Der Tod von Nationaltorhüter Robert Enke hat die gesamte Fußballwelt geschockt – weil er mehr als ein Fußballer war; gerade für die jungen Anhänger war er ein richtiges Idol, ein Vorbild. Für die Mitspieler von Robert Enke ist es unvorstellbar schwer, nun wieder in die Normalität zurückzukehren und sich wieder dem Fußball-Alltag zu widmen, der in den vergangenen Tagen völlig unwichtig wurde.

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adidas Predator, regresa nuevamente a los aparadores como la mejor opción para el jugador de futbol que busca el ajuste perfecto, un agarre superior en el campo, y tecnología de avanzada que se traduce en confort inigualable y un diseño único.

Desde su salida en 1994, Predator se convirtió en el favorito de futbolistas alrededor del mundo por marcar estándares de calidad nunca antes vistos, en un zapato deportivo que está hecho a la medida de cada deportista – Predator de adidas es el zapato de futbol más vendido en todo el mundo.

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Michael Ballack has been a top-class performer for Chelsea in this season's Barclays Premier League. He has been a key reason for the Blues success in the league this term, contributing three goals and 2 assists in 9 games with an impressive passing efficiency of 84%.
Malaysian Today published this article recently chronicling the career of Ballack, his injury struggles while at the Premiership and finally coming good this season. Click to continue reading...

adidas Predator, regresa nuevamente a los aparadores, como la mejor opción para el jugador de futbol que busca el ajuste perfecto, un agarre superior en el campo, y tecnología de avanzada que se traduce en confort inigualable y un diseño único.

Desde su salida en 1994, Predator se convirtió en el favorito de futbolistas alrededor del mundo por marcar estándares de calidad nunca antes vistos, en un zapato deportivo que está hecho a la medida de cada deportista – Predator de adidas es el zapato de futbol más vendido en todo el mundo.

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RIP: Robert Enke: 24 August 1977- 10 November 2009

A sight never seen in Germany as tens of thousands turn AWD Arena into a church to pay their last respects to Robert Enke and to support his wife, Teresa a brave figure in black, who knew best her husband's terrible depression and in the end could do little.

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Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie could miss three months or more of the English Premier League season after suffering torn ankle ligaments during the Netherlands 0-0 tie vs. Italy on Saturday.

Van Persie injured his right ankle after a hard challenge by Italy and Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini just 15 minutes into the friendly.

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Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie could miss three months or more of the English Premier League season after suffering torn ankle ligaments during the Netherlands 0-0 tie vs. Italy on Saturday.

Van Persie injured his right ankle after a hard challenge by Italy and Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini just 15 minutes into the friendly.

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We're sure you've heard the terrible news by now: Robert Enke, the German National Team goalkeeper and Hannover captain has committed suicide and died.

His wife Teresa spoke at a press conference today, saying that Robert had been suffering from depression for some time and hid it from the public for fear of how it would affect his family and career.

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We're sure you've heard the terrible news by now: Robert Enke, the German National Team goalkeeper and Hannover captain has committed suicide and died.

His wife Teresa spoke at a press conference today, saying that Robert had been suffering from depression for some time and hid it from the public for fear of how it would affect his family and career.

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Normalerweise werden hier Spiele analysiert, Trainer kritisiert oder Zukunftsprognosen gewagt – doch all diese Dinge sind nun mehr zweitrangig. Am gestrigen Abend ging eine Nachricht um, welche die gesamte Bundesliga und auch den internationalen Fußball aufs Schwerste schockte.

Es war 18.

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Captain Michael Ballack believes there is a strong chance Germany will reach the final of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa as the national team's new shirt was unveiled on Tuesday. Three stars above the German Football Federation's (DFB) logo signifies Germany have won the World Cup in 1954, 1974 . Click to continue reading...

adidas ha elegido éste 14 de Noviembre que es Fecha FIFA, para lanzar oficialmente la nueva playera o jersey que la selección de Alemania usará en Sudáfrica 2010.

Alemania el sábado prepara una fiesta especial para enfrentar a la "Roja".

Jugadores de la talla de Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich) y Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), asistieron al lanzamiento de la ropa deportiva, que estrenarán este fin de semana ante los jugadore de Marcelo Bielsa, y cuatro días después ante Costa de Marfil.

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The new Germany World Cup 2010 Jersey has been released today ( November 10, 2009). The launch took place in the South German town of Herzogenaurach. Skipper Michael Ballack, defenders Philipp Lahm and Per Mertesacker and midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger unveiled the Germany World Cup 2010 kit.The new Germany strip has been manufactured by Adidas. Click to continue reading...

Just before the game yesterday between Man United and Chelsea, when the team news came through and there was no Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic or Dimitar Berbatov in the starting line-up, I was worried. We were going to Stamford Bridge without three of our main players but at the end of the game, I was disappointed for a totally different reason. Click to continue reading...

Carlo Ancelotti claimed yesterday that Liverpool can no longer win the Barclays Premier League title, although such a dismissive attitude will not stop him seeking to follow their example when Chelsea face Manchester United on Sunday.
Chelsea can open a five-point gap at the top of table by beating United at Stamford Bridge and victory would put them 12 points clear of sixth-placed Liverpool, who host Birmingham City on Monday night. Click to continue reading...

With Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni locked at 0 Bundesliga goals this season, some Bayern fans will probably welcome this opportunity to escape into nostalgia for a short while.

In 1974 Gerd Müller succeeded where Michael Ballack had failed in 2002 and won the Bundesliga, Champions Cup (Champions League) and the World Cup.

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Patrice Evra seems to get himself in trouble when we play Chelsea. The season before last he was involved in a fight with a member of Chelsea's groundstaff after our defeat.

There was CCTV footage of the incident and the FA conceded that this did not show Evra hitting the groundsman. The FA noted that the groundsman claimed he was hit on his right ear and that Evra is right-handed, making it impossible for him to have struck him, given they were stood squared up to each other.

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New Atletico manager Quique Flores remembers the Blue machine well, Michael Essien all too well. Furthermore, a win will take us through to the group stages. Oh, and Didier Drogba is back to terrorize Europe.

I'll have that.

This man may be the fulcrum in 09-10.

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...and remembers some of it's predecessors fondly...
The technical side:A new PowerSpine technology is supposed to give the Predator X an unprecedented increase in shooting power of seven percent in comparison to its predecessor. Ball velocity tests in the adidas laboratory demonstrated that the new PowerSpine enables the Predator X to reach a velocity of 110 kilometres per hour which, when compared to other boots, makes a speed difference of almost three metres per second.

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FIFA has announced its shortlist of 23 players for the Men's World Player of the Year award, and 10 players for the Women's World Player of the Year Award. National team captains and coaches will now vote (but not for players from their own country) and this final five will be revealed in early December, with the winners announced at FIFA's World Player bash in Zurich on December 21st.

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FIFA has announced its 23-man shortlist for World Player of the Year. Lets discuss who we think should win and why.

Michael Ballack
Gianluigi Buffon
Iker Casillas
Diego
Didier Drogba
Michael Essien
Samuel Eto'o
Steven Gerrard
Thierry Henry
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Andres Iniesta
Kaka
Frank Lampard
Luis Fabiano
Lionel Messi
Carles Puyol
Franck Ribery
Cristiano Ronaldo
Wayne Rooney
John Terry
Fernando Torres
David Villa
Xavi

Club-wise distribution

Chelsea 5
Manchester United 1
Liverpool 2
Valencia 1
Barcelona 6
Real Madrid 3
Sevilla 1
Inter 1
Juventus 2
Bayern Munich 1
Arsenal 0

Oh wait !

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This morning Man United striker Wayne Rooney has been shortlisted for the FIFA World Player Of The Year award. He has been named alongside other English Premier League stars Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and John Terry.
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It was a momentous week in the Premier League, as we saw Arsenal give further ammunition to those who claim they have a soft centre with a late collapse at West Ham, Nemanja Vidic pick up a third successive red card against Liverpool, Harry Redknapp beg Aaron Lennon not to leave him and Liam Ridgewell play his way into the Fantasy Premier League team of the week.

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Via the Guardian (of course), following our 5-0 demoltion of Blackburn on the weekend ...

"The oversimplified reading of a diamond formation* suggests that any success is significantly dependent on the excellence of attacking full-backs. Yet Chelsea were without Ashley Cole and Jose Bosingwa when they obliterated Blackburn at the weekend.

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Back the bid...
The 67 Ambassadors Reccruited By The FA To Promote England's Bid To Host The 2018 World Cup
1. Aaron Mokoena (South Africa)
2. Alan Shearer
3. Alexandre Song (Cameroon)
4. Andrew Cole
5. Ashley Young
6. Brian Deane
7. Bryan Robson
8. Carlos Edwards (Trinidad & Tobago)
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All of days ago we were treated to a trailer of Fahrenheit 2010, the documentary which takes a look at the devious desires behind FIFA's insistence on a World Cup in South Africa. Not quite sure it'll have the clout to do any damage (read: bribes), but it shines more light on an already illuminated subject.

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Hold on to your Ballacks. Frings are getting dangerous The security team responsible for ensuring the safety of the Germany national team has warned that players will be expected to wear bullet-proof vests during next summer's World Cup. While the garments will probably not be compulsory on the pitch, the squad will be expected to wear [. Click to continue reading...

Who would have thought Chelsea would be hosting Atletico Madrid in the Champions League group stages, and the press would be viewing it as somewhat of a relief for the hosts. Wasn't this side supposed to be the Blues' main challengers in Group D?

That's just how bad Madrid have been thus far this season.

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From the Guardian: Michael Ballack has revealed how Chelsea's players held a training-ground inquest into the set-piece errors which are threatening to disrupt their season.
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This is actually quite amusing as far as taking interview footage and placing 'fake' questions on top it goes. We particularly found the Michael Ballack's 'lonely house' reference very funny but we actually like Nicolas Anelka's 'German schoolboy look'

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Liverpool will be without Gerrard and Torres due to injuries.

With the end of the International play it is time to look at injuries sustained by players during international duty. With a Champions League round next week injuries could be crucial for some sides.

Managers hate sending their players to play for their country and rightfully so.

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The international break is over, so it's time to get back to work for the guys in the EPL.

The weekend starts with a bang as Chelsea makes the trip to Birmingham to face Aston Villa and wraps up with a battle of bottom dwellers on Monday when Hull City visit Craven Cottage.

Here's a look at the table.

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Four more Chelsea players helped their countries qualify for next year's World Cup in South Africa over the weekend. Michael Ballack captained Germany into the finals. Salomon Kalou and Didier Drogba propelled Ivory Coast to its second consecutive WC appearance. And Branislav Ivanovic powered Serbia into the mix.

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He's not really injured, that's just a fashion accessory
Half-way into the international break and while many teams have now qualified for the 2010 World Cup - exciting news for millions of fans - we have also been inundated with dozens of fresh injuries to some of our favorite fantasy footie performers. Click to continue reading...

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Footballing superstars Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have much in common: known throughout the world as skillful players that can win a game single-handedly. Yet they also share the possibility that they may not appear in next year's World Cup finals.

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