Fuerth's Marco Caligiuri, right, and Stephan Fuerstner, left, vie for the ball with Stuttgart's Thomas Hitzlsperger, center, during the German soccer cup DFB Pokal, third round match between SpVgg Fuerth and VfB Stuttgart in Fuerth, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Fuerth's Marco Caligiuri, right, and Stephan Fuerstner, left, vie for the ball with Stuttgart's Thomas Hitzlsperger, center, during the German soccer cup DFB Pokal, third round match between SpVgg Fuerth and VfB Stuttgart in Fuerth, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009.

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  3. GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 18: Thomas Hitzlsperger of Germany is tackled by Yaya Toure of Ivory Coast during the international friendly match between Germany and Ivory Coast at the Schalke Arena on November 18, 2009 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
  4. GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 18: Salomon Kalou of Ivory Coast and Thomas Hitzlsperger of Germany jump for a header during the international friendly match between Germany and Ivory Coast at the Schalke Arena on November 18, 2009 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
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  6. STUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 31: Thomas Hitzlsperger of Stuttgart (L) and Anatoliy Tymoshchuk of Bayern battle for the ball during the Bundesliga match between VfB Stuttgart and FC Bayern Muenchen at Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 31, 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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  8. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Thomas Hitzlsperger of VfB Stuttgart celebrates victory at the end of the UEFA Champions League Group G match between Rangers and VfB Stuttgart at Ibrox Stadium on November 24, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland.
  9. STUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 31: Pavel Pogrebnyak (L) of Stuttgart is challenged by Holger Badstuber of Muenchen during the Bundesliga match between VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Muenchen at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 31, 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany.
  10. STUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 31: Roberto Hilbert (R) of Stuttgart is challenged by Thomas Mueller of Muenchen during the Bundesliga match between VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Muenchen at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 31, 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany.
  11. STUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 31: Christian Traesch (R) of Stuttgart is challenged by Bastian Schweinsteiger of Muenchen during the Bundesliga match between VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Muenchen at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 31, 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany.
  12. STUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 31: Aliaksandr Hleb (back) of Stuttgart is challenged by Anatoliy Timoshchuk of Muenchen during the Bundesliga match between VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Muenchen at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 31, 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany.
  13. STUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 31: Aliaksandr Hleb (back) of Stuttgart is challenged by Anatoliy Timoshchuk of Muenchen during the Bundesliga match between VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Muenchen at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 31, 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany.
  14. STUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 31: Arthur Boka (C) of Stuttgart is challenged by Anatoliy Timoshchuk (L) and Miroslav Klose of Muenchen during the Bundesliga match between VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Muenchen at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 31, 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany.
  15. Coach of German first division Bundesliga soccer club VfB Stuttgart Markus Babbel, center, addresses his players during a training session in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009.
  16. FUERTH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 27: Matthieu Delpierre (C) of Stuttgart is challenged by goalkeeper Stephan Loboue and Marco Caligiuri (L) of Greuther Fuerth during the DFB Cup match between SpVgg Greuther Fuerth and VfB Stuttgart at the Playmobil stadium on October 27, 2009 in Fuerth, Germany.

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