German Footballer of the Year announced
Bayern Munich midfielder Michael Ballack has been named German Footballer of the Year for the third time in 4 seasons.
Ballack won by the landslide of landslides too. Sheesh, his 516 votes totaled almost 5 times the second place man.
I’ve felt that Michael Ballack is a bit underrated abroad but he’s not that much better than Lukas Podolski from Koln, Hertha Berlin midfielder Marcelinho, Nurnberg's Marek Mintal, and Bayern Munich playmaker Bastian Schweinsteiger, numbers 2 thru 5 in the journalist’s voting tally.
It’s not the strongest list of 5 finalists compared to any of the top 25 players in England. It’s an indication of the Bundesliga’s decline. You can read into that also Germany’s 2006 World Cup hopes.
Ballack won by the landslide of landslides too. Sheesh, his 516 votes totaled almost 5 times the second place man.
I’ve felt that Michael Ballack is a bit underrated abroad but he’s not that much better than Lukas Podolski from Koln, Hertha Berlin midfielder Marcelinho, Nurnberg's Marek Mintal, and Bayern Munich playmaker Bastian Schweinsteiger, numbers 2 thru 5 in the journalist’s voting tally.
It’s not the strongest list of 5 finalists compared to any of the top 25 players in England. It’s an indication of the Bundesliga’s decline. You can read into that also Germany’s 2006 World Cup hopes.
by Football Commentator at 7/28/2005 05:03:00 PM
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