Iconic Bayern Munich player between 2002 and 2006, Michael Ballack is recovering from a surgery that took place five weeks ago. Bild revealed on Wednesday that the former Germany international with 98 caps and 40 goals had a tumor removed near the spinal cord.
The intervention was carried out quickly after the discovery of this growth during a medical examination. Analyzes then confirmed that the tumor was benign. Aged 43, the former n ° 10 would have confirmed to Bild that "everything was fine" concerning his state of health. Ballack even took a trip to Lisbon to follow Bayern Munich's path to the Final 8 of the Champions League.
Retired since 2012
Emblematic player of the Mannschaft in the early 2000s, Michael Ballack successively wore the shirts of FC Kaiserslautern (1997-1999), Bayer Leverkusen (1999-2002), Bayern Munich (2002-2006) and Chelsea (2006, 2010) before ending his career in Leverkusen in 2012.
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