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Competition: Friendly Match
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
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Friendly football match between Bayern Munich and India is scheduled on 10th of jan. @ Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.....
this is the 5th time Bayern Munich is visiting India

Last outing was the farewell match for Goalkeeping legend Oliver Kahn, this time it is the farewell match for Indian football veteran Bhaichung Bhutia....

NEW DELHI: Thomas Mueller, the winner of the 'Golden Boot' at the 2010 World Cup, is thrilled to be part of the Bayern Munich star squad to play against the Indian national team at the Audi Football Summit in New Delhi on January 10, 2012.

Mueller is "happy that more and more kids are playing the game in India". "I am happy to come back after the visit to Kolkata and Siliguri in January 2009," he said.

Mueller's German teammate, striker Mario Gomez, spoke for the entire team. "The trip to India will be a big experience for us, as most of us have not been to India," he said.

German great Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who was twice honoured as 'European Footballer of the Year', said the club was happy to send their full first team.

"I have heard about the great experiences from our players and coaches when they travelled for Oliver Kahn's farewell match. We are now delighted to bring the full first team to India. Many of us are excited about the country, the city of Delhi, the people and their enthusiasm for football," said Rummenigge, who is currently the CEO of Bayern Munich.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spor ... 176643.cms

Do we have a time already?

I added the kick off time. It's 13:30 CET.

Game will be broadcast on Sat.1 (free on air at Astra satellite).
http://liveonsat.com/LJ_foot_friendy_club.php

AvatarX wrote:I added the kick off time. It's 13:30 CET.

I'm going to miss it then

MUTU wrote:Me too, I'll be at work. But then, it's just a friendly

Still, it's fun to see these friendlies because of the winter break. No one likes spending a long time not watching Bayern play

MUTU wrote:Me too, I'll be at work. But then, it's just a friendly

I'll be at work too. Hopefully I can record it from my Sat receiver to watch it later.

I think the poll should be on the margin of victory, not the victory itself...

MUTU wrote:Good article by goal.com regarding FC Bayern playing in the previous 5 times in India, including the proposed Bayern Munich football academy that never materialised.

http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2292/ ... mes-bayern

due to lack of interest, neither government nor corporates take big initiative in football and all the investment and coverage are snatched by cricket

Top German football club Bayern Munich on Wednesday announced a 24-member squad for the Bhaichung Bhutia farewell exhibition match against India XI in Delhi on January 10 with all the first team players named.

German World Cup captain Philip Lahm, who will lead the Bayern side, 2010 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot winner Thomas Muller, star striker Mario Gomez, midfield general Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben and Bastian Schweinsteiger were among the 24 players named. Meanwhile, Indian football coach Savio Medeira also named a 23-member squad.

Bayern squad: Manuel Neuer, Jorg Butt, Maximilian Riedmuller, Rouven Sattelmaier, Holger Badstuber, Jerome Boateng, Breno Borges, Diego Contento, Philipp Lahm, Daniel Van Buyten, Marcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza (Rafinha). Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Takashi Usami, Danijel Pranjic, Luiz Gustavo, David Alaba, Toni Kroos, Anatoliy Tymoshchuk. Mario Gomez, Thomas Muller, Nils Petersen, Ivica Olic.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Bayern-pick-Robben--Ribery-for-Delhi-friendly/893191/

BTW, The Indian squad is

The team: Goalkeepers: Karanjit Singh (Salgaocar), Subhasish Roychowdhury (Dempo) and Felix d'Souza (Churchill Brothers).

Defenders: Jaspal Singh (Salgaocar), Sameer Naik (Dempo), Gouramangi Singh (Churchill), Govin Singh (United Sikkim Football Club), Nirmal Chhetri (East Bengal), Syed Rahim Nabi (Mohun Bagan), Adil Khan (Sporting Clube de Goa) and Gurjinder Singh (Pune FC).

Midfielders: Reisangmi Vashum (East Bengal), Jewel Raja Shaikh (Mohun Bagan), Climax Lawrence (Dempo), Rakesh Masih (Mohun Bagan), Baldeep Singh (Pune FC), Clifford Miranda (Dempo), Lalrindika Ralte (Churchill) and Rocus Lamare (Salgaocar).

Forwards: Jeje Lalpeklua (Pune), Bhaichung Bhutia, Sushil Singh (United Sikkim Football Club) and C. S. Sabeeth (Pailan Arrows).

Hope Breno gets to play, and hope he doesn't repeat what he did on his last visit to India