Found February 22, 2012 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Bastian Schweinsteiger has been a vital part of Bayern Munich's success, and powered Germany's midfield in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. So his jump shot must not be bad either, right? Bayern Munich's basketball coach, Dirk Bauermann, told AFP that he would have welcomed the soccer star onto the basketball court in 2011. "With five games remaining, we won the championship (in 2011) and Bastian Schweinsteiger could have actually played for us at the time," Bauermann wrote in his book. Schweinsteiger enjoys going to Bayern Munich basketball games with his model girlfriend, Sarah Brandner. According to Bauermann, there were discussions...
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