We understand that the economy’s down right now, but is the internet the best way to use commercials featuring Michael Ballack, Arjen Robben, Emmanuel Adebayor and Steven Gerrard? Adidas has shelled out plenty we’re sure to make these unusual...

Michael Ballack’s had to cope with gargantuan losses in the last few years. His record during championship games isn’t one to gloat upon. He’s been a part of two losing Champions League teams, a World Cup team in 2002...

Distractions can come in many forms for athletes: booze, drugs and parties are the most notorious of culprits. So, when Germany lost to Croatia in the first game of their Euro 2008 campaign, Michael Ballack decided it would be...

Michael Ballack was ecstatic about his national team’s victory against Austria yesterday. He was a few words short of calling Austria a bunch of cocky dickheads, but we knew what he was talking about when he stated “they were...

We thought German and Polish relations were strong these days, but a Polish newspaper called the Super Express wanted to jettison that notion by profiling German soccer coach Joachim Low and German captain Michael Ballack and captioning them both...