Ballack still upset with Löw 16 years after Germany axe

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2026-03-12

Berlin (dpa) - Michael Ballack has still not come to terms with being dropped from the Germany squad 16 years ago and believes then-coach Joachim Löw handled the situation poorly. Ballack played 98 times for Germany between 1999 and 2010, scoring 42 goals. But a foot injury meant the midfielder missed the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and Löw made Philipp Lahm captain instead. Ballack was never picked again. "I would simply have liked to have se......

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