BLOW FOR BALLACK.GERMANY captain Michael Ballack Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in Görlitz, Saxony) is a German football player. He is the current captain of the German national team, and plays club football for Chelsea F.C. in the English FA Premier League. is doubtful for Wednesday's final World Cup qualifier against Finland after picking up an ankle injury in Russia. The 33-year-old Chelsea midfielder played on for 90 minutes to help Joachim Low's side clinch a 1-0 win to secure their place in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. next year. Ballack will see a doctor today to assess the extent of the damage. Turkey coach Fatih Terim plans to quit after his team's last World Cup qualifier this week, following their failure to reach the next summer's finals. He has decided the game against Armenia in Bursa Bursa, city, Turkey Bursa (b  rsä`), city (1990 pop. 838,323), capital of Bursa prov., NW Turkey. will be his last
after four years at the helm. The 2-0 defeat in Belgium, coupled with
Bosnia-Herzegovina's earlier 2-0 win in Estonia, ended their slim
qualifying hopes.
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