Ballack out of World Cup

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Germany captain Michael Ballack has been ruled out of this summer's World Cup following scans on an ankle injury.

The midfielder suffered the knock during Chelsea's http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif FA Cup final victory over Portsmouth http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif at the weekend after a clash with Kevin-Prince Boateng. http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif

He went for a scan in Munich http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif on Monday morning but the German Football Federation (DFB) has confirmed that the results mean he will play no part in South Africa http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif and will not train for eight weeks.

It is a huge blow for Germany as Ballack http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif has been an integral part of their side in the last decade and is nearing the 100 caps mark.


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