ballack has been at Stamford Bridge since 2006, but the London club were unwilling to offer the German the two-year contract he was reportedly seeking... more
Philipp Lahm has been confirmed as Germany's new captain, although he will not be leading the team out for their friendly international against Hungary tomorrow... more
Michael Ballack believes the dressing-room team spirit has been so galvanised under new coach Carlo Ancelotti that Chelsea are now ready to win the "big prizes" once again... more
Michael Ballack has confessed to fouling Patrice Evra in the build-up to Chelsea's controversial second goal in their Community Shield win over Manchester United... more
Football: Germany coach Joachim Low feels Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack is maturing as a captain and has praised him for his attitude in last month's friendly defeat against Norway ... more
Michael Ballack believes England are the great underachievers of international football and insists they should be trying to get to the final of every major tournament... more
Michael Ballack has told England not to get carried away by their stunning 4-1 victory over Croatia and believes they still have a lot to prove... more
After ending their Euro 2008 on the losing end to victorious Spain, Chelsea football star Michael Ballack finally has something to smile about as he married long-term girlfriend Simone Lambe.... more
Arsene Wenger believes Michael Ballack is the best player at Euro 2008 and will cap his exceptional tournament by lifting the trophy for Germany... more
Didier Drogba may have won the bat t le with Michael Ballack over who was going to take that freekick - let's just call it creative tension in the workplace - but it was the German who won the war.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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