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Chelsea's Michael Ballack
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Leverkusen's Michael Ballack reacts during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart in Leverkusen, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011.
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Leverkusen's Arturo Vidal
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Städtische Verkehrsschule Leverkusen in Leverkusen-Opladen; existiert seit den 1970er Jahren.
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Leverkusen's captain Sami Hyypiae
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Leverkusen's goalkeeper Rene Adler
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Leverkusen head coach Jupp Heynckes
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Newcastle's Shola Ameobi celebrates after scoring during the second phase champions league match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Newcastle United at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen, Germany, Tuesday Feb.18,2003. celebrates after scoring during the second phase champions league match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Newcastle United at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen, Germany, Tuesday Feb.18,2003.
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Schalke's Kevin Kuranyi, left, and Leverkusen's Hans Sarpei
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Leverkusens's Dimitar Berbatov, right, from Bulgaria goes for a header with Nuremberg's Mario Cantaluppi from Switzerland,
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Tottenham's player Aaron Lennon
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Leverkusen's Dimitar Berbatov from Bulgaria celebrates after scoring during the German first division soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke 04 at the BayArena stadium, western Germany, Saturday Sept. 10, 2005.
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Villarreal's Nilmar celebrates after scoring during the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Villarreal CF in Leverkusen, Germany, Thursday, March 10, 2011.
photo: AP / Joerg Sarbach
Leverkusen's Toni Kroos reacts after he scored his side's first goal during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen in Wolfsburg, northern Germany, Saturday, April 18, 2009.
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Dortmund head coach Juergen Klopp, right, points to Dortmund's Mario Goetze during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between .Bayer 04 Leverkusen and BvB Borussia Dortmund in Leverkusen, Germany, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011.
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Munich's Franck Ribery, left, challenges for the ball with Leverkusen's Gonzalo Castro during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Munich, southern Germany, on Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
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Munich's Franck Ribery, right, challenges for the ball with Leverkusen's Gonzalo Castro during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Munich, southern Germany, on Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
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Leverkusen´s Stefan Kiessling, left, looks dejected while Munich´s Martin Demichelis of Argentina jumps to celebrate during German first division soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Bayern Munich at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen
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Galatasaray-B.Leverkusen
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Newcastle's Shola Ameobi, left
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Madrid's goalkeeper David de Gea
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Bayer Leverkusen's Michael Ballack
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Newcastle´s Shola Ameobi, left, celebrates with Tresor Lualua after scoring during the second phase champions league match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Newcastle United at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen, Germany, Tuesday Feb.18, 2003-ayt1
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Sami Khedira speaks during a press conference in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. The team prepares here for the upcoming friendly match against South Africa in Leverkusen
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Leverkusen´s Bernd Schneider frowns after a missed opportunity during the German soccer cup (DFB Pokal) first round match between second devision soccer club St.Pauli and Bayer Leverkusen in Hamburg, northern Germany, Saturday Aug. 4, 2007. St.Paul
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Schalke keeper Manuel Neuer
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The Esprit Arena during a Fortuna Düsseldorf game in 2005
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Friendly between Germany and South Africa in the remodeled BayArena
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Sami Khedira speaks during a press conference in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. The team prepares here for the upcoming friendly match against South Africa in Leverkusen on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009.
photo: AP / Mark Keppler
Sami Khedira speaks during a press conference in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. The team prepares here for the upcoming friendly match against South Africa in Leverkusen on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009.