Michael Ballack XI vs World XI

[db9]

Anyone watching this now? Berbatov is in the World XI team, some breathtaking skills from him.

[farfouille]

Wow! Thanks for letting me know!

http://cricfree.tv/espn-live-stream.php

[Zu-Meister]

i like how hes still waving his arms

[Zu-Meister]

zuberbuler on now too

[Count Berbatov]

how did Berba play?

[farfouille]

how did Berba play?

He was a bit wasteful but in a mood for some flicks. Hit the bar from a tight angle in the first half.

[db9]

Showed some great stuff in the first 30 mins. Didn't see much of the ball in the second half though. Scored a goal, but it was disallowed for offside.

[Zu-Meister]

how did Berba play?

nice skill, didnt watch it all, but the game was played at his pace.....so he was happy.

[IranianCottager]

Here's a picture of everyone lined up before the match:
http://perspolisnews.com/images/tumb/92/other/other1/kia-balack.jpg

You can see Berbatov around the middle of the top row standing in white in the World XI team.

Also, right under the ref, with his head next to the ball in the white, is Iranian legend Mehdi Mahdavikia. He was invited for the match and played as RB, although he is usually RM. Mehdi has over 200 appearances for Hambur, and also played for VfL Bochum and Eintracht Frankfurt.

He retired from football about two months ago playing for Iran's most popular club, Persepolis. Unfortunately, given it is Iran where professionalism is nearly non-existant, he never got a decent fairwell match despite the fact that he is a LEGEND with over 100 appearances for the national team. Iran will never see a player like him again. If you think Dejagah is good by Iranian standards, which he is, Mahdavidkia was something else in his prime.

I will never forget his goal vs the United States (at age 19) in the 1998 World Cup in France, Iran's first and only win in the World Cup to this date (we have qualified only three times so far). Go to 0:22:
World Cup 1998 | Group F | USA - Iran | 1-2 | Highlights

[EJL]

Here's a picture of everyone lined up before the match:
http://perspolisnews.com/images/tumb/92/other/other1/kia-balack.jpg

Is that Carsten Jancker next to Didi Hamann? I never thought I'd see his face again.

[cmg]

I managed to see some of it. Entertaining enough, if you like that sort of thing. Very convivial, with opponents high-fiving each other.
Big crowd in Liepzig, although Ballack wasn't born there (I guess Chemnitz is considered local) nor did he play there, I think.
Game played at walking pace - and we all know who the world's greatest walking pace footballer is.
Seriously though, it shows how highly he is rated around the world.
Drogba still looks the part, but I was delighted to hear that Schurrle is to join Our Friends in the East. Pretty good player, but will have one of the best ever nicknames, surely - "Don't call me....."

[db9]

They showed great understanding on the pitch yesterday. Berba and Drogba :)