Michael Ballack
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Michael Ballack (born September 26 1976 in Görlitz, Germany) is a German footballer and is the current captain of the German national football team. He currently plays for Chelsea, an English club.
Ballack started his career in a small club in Eastern Germany. He later turned to several German clubs, including Bayern Munich. In 2006-2007 he arrived England to join the big club, Chelsea.
Ballack has attended the World Cup Twice in 2002 and 2006, but has yet to win it with the Germany national football team. He is considered as one of the strongest midfield players of the world. Also he is regarded as the current talent on German national team, and very few German football players achieve this.