Who and what in the World is a Moclenbaklen?

A valid question asked in a comment on the Soccer By Ives blog, after Michael Bradley's move from SC Heerenveen to Borussia Mönchengladbach had been confirmed. For one, Mönchengladbach as a city is not big or important enough to inspire foreigners to give it an easier to spell and pronounce name. Mönchengladbach as a name is [.