06
Oct
One of the biggest sporting stories that heralded the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was the injury to then-Germany captain Michael Ballack which ruled him out of what could have been his last tournament for the Mannschaft. Michael Ballack’s injury became a global sporting news story due to a duplicity of factors. The first one was that the injury was going to mark the end of his career and the second which was more profound was that the injury was caused by a player who but for a late switch of allegiance would have been Ballack’s perfect replacement. This…