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Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash presented the 2nd annual "Showdown in Chinatown" charity soccer event on Wednesday in downtown New York City. The game benefited the Steve Nash and Claudio Reyna Foundations, and was an 8-on-8 match filled with NBA and soccer greats. Predictably, NBA stars Chris Bosh and Grant Hill didn't fare as well as the likes of Thierry Henry and Edgar Davids. However, international hoopsters, Nash and Tony Parker, definitely held their own on the pitch. Okay, now I'm just name-dropping. Check out FanHouse's look at what was a fun, if not somewhat awkward, game of soccer. The video is below.

New York Red Bulls midfielder and former U.S. national team captain Claudio Reyna is expected to announce his retirement from professional soccer today.

Reyna, 34, became one of the Red Bulls' two Designated Players last year after a 12-year career in Europe, during which he played with Bayer Leverkusen, Wolfsburg, Rangers, Sunderland and Manchester City. Reyna scored 22 goals in 265 European club appearances. He also anchored the U.S. midfield during the 1998, 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. A string of leg and back injuries prevented him from playing this season for New York.

What's interesting about Reyna's retirement from an MLS perspective, though, is that the Red Bulls will not use Reyna's DP slot this year. That would open the door for someone like, say, Barcelona striker Thierry Henry to move to New York in 2009, right about the time that Red Bull Park would finally be ready. The Red Bulls might have to wait an extra year, though, as Henry's contract doesn't expire until 2010, and MLS prefers not to pay transfer fees.

Still, Reyna's retirement and Henry's love of New York City should keep that rumor spinning for quite some time.