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Klinsmann Brings Flash (and Buddha) to Bayern Munich

Aug 15, 2008
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Associated Press Friday, August 15, 2008; Page E02 FRANKFURT, Germany -- The biggest signing in the Bundesliga will spend the season on the bench. Bayern Munich invested more than $105 million in new stars last season and the club-record outlay paid off when it swept the German league and cup titles. This season, Bayern did not spend a cent on new players. Perhaps Germany's richest club could not afford any after the arrival of Juergen Klinsmann as coach. Klinsmann replaced Ottmar Hitzfeld, who left to coach Switzerland's national team. Klinsmann, who two years ago turned down the chance to coach the U.S. national team, left his Southern California home and brought along an 11-member international support staff that includes Canadians, Americans and Brazilians. He set up a new high-tech training center, a chill-out lounge... [read full story]                    

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