Can German ace make “Impact” in MLS?
Rumors have been swirling recently involving German midfielder Michael Ballack possibly making the move to Major League Soccer. Ballack, best known for his heroics in the 2002 World Cup Final and time spent with Chelsea and Bayern Munich, has been linked to the expansion Montreal Impact for the past few months. Steven Goff, Soccer Insider...
Blues boss: Title hopes are disappearing
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has conceded that his side must return to winning ways quickly as their title hopes are quickly vanishing with each unsuccessful outing. The Blues have lost four of their last seven matches in all competitions and according to reports, Villas-Boas was forced to call an extended dressing room meeting to urge...
Former ace backs the Blues
Michael Ballack greeted his former side Chelsea to BayArena by leading Bayer Leverkusen to a shock 2-1 win that heaps tremendous pressure on Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas. In a day of reunions, Ballack went the Zlatan Ibrahimovic way (the Swede scored in Milan’s 3-2 loss to his former club Barca) by getting at the end...
Leverkusen Claim 3 Points in Kaiserslautern
Bayer Leverkusen returned from the international break to take all 3 points away from home with a 2-0 victory away at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Michael Ballack haunted his former team early in the second half when his left-footed area from outside the pena...
Germany Tells Michael Ballack He’s Surplus To Requirements
There are things which are done and things which are not done.
Informing Michael Ballack that he is retired not of his own choosing seems like it’d fall into the latter category. But oh, they did it.
Jogi Loew & Co. announced that Mr. Ballack was no longer in consideration for a spot in the national...
Germany doing just fine without Ballack
Germany captain Michael Ballack was in the stands to watch his team lose 2-1 to Australia in a friendly on Tuesday.
He was in no mood for any chats with reporters, opting to sit back and watch the game, surely knowing that his own international career...
Chelsea Title Challenge Continues To Cool With Draw Against Newcastle
The problems at Chelsea continue to mount as a draw in the North East allowed Manchester United to overhaul the champions at the top of the table for the first time this season.
With an important month in the title race about to begin injuries, backroom drama and poor performances have left confidence shattered at a...
Jogi Loew Gives Ballack Captaincy, Then Slyly Passes It To Lahm
The German captaincy saga, threatening to derail a nation if simply through the wrath of Michael Ballack, will not be allowed its due end, though Jogi may be trying.
Jogi has declared that Michael Ballack is very much Germany’s captain, which would normally put the kibosh on matters. However, he hasn’t been called up and has...
Ballack clings on to captaincy but will he make the team?
Michael Ballack has won his tug-of-war with Philippe Lahm and will retain the captaincy of the German national team but it is by no means clear when, or even if, he will win back his place in the team.
Bundesliga 2010/11 – Can Anyone Challenge Bayern Munich?
Bundesliga 2010/11 – Can Anyone Challenge Bayern Munich? is a post from: Just Football
Bundesliga 2010/11 – Can Anyone Challenge Bayern Munich? is a post from: Just Football With the Bundesliga 2010/2011 season upon us and Bayern Munich’s players now back from a pretty good World Cup all round, our German football meister Geoff Edwards...Everyone likes the “new” Germany…Except Michael Ballack
I think its safe to say that the German team that exited the World Cup managed to win not only a few games but also the hearts of a lot of fans-including mine. And, trust me, no one is more surprised about this than me. For a variety of reasons, I was definitely in the...
Manchester United consider cheeky move for Michael Ballack as Arsenal prepare to let William Gallas go
Well the opening few games of the World Cup have proved to be a little bit of a let down so we thought we’d take a break from what’s going on in South Africa and bring you a couple of interesting stories from today’s papers.
The first one we have for you involves Arsenal and the...
