Leverkusen's Pirmin Schwegler, left, and Montilla Castro, right, challenges Berlin's Fabian Lustenberger for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha BSC Berlin in Leverkusen on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. AP Photo logo AP Photo 21 months ago

Leverkusen's Pirmin Schwegler, left, and Montilla Castro, right, challenges Berlin's Fabian Lustenberger for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha BSC Berlin in Leverkusen on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.

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  8. Hertha Berlin's Fabian Lustenberger and Schalke 04's Rafinha (R) head a ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match in Gelsenkirchen December 6, 2009.
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  13. Norwegian midfielder Kristofer Haestad, left, fights for the ball with Swiss midfielder Pirmin Schwegler, right, during an international friendly test game between the national soccer teams of Switzerland and Norway at the Stade de Geneve stadium in Geneva, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.

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