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Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:32 pm |
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Paddy
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| Post subject: Ballack steps in to help former club Chemnitzer |
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Guardian Unlimited, UK
BERLIN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Germany captain Michael Ballack has stepped in with a cash gift to help his former club Chemnitzer FC.
Ballack earns a fortune at Premier League champions Chelsea and the 30-year-old will spend a fraction of it to help Chemnitzer take their physiotherapist back on staff after financial problems meant they had to lay him off.
"As my hometown club I owe Chemnitzer a lot," Ballack said in a statement on the club's Web site (www.chemnitzerfc.de). "They had a lot to do with my personal development and I want to give something back."
Ballack, who moved to Chelsea from Bayern Munich last year, joined Chemnitzer in 1986 and made his professional debut for the club in 1995 when they were in the second division. They now play in the multi-region fourth division.
Last year Ballack made a donation of equipment to the club's youth team. |
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Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:18 pm |
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yoanna
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nice gesture on his side.  but i disagree with him on one account. he doesn't owe them anything. |
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Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:27 pm |
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Paddy
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| Ife he feels he does then he does. |
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Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:08 pm |
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tracylynn
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| That is so sweet of him. Some individuals feel that when someone or some organization gives them a break then they feel they need to repay them. Ballack is one individual who feels that he does. I think it's nice that he hasn't forgotten where he came from. People with a lot of money tend to do that. |
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Sat Jan 20, 2007 10:15 pm |
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FC Bajern
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oh that's so cute. lol.  If I had the kind of money Ballack has I would definitely do the same thing for my home town team. they are having some tough times now |
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