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Video: Thierry Henry, Saloman Kalou & More in The Showdown in Chinatown 2009

Published on June 25, 2009

[digg=http://digg.com/soccer/Thierry_Henry_Saloman_Kalou_More_in_Showdown_in_Chinatown]Showdown in Chinatown is an annual charity soccer match organized by basketball player Steve Nash and soccer player Claudio Reyna to benefit their respective charity foundations. The first edition was a nine-a-side match played on June 25, 2008 while the second edition was an eight-a-side match played on June 24, 2009. Both matches took place at Sara D. Roosevelt Park on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, and have featured two teams made up of National Basketball Association and international soccer players.

The 2009 Showdown in Chinatown teams consisted of the following athletes:

Team Nash
Francesco Santoro (GK)
Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns)
Martin Nash (Vancouver Whitecaps)
Thierry Henry (FC Barcelona)
Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan)
Ryan Babel (Liverpool FC)
Edgar Davids (retired)
Grant Hill (Phoenix Suns)

Team Reyna
Mike Quarino (New York Red Bulls employee) (GK)
Claudio Reyna (retired)
Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan)
Ivan Cordoba (Inter Milan)
Salomon Kalou (Chelsea F.C.)
Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina)
Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors)
Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
Marc Stein (ESPN.com)