![Argentina's Roberto Ayala (L) and Germany's Michael Ballack speak to each other during their World Cup 2006 quarter-final soccer match in Berlin June 30, 2006. FIFA RESTRICTION - NO MOBILE USE REUTERS/Enrique Argentina's Roberto Ayala (L) and Germany's Michael Ballack speak to each other during their World Cup 2006 quarter-final soccer match in Berlin June 30, 2006. FIFA RESTRICTION - NO MOBILE USE REUTERS/Enrique](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D20WBK/argentinas-roberto-ayala-l-and-germanys-michael-ballack-speak-to-each-other-during-their-world-cup-2006-quarter-final-soccer-match-in-berlin-june-30-2006-fifa-restriction-no-mobile-use-reutersenrique-marcarian-germany-2D20WBK.jpg)
Argentina's Roberto Ayala (L) and Germany's Michael Ballack speak to each other during their World Cup 2006 quarter-final soccer match in Berlin June 30, 2006. FIFA RESTRICTION - NO MOBILE USE REUTERS/Enrique
![Roberto Ayala se quebró y no pudo seguir con una nota en la previa del debut de la Selección Argentina en el Mundial Roberto Ayala se quebró y no pudo seguir con una nota en la previa del debut de la Selección Argentina en el Mundial](https://www.clarin.com/img/2022/11/22/kXmvE8Nvt_360x240__1.jpg)
Roberto Ayala se quebró y no pudo seguir con una nota en la previa del debut de la Selección Argentina en el Mundial
![Roberto Ayala of the Argentine national soccer team poses before the squad's practice session in preparation for the World Cup 2006 at the Argentine Football Association training camp in Buenos Aires May Roberto Ayala of the Argentine national soccer team poses before the squad's practice session in preparation for the World Cup 2006 at the Argentine Football Association training camp in Buenos Aires May](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E89GMM/roberto-ayala-of-the-argentine-national-soccer-team-poses-before-the-squads-practice-session-in-preparation-for-the-world-cup-2006-at-the-argentine-football-association-training-camp-in-buenos-aires-may-22-2006-argentina-will-play-in-group-c-against-ivory-coast-serbia-and-montenegro-and-the-netherlands-2E89GMM.jpg)
Roberto Ayala of the Argentine national soccer team poses before the squad's practice session in preparation for the World Cup 2006 at the Argentine Football Association training camp in Buenos Aires May
![FIFA on Twitter: "🇦🇷 Roberto Ayala helped @Argentina win #OlympicFootball gold, captained them on a record 63 occasions, played at three #WorldCup tournaments and was a key member of one of Valencia's FIFA on Twitter: "🇦🇷 Roberto Ayala helped @Argentina win #OlympicFootball gold, captained them on a record 63 occasions, played at three #WorldCup tournaments and was a key member of one of Valencia's](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eyz1J4sXEAEMW3i.jpg)