How popular was Ballack among football fans in Germany?

Jul 14, 2010 ... Another Asian footballer, the North Korea striker Jong Tae-se, dubbed ... Out: Michael Ballack (released), Joe Cole (released), Juliano ... Aug 5, 2021 ... The German club said it was "united in grief with its long-serving player and his family". Chelsea, where Ballack won the Premier League title, ... Feb 24, 2012 ... Michael Ballack, former German National Team captain who plays for Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga, will join ESPN as a studio analyst ... Dec 15, 2015 ... Jean-Marc Bosman's appeal to the European Court of Justice in 1995 changed the face football forever, giving players the power to dictate their ... Mar 24, 2024 ... Michael Ballack was runner-up in FOUR competitions in 2002: World Cup Bundesliga DFB-Pokal UCL He was also runner-up in FOUR ... Aug 15, 2023 ... Michael Ballack goes down as one of the greats of German football, leaving behind some unforgettable memories for both club and country. Apr 9, 2025 ... As a player, he won the team's first Bundesliga title with Kaiserslautern, runner-up in the Champions League with Leverkusen, won the Bundesliga three times ... Ballack was selected by the legendary Pele as one of FIFA's 125 Greatest Living Players and as the UEFA Club Midfielder Of The Year in 2002. Winner of the ... Dec 25, 2014 ... He is the quintessential captain. The technicality and intelligence of his game was extremely high, his shooting power and distance was extreme, ... Sep 24, 2018 ... To quote Raphael Honigstein, “Ballack didn't just become the most important player in Völler's system; he became the system itself. Germany were ...