![Michael Ballack, Leverkusen, Fußball, UEFA Championsleague, Bayer Leverkusen - FC Valencia 2:1, BayArena, Leverkusen Stockfotografie - Alamy Michael Ballack, Leverkusen, Fußball, UEFA Championsleague, Bayer Leverkusen - FC Valencia 2:1, BayArena, Leverkusen Stockfotografie - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/compde/g7hb2g/michael-ballack-leverkusen-fussball-uefa-championsleague-bayer-leverkusen-fc-valencia-21-bayarena-leverkusen-g7hb2g.jpg)
Michael Ballack, Leverkusen, Fußball, UEFA Championsleague, Bayer Leverkusen - FC Valencia 2:1, BayArena, Leverkusen Stockfotografie - Alamy
![Joachim Loew signals end of Michael Ballack's international career | The Independent | The Independent Joachim Loew signals end of Michael Ballack's international career | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2010/09/01/13/443810.jpg)
Joachim Loew signals end of Michael Ballack's international career | The Independent | The Independent
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Michael Ballack of Bundesliga football club Bayer Leverkusen, match between Bayer Leverkusen 0 - Schalke 04 1, BayArena Stock Photo - Alamy
![Leverkusen's Michael Ballack says good bye to the fans after the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Nuremberg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at easyCredit Stadion in Nuremberg, Germany, 05 May 2012. The match Leverkusen's Michael Ballack says good bye to the fans after the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Nuremberg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at easyCredit Stadion in Nuremberg, Germany, 05 May 2012. The match](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D61YYR/leverkusens-michael-ballack-says-good-bye-to-the-fans-after-the-bundesliga-D61YYR.jpg)
Leverkusen's Michael Ballack says good bye to the fans after the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Nuremberg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at easyCredit Stadion in Nuremberg, Germany, 05 May 2012. The match
![Ballack: I will be German captain again, no matter what Lahm says | The Independent | The Independent Ballack: I will be German captain again, no matter what Lahm says | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2010/08/17/20/434251.jpg?quality=75&width=1200&auto=webp)