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.
German rockstar Axel Rudi Pell will also be presenting an idea to the lions, though like Ballack it remains unclear what that idea is.
Ballack is best known in England for his successful four-year stint at Chelsea, where he won the Premier League, three FA Cups, the League Cup and reached the Champions League final.
He also clinched four Bundesliga titles throughout his career, capturing three with Bayern and one with Kaiserslautern.
As an international, Ballack earned 98 caps for Germany and reached the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2008 finals, losing on both occasions.
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I will never forget u Ballack The man with strong heart U confronted the Referee for Denying us penalty against Barcelona in champions League And I was happy though we lost. You brought truth to light and from that day the referee went in exile