King Kahn bows out clean in Indian farewell.KOLKATA -- Some 100,000 Indians came together to bid legendary German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a German football goalkeeper. He played for the German national team (from 1995 to 2006) and still plays for Bayern München (since 1994). a fond farewell when he played his last match as a professional for Bayern Munich yesterday.Fans in this football-mad eastern city packed the Salt Lake Stadium The stadium has the second largest capacity in the world. It is currently used for football matches and athletics. The stadium was built in 1984 and holds 120,000 in a three-tier configuration. to watch Kahn's Bundesliga champions side outplay out·play tr.v. out·played, out·play·ing, out·plays To surpass (an opponent) in skill or technique or in scoring points. Verb 1. the local Mohun Bagan club 3-0 in an exhibition match. Jan Schlaudraff Jan Schlaudraff (born July 18 1983) is a footballer, currently playing for Bayern Munich and Germany. Career Club Career Borussia MönchengladbachHe came up with Borussia Mönchengladbach as a midfielder in 2002. opened the scoring in the 18th minute and netted another goal in the 51st, while Ze Roberto scored the other in the 36th minute.Bayern gifted Kahn a winning send-off despite being reduced to 10 men in the last six minutes after defender Branco Cardozo was sent off. Acents[euro]A"Thank you, thank you for making this a very special night," Kahn told his audience during the interval after being presented with a gold-plated miniature ball studded with 8,640 diamonds by the organisers. Kahn received a standing ovation when he left the field for the last time in the 55th minute and was replaced by Michael Rensing Michael Rensing (born May 14 1984 in Lingen, Lower Saxony, Germany) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Bayern Munich. Player profile . It was the last match of Bayern Munich's nine-day tour of Asia that also had stopovers in Jakarta and Bali in Indonesia. The 38-year-old Kahn, a three-time world goalkeeper of the year, retires to become a television expert after claiming a record eight Bundesliga titles and featuring in a league record 557 matches. Kahn, who also played 86 matches for Germany during his sparkling 20-year career, was adjudged the best player of the 2002 World Cup held in Japan and South Korea when he led the team to the final. Yesterday's friendly also marked the last game for Bayern's coach Ottmar Hitzfeld Ottmar Hitzfeld (born 12 January 1949 in Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg) is a German former football player and manager, now serving in his second stint with FC Bayern Munich. With a total of sixteen major titles, mostly accumulated in his tenures with Grasshopper Club Zürich, Borussia , who is due to take over the Switzerland national team in July. Former German captain Jurgen Klinsmann will replace Hitzfeld at Bayern. Acents[euro]A"Seeing players of Oliver Kahn's calibre is a rare privilege," said Indian Football Association official Utpal Ganguli. Acents[euro]A"I don't believe we will stage another such game in the foreseeable future." India, a nation better known for its mass following for cricket, is ranked 151st in football. But there is great interest in European football, which is beamed live to television screens across the country every week. [c] Muscat Muscat, Maskat, or Masqat (all: mŭs`kăt, mŭs`kət), city (1993 pop. 533,774), capital of Oman, SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. It is flanked by rugged mountains. Press and Publishing House SAOC SAOC Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization SAOC Sunbeam Alpine Owners Club (UK) SAOC Sector Air Operations Center SAOC South African Orchid Council SAOC Submariners Association Of Canada (Gloucester, ON, Canada) 2008 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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