Someone just showed me these interesting stats/facts about Michael Ballack...

1996 - Chemnitzer FC - First professional signing - relegated to 3rd division

2002 - Bayer Leverkusen - First team to grant attacking midfielder role - Lost a 5 point league lead in 3 games to finish second, Lost Champtions League final 2-1 to Real Madrid, Lost German Cup final 4-2 to Schalke 04

2002 - German National team - beaten in World Cup final

2003/2004 - Bayern Munich - Lost league title to Werder Bremen, Lost German Cup

2006/2007 - Chelsea - Less than 1 month after Premiership debut; granted red card, Lost Champions league in Semis

2007/2008 - Chelsea - Runner up in Premiership, Carling Cup, and Champions League marking the 2nd time in his career he completed a "treble horror", Lost Euro finals to Spain

Can't help but make you smile right? lol

Posted By: CityForLife, Jun 30, 21:55:33