Voeller: Calls for Ballack farewell from German FA!

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Director of Sports Rudi Voeller, who happens to be a former Germany coach, has called on the German Football Association (DFB) to give long-time captain Michael Ballack a dignified farewell.

It seemed last summer the topic had been sorted for once and for all after a patch-up between coach Joachim Loew and Ballack seemed unlikely, but Voeller is making another effort to make that match happen.

Voeller only on Friday spoke to the DFB president-designate Wolfgang Niersbach, who is currently the DFB's General Secretary, about the issue. Voeller said, "We discussed the issue at length and some more talks will have to follow, then with a book and a handshake it isn't enough but for such a game to happen Michael Ballack will also have to cooperate."

Voeller hopes that Niersbach is able to bring Loew and Ballack to the table as Leverkusen's General Manager Wolfgang Holzhaeuser has also made similar statements in recent days.

Though his club Leverkusen is pushing for a farewell game Michael Ballack himself continues to be reserved on the matter, while he has said that he has moved on and too many things have happened during the course of issue which cannot be turned back.