Michael Ballack was regarded as one of the best goalscoring midfielders of his generation in Europe. Among other clubs, he ...

Michael Ballack says he has been ‘positively surprised ... Real Madrid are not my top favourite,’ the former Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Germany midfielder said. ‘That would be Liverpool ...

Ballack thinks his former club were lucky to ... foul the defender clearly prevented him from reaching the ball. The ex-Chelsea star added: It doesn't matter whether it was intentional or not.

Arsenal have always had a fierce rivalry with Chelsea, but the animosity between the two clubs certainly grew substantially in the 2000s. This came as a direct result of the Blues’ rise to prominence ...

Consequently, former Chelsea midfielder Ballack is not convinced by Real Madrid’s chances of defending their European crown this season. Instead, both impressed and surprised by Liverpool ...