Sept. 1: Michael Ballack will resume his duties as Germany captain when he returns to the national team after an injury layoff, winning a tug-of-war against Philipp Lahm who replaced him at the World

Berlin, July 27: German midfielder Michael Ballack, who missed the World Cup because of an ankle injury, is not fit enough to play in next month's friendly against Denmark, his Bayer Leverkusen coach