Michael Ballack
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'There were real, proper fights during training - Andriy Shevchenko knocked out Tal Ben Haim properly, Michael Ballack had a fight with Salomon Kalou and I went at it with Florent Malouda': Ex-Chelsea star recalls training ground scraps with team-mates
By Ryan Dabbs published
Chelsea players were always fighting in training, apparently...

Players who left on free transfers
By Ben Hayward published
With Trent Alexander-Arnold expected to leave Liverpool for Real Madrid this summer as his contract expires, a look at some of the high-profile players who moved on free transfers...

The best German players in Premier League history
By Tom Hancock published
Great Germans A look at Germany's top Prem stars over the years

Footballers who wore masks, a list Kylian Mbappe joined at Euro 2024
By Tom Hancock last updated
Mbappe broke his nose in France's Euro 2024-opening win over Austria, meaning he became football's latest masked man

Ranked! The 100 best players of the 21st Century
By Alasdair Mackenzie last updated
RANKED! The 100 best players of the 21st Century: the greatest Ballon d'Or hoggers, serial winners and cult heroes since the turn of the millennium

Ranked! The 50 best players of the 2000s
By Ed McCambridge published
RANKED! The 50 best players of the 2000s – the sensational decade in which some of the finest footballers ever to play the game blessed us with their gifts

Ranked! The 15 best players NEVER to win the Champions League
By Tom Seymour published
The 'show us your medals' brigade would have a hard time criticising these superstars, although none have claimed Europe's biggest prize

Former Chelsea star Michael Ballack chats to FFT about Jose Mourinho going crazy, turning down Real Madrid… and Elton John performing at his wedding
By Pete Hall published
INTERVIEW Chelsea old boy Michael Ballack has no regrets in his career: now he chats to FourFourTwo in the Players Lounge about the highs and lows of football
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