What do Thierry Henry, Javier Zanetti, Ryan Babel, Jason Kidd and Grant Hill
have in common?
They will all be playing at a park near you.
That's right! Back by popular demand, Steve Nash and Claudio Reyna will be presenting the second
annual "Showdown in Chinatown" charity event next week, June 24th (yes, that is tomorrow)
These are the details:
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Roosevelt Park
Right off of Delancy
Between Christie and Forsyth
For those unfamiliar with the event, players from the basketball and soccer worlds put on some
cleats Here are the featured players for this 8 a side classic charity clash:
Soccer:
Claudio Reyna (US/Former NY Red Bull)
Thierry Henry (France/FC Barcelona)
Javier Zanetti (Argentina/Inter Milan)
Salomon Kalou (Ivory Coast/Chelsea)
Ryan Babel (The Netherlands/Liverpool)
Giovanni van Bronckhurst (The Netherlands/Feyenoord)
Mathieu Flamini (France/AC Milan)
Ivan Cordoba (Columbia/Inter Milan)
Adrian Mutu (Romania/ACF Fiorentina)
Basketball:
Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns)
Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks)
Grant Hill (Phoenix Suns)
Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors)
Raja Bell (Charlotte Bobcats)
I'll be covering the event from inside the cage, so give me a holler if you see me (I'll have my
derby hat on).
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The last qualifying round of the Champions League is the playoff round with the winners
advancing to the group stage. On Friday the draw was released with the most intriguing matchup of
English club Arsenal against Scottish side Celtic. The matches will begin with the first legs on
August 18/19, and finish with the second legs on August 25/26.
Inter Milan restored their seven-point lead at the top of the Italian Serie A table as Zlatan
Ibrahimovic scored two goals on Sunday to give Inter Milan a 2-0 win over Fiorentina Ibrahimovic
scored his first in the 11th minute. He then went on to add a second in injury time after Inter
coach Jose [..
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Part of the changes to qualification this year sees the champions of smaller domestic leagues
gaining the chance to reach the group stage of the Champions League.
In the Champions Path, the feature match-up should be between FC Zurich and FK Ventspils.
Latvian titleholders Ventspils edged past last season's group stage participant FC BATE Borisov on
away goals despite losing 2-1 away in the second leg of their Third Qualifying Round tie.
Which teams will survive the first round of the Champions League?
The long summer of guessing and online gaming is now over, with the groups for the Champion
League playoffs finally ready. Let's take a quick look at which teams will make it through to the
second round, with our predictions below for the group plays.
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negro que se cernÃa sobre el calcio. La mafia arbitral que Luciano Moggi supuestamente utilizó en
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With UEFA Champions League 2009-2010 match day 5 now over, the majority of clubs know their
fate. In another interesting two days of football, some of Europe's biggest names are in danger of
slipping out of the competition. Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern Munchen and Real Madrid are just a
few.
Defeats for Manchester United, Juventus, Lyon, Inter Milan and Sevilla prove how tight the group
stages are.
UEFA Champions League holders FC Barcelona will take on VfB Stuttgart in the first knockout
round after the draw was made today in Nyon, Switzerland.
You can also catch them on Saturday night when the play Argentinian-side Estudiantes in the
Final of the World Club competition. Can Juan Sebastian Veron and his Estudiantes teammates knock
off Messi, Ibrahimovic and the rest of the Los Azulgranas?
UEFA Champions League holders FC Barcelona will take on VfB Stuttgart in the first knockout
round after the draw was made today in Nyon, Switzerland.
You can also catch them on Saturday night when the play Argentinian-side Estudiantes in the
Final of the World Club competition. Can Juan Sebastian Veron and his Estudiantes teammates knock
off Messi, Ibrahimovic and the rest of the Los Azulgranas?
