German playmaker Michael Ballack, 33, has been out of Joachim Loew's squad for the first two 2012 European Championship qualifiers. Loew said Friday that Ballack needs more training to return to form after an ankle injury that ruled him out of the World Cup. Seventeen World Cup players were included in Loew's squad. Philipp Lahm will keep the armband that he wore at the World Cup. 