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The German national side are off to sunny Mallorca to begin their preparations for this summer's showpiece being jointly hosted by neighbors Austria and Switzerland.
New coach, Joachim Low, has taken 24 players away for a tough two weeks before they fly back to Germany for friendlies against Belarus and Serbia.
Ballack is of course preparing for the Champions League final with Chelsea and is expected to join his team mates at the end of the week.
Joachim Low was in confident mood when talking about his sides prospects, saying, "Why should we settle for second best when the best is possible?"
Germany will of course be amongst the favorites as always this summer and Low is obviously confident that they can seal their first title in 12 years (Euro 96).
Squad:
Keepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal), Robert Enke (Hannover 96), Rene Adler (Bayer Leverkusen).
Defenders: Christoph Metzelder (Real Madrid), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Marcell Jansen (Bayern Munich), Clemens Fritz (Werder Bremen), Heiko Westermann (Schalke 04).
Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburger SV), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), David Odonkor (Real Betis), Marko Marin (Borussia Moenchengladbach).
Strikers: Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (Bayern Munich), Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart), Kevin Kuranyi (Schalke 04), Oliver Neuville (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Patrick Helmes (FC Cologne).
Written by johnbox
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