Former Germany captain Michael Ballack bid goodbye to soccer on Wednesday, scoring three goals before a crowd of 45,000 in a charity match that was nearly called off because of flooding in eastern Germany.

Ballack scored twice for his "friends of Ballack" team and then scored one more for a "world selection" coached by Jose Mourinho.

Ballack, who changed sides at halftime, played for Mourinho at Chelsea. The world selection won 4-3.

The teams included the likes of Didier Drogba, retired Formula One great Michael Schumacher, Lothar Matthaeus, Andriy Shevchenko and Philipp Lahm.