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Large Medium SmallFormer Germany captain Michael Ballack bid goodbye to?soccer on Wednesday, scoring three goals before a crowd of 45,000 in a charity match that was nearly called off because of flooding in eastern Germany.
Ballack scored twice for his "friends of Ballack" team and then scored one more for a "world selection" coached by Jose Mourinho.
Ballack, who changed sides at halftime, played for Mourinho at Chelsea. The world selection won 4-3.
The teams included the likes of Didier Drogba, retired Formula One great Michael Schumacher, Lothar Matthaeus, Andriy Shevchenko and Philipp Lahm.
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