Players and team members of German first division Bundesliga football club Hertha Berlin pose for a group picture during the team presentation on July 7, 2009 in Berlin. Top row (L-R). Physiotherapist Reinhard Moerz, US midfielder Bryan Arguez, Arne Friedrich, Brazilian defender, Brazilian defender Kaka, Polish striker Lukasz Piszczek, defender Shervin Radjabali-Fardi, and fitness coaches Carsten Schuenemann and Kuchno. Second row frop top (L-R) Physiotherapists Joerg Bluethmann and David De Mel, defender Marc Stein, Swiss defender Steve von Bergen, Romanian midfielder Maximilian Nicu, Polish striker Artur Wichniarek, Swiss midfielder Fabian Lustenberger, Albanian midfielder Fanol Perdedaj, midfielder Lennart Hartmann and team leader Nello Di Martino. Third row from top (L-R) Swiss trainer Lucien Favre, co-trainer Harald Gaemperle, Brazilian midfielder Lucio, Bulgarian striker Valeri Domovchiyki, Brazilian midfielder Cicero, Brazilian striker Raffael, midfielder Florian Riedel, goalkeeper trainers Christian Fiedler and Enver Maric, and mascot Herthinho. Bottom row (L-R) kit manager Robert Abramczyk, defender Christoph Janker, Hungarian midfielder Pal Dardai, goalkeepers Christopher Gaeng, Czech Jaroslav Drobny and Sascha Burchert, Tunesian striker Amine Chermiti, midfielder Sascha Bigalke and kit manager Hendrik Herzog. The 2009/2010 first division Bundesliga football season will start on August 7, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

Players and team members of German first division Bundesliga football club Hertha Berlin pose for a group picture during the team presentation on July 7, 2009 in Berlin. Top row (L-R). Physiotherapist Reinhard Moerz, US midfielder Bryan Arguez, Arne Friedrich, Brazilian defender, Brazilian defender Kaka, Polish striker Lukasz Piszczek, defender Shervin Radjabali-Fardi, and fitness coaches Carsten Schuenemann and Kuchno. Second row frop top (L-R) Physiotherapists Joerg Bluethmann and David De Mel, defender Marc Stein, Swiss defender Steve von Bergen, Romanian midfielder Maximilian Nicu, Polish striker Artur Wichniarek, Swiss midfielder Fabian Lustenberger, Albanian midfielder Fanol Perdedaj, midfielder Lennart Hartmann and team leader Nello Di Martino. Third row from top (L-R) Swiss trainer Lucien Favre, co-trainer Harald Gaemperle, Brazilian midfielder Lucio, Bulgarian striker Valeri Domovchiyki, Brazilian midfielder Cicero, Brazilian striker Raffael, midfielder Florian Riedel, goalkeeper trainers Christian Fiedler and Enver Maric, and mascot Herthinho. Bottom row (L-R) kit manager Robert Abramczyk, defender Christoph Janker, Hungarian midfielder Pal Dardai, goalkeepers Christopher Gaeng, Czech Jaroslav Drobny and Sascha Burchert, Tunesian striker Amine Chermiti, midfielder Sascha Bigalke and kit manager Hendrik Herzog. The 2009/2010 first division Bundesliga football season will start on August 7, 2009.

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  7. File - In this Dec. 19, 2009 file picture Munich's Arjen Robben, left, and Berlin's Maximilian Nicu, right, challenge for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Hertha BSC Berlin in the stadium in Munich, southern Germany. Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben may have to take off his long johns or change their color. Sporting director Christian Nerlinger says the German football federation (DFB) is not happy that Robben is playing in gray-colored long johns and not in red ones, the usual color of Bayern's shorts. Nerlinger says DFB rules stipulate the long outfit has to have the same color as the shorts and that Bayern is getting him red long johns. Robben has scored two goals in the last three games playing with the long johns.
  8. Munich's Arjen Robben, left, and Berlin's Maximilian Nicu, right, challenge for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Hertha BSC Berlin in the stadium in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. ** Eds note: German spelling of Munich is Muenchen ** NO MOBILE USE UNTIL 2 HOURS AFTER THE MATCH, WEBSITE USERS ARE OBLIGED TO COMPLY WITH DFL-RESTRICTIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS FOR DETAILS.
  9. Hertha Berlin's Maximilian Nicu (R) and Sporting's Marat Izmailov run for the ball during the Europa League soccer match in Berlin December 16, 2009.
  10. BERLIN - DECEMBER 16: Maximilian Nicu (L) of Berlin battles for the ball with Marat Izmailov (R) of Lissabon during the UEFA Europa League match between Hertha BSC Berlin and Sporting Lissabon at Olympic stadium on December 16, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  11. BERLIN - DECEMBER 16: Maximilian Nicu (L) of Berlin battles for the ball with Marat Izmailov (R) of Lissabon during the UEFA Europa League match between Hertha BSC Berlin and Sporting Lissabon at Olympic stadium on December 16, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  12. Maximilian Nicu of Hertha Berlin (R) fights for the ball with Matias Fernandez of Sporting during their Europa League soccer match in Berlin, December 16, 2009.

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