Akhir 27, 1432 / April 1, 2011, SPA -- Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Michael Ballack was fined 8,000 euros (11,300 dollars) by the German football federation DFB Friday for using abusive words against local rivals Cologne, according to dpa. The 34-year-old international had jumped on a fence in front of the Leverkusen fan block after the March 20 match against Schalke and twice chanted abuse through a megaphone. He later apologized.