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American forward Landon Donovan made a strong showing in his debut for Bayern Munich in a friendly
against the UAE's Al Jazeera tonight in Abu Dhabi.
On loan from MLS side LA Galaxy, Donovan started up top with Luca Toni and earned himself three
good scoring chances but was unable to convert any.
Landon Donovan's third European excursion has begun. Goal.com reports:
Wearing the number 13 jersey, Landon Donovan made his Bayern Munich debut in Saturday's 3-2
friendly win against Al Jazeera Sports Club. The American, who registered an assist off a lovely
leave for Bastian Schweinsteiger, was one of two players on Jurgen Klinsmann's squad to play the
full 90.
The above video on Al Jazeera's English language network was just the beginning.
Our good friend Dave Falk over at the Seattle Examiner has a great story on the Sounders FC
phenomenon as it is being portrayed in the middle east.
Here is an excerpt:
A few weeks back I was contacted by "Alex" from the English language Abu Dhabi newspaper "The
National," to write two short articles about the Sounders.
The site Futebol Finance produced a list of the top 25 salaries of Brazilian footballers around
the world. The surprise? The list has a number of players who are veterans or have not produced
much in recent seasons. That shows us that even in football, the brand is what counts. What is also
scary about the list?
Seguimos con las visitas de jugadores legendarios para los viernes, en este caso, un jugador que
vivió casi toda su carrera a la sombra de los cracks con los que compartió vestuario. Seguramente
el centrocampista más versátil de la última década en Holanda: Phillipe Cocu.
¿Cómo jugaba Cocu?
England will play Brazil in a friendly game in Doha, Qatar, on 14 November 2009. The date falls
in the last international break of the year and also coincides with the final World Cup qualifying
playoffs. Both England and Brazil qualified at the top of their respective groups and therefore
directly qualified for next year's World Cup finals.
