Tuesday was a busy day for Michael Ballack. Between two training sessions in Los Angeles, he was reunited with his former international manager Jürgen Klinsmann and he spoke to the US media.
The couple have been fiercely private about their relationship since they started dating last year, but Shia has finally broken his silence with an interview in GQ magazine's March issue.
More pragmatic politicians, such as Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, would prefer to re-open negotiations with the West to avoid open confrontation.
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But before they reach that point of open and avowed defeat, they will fight tooth and nail to maintain the standard of excellence to which they have become accustomed.