Feet of Fortune
Michael Ballack; Brand worth US $34.3m
The child prodigy from Goriltz in East Germany will lead Germany when it hosts the 2006 World Cup later this year.
Ballack, who plays for Bayern Munich, has made his name as an attacking midfielder with an eye for goal.
Regarded as one of the most complete players in the world, he won the German player of the year award on three occasions (2002, 2003, 2005), a feat surpassed only by German legend Franz Beckenbauer.
Players 11-20 in the list: 11- Steven Gerrard (Liverpool),12- Raul (Real Madrid), 13- Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid), 14- Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), 15- Didier Drogba (Chelsea), 16- Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), 17- Ryan Babel (Ajax Amsterdam), 18- Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United), 19- Lukas Podolski (Cologne), 20- Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan)
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