Ballack injury update

Michael Ballack is a doubt for Sunday's Euro 2008 final after the Germany skipper was forced to miss training on Saturday.

The 31-year-old picked up a calf injury in training on Friday and was forced to sit out the session on Saturday, receiving treatment from the medical team in a race to be for the final.

Having missed out on the 2002 World Cup final because of suspension, Ballack will be desperate to feature in the Vienna showpiece and his influence in the German camp makes him a key figure.

Coach Joachim Low admitted: "On Friday he had problems with his right calf, the muscle has hardened and he couldn't possibly participate in the training, so we will have to wait and see how things develop.

"Our medical people are working round the clock, but we have to think seriously about what's going to happen if Michael Ballack cannot play.

"There are two possibilities, Tim Borowski or Bastian Schweinsteiger, both of them can take his position, but we will decide that on Sunday."