Michael Ballack's Adidas nitrocharge 1.0 match worn boots. This special made to
measure boots were worn during his last match 05/06/2013. Both boots are personalized with "CIAO MB" and "LEIPZIG, 6. JUNI 2013". On 5 June 2013, he
played a farewell match at Leipzig's Red Bull Arena. The match was won by a
World XI 4–3 against the "Friends of Ballack", with Ballack scoring his second
hat-trick in his career. First he scored two goals with "Friends of Ballack" in the
first half and scored his third goal and the winner in the second half for the World
XI. Participants in the match included former teammates and friends Lothar
Matthäus, Didier Drogba, Miroslav Klose, Andriy Shevchenko, Phillip Lahm, Hasan
Salihamidžić, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Essien, André Schürrle, Ricardo Carvalho,
Dietmar Hamann, Florent Malouda, Carsten Jancker, Torsten Frings, Jens
Lehmann, Christian Wörns, Mehdi Mahdavikia and Per Mertesacker, as well as
Formula 1 racing driver Michael Schumacher. The teams were coached by Ballack's
former Chelsea coach José Mourinho and his former national team coach Rudi Völler.