Patrick Helmes's Nike match worn boots. This special made to measure boots
were worn during the season 2009/2010. Both boots are personalized with "PAT
9" and a Germany flag. Helmes was nominated for the national team for the first
time by Joachim Löw. He made his international debut for Germany in a friendly
against Denmark on March 28, 2007, being substituted for Jan Schlaudraff in 80th
minute. He made two more short appearances afterwards, before he was
nominated for the starting squad for the first time on September 12, 2007 in a
friendly against Romania held at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, in which he was
joined by fellow Cologne local hero Lukas Podolski. He was included in Löw's 26
man provisional Euro 2008 squad but was eventually left out in favour of Oliver
Neuville.