Michael Ballack will return to the Germany team as captain after winning his tug-of-war with Philipp Lahm, his stand-in at the World Cup. "I have in the past days had a personal discussion with Ballack and I decided that Michael Ballack will continue being the captain of our team," Germany coach Joachim Loew said ahead of their first Euro 2012 qualifier against Belgium in Brussels. "But I told him that as things stand today I do not see him being able to help the team (after his recent injury)." (Photo: Getty Images)