Chelsea and Bayern legend Ballack set to appear on German Dragon's Den

Michael Ballack is set to appear on the German version of Dragon's Den to pitch a business idea in front of a star-studded panel which includes F1 legend Nico Rosberg.

Ballack, who made close to 500 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich and Chelsea in his legendary career, has mainly been working as a pundit for ESPN since hanging up his boots in 2012.

But now the former Germany midfielder is trying his hand in the world of business, as broadcasters Vox have revealed he will be appearing on the country's version of Dragon's Den in April.

On Die Höhle der Löwen - which translates to The Lion's Den - he will star as a special guest to pitch a business proposal which is currently unknown to a panel of seven investors.

And amongst the 'lions' is former F1 world champion Rosberg, who pipped Lewis Hamilton to the title back in 2016.

The panel, which is otherwise made up of businesspeople, ex-politicians and TV personalities, also includes: Carsten Maschmeyer, Ralf Dummel, Dagmar Wohrl, Nils Glagau, Judith Williams and Georg Kofler. 

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