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18 Jan 2005, 04:40 PM
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50 stars out to play 'Football for Hope'
David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Steven Gerrard are among the 50 players confirmed for FIFA's 'Football for Hope' benefit match in aid of the Asian tsunami victims.
Steven Gerrard: Already confirmed (AlexLivesey/GettyImages)
Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium will host a match between a team captained by FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho and one led by the winner of the European award, Andrei Shevchenko, on February 15.
Milan striker Shevchenko's European XI will be coached by Italy coach Marcello Lippi and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger while Barca talisman Ronaldinho's World side will feature Brazil national team coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and Barca manager Frank Rijkaard at the helm.
Italian legend Roberto Baggio is the only retired player invited to play and he will be joined in Shevchenko's European side by the likes of Henry, Gerrard, Beckham, Pavel Nedved, Francesco Totti and Zinedine Zidane.
Ronaldinho will line up with some of the world's best players from outside Europe such as Chelsea's Didier Drogba as well as compatriots Ronaldo and Kaka.
There will be a significant English influence on the World team with the likes of Manchester United's Gabriel Heinze, Bolton's Radhi Jaidi, Leeds' Lucas Radebe, Blackburn's Brett Emerton and Everton's Li Tie invited to take part.
World football's governing body are working with UEFA and the Spanish football federation and Barca, who are providing their fully-staffed stadium free of charge.
The proceeds of the match will be donated to the FIFA/AFC Tsunami Solidarity Fund, which has been set up jointly by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The teams in full:
Shevchenko XI
Coaches:
LIPPI Marcello - Italy - National Team WENGER Arshne - France - Arsenal
Goalkeepers:
BUFFON Gianluigi - Italy - Juventus CASILLAS Iker - Spain - Real Madrid
Defenders:
KALADZE Kakhaber - Georgia - AC Milan KAREMBEU Christian - France - FC Servette KOMPANY Vincent - Belgium - Anderlecht MALDINI Paolo - Italy - AC Milan PUYOL Carles - Spain - FC Barcelona STAM Jaap - Holland - AC Milan THURAM Lilian - France - Juventus
Midfielders/ Attackers:
BAGGIO Roberto - Italy BALLACK Michael - Germany - Bayern Munich BECKHAM David - England - Real Madrid DECO - Portugal - Barcelona DEL PIERO Alessandro - Italy - Juventus GERRARD Steven - England - Liverpool HENRY Thierry - France - Arsenal NEDVED Pavel - Czech Republic - Juventus RAUL - Spain - Real Madrid SEMAK Sergei - Russia - CSKA Moscow SHEVCHENKO Andrei - Ukraine - AC Milan TOTTI Francesco - Italy - Roma VIEIRA Patrick - France - Arsenal VOGEL Johann - Switzerland - PSV Eindhoven ZIDANE Zinedine - France - Real Madrid
Ronaldinho XI
Coaches:
PARREIRA Carlos Alberto - Brazil - National Team RIJKAARD Frank - Holland - Barcelona
Goalkeepers:
DIDA - Brazil - AC Milan KAMENI Idriss - Cameroon - Espanyol
Defenders:
CAFU - Brazil - AC Milan CORDOBA Ivan - Colombia - Inter Milan CRIS - Brazil - Lyon HEINZE Gabriel - Argentina - Manchester United JAIDI Radhi - Tunisia - Bolton KUFFOUR Samuel - Ghana - Bayern Munich LUCIO - Brazil - Bayern Munich MARQUEZ ALVAREZ Rafael - Mexico - Barcelona RADEBE Lucas - South Africa - Leeds ZANETTI Javier - Argentina - Inter Milan
Midfielders/ Attackers:
ADRIANO - Brazil - Inter Milan BUCKLEY Delron - South Africa - Arminia Bielefeld CAMBIASSO Esteban - Argentina - Inter Milan CHA Doo-Ri - South Korea - Eintracht Frankfurt DROGBA Didier - Ivory Coast - Chelsea EMERTON Brett - Australia - Blackburn ESSIEN Michael - Ghana - Lyon ETO'O Samuel - Cameroon - Barcelona JUNINHO - Brazil - Lyon KAKA - Brazil - AC Milan LI Tie - China - Everton MAHDAVIKIA Mehdi - Iran - Hamburg MARTINS Obafemi - Nigeria - Inter Milan NAKATA Hidetoshi - Japan - Fiorentina RONALDO - Brazil - Real Madrid RONALDINHO - Brazil - Barcelona
50 stars out to play 'Football for Hope'
David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Steven Gerrard are among the 50 players confirmed for FIFA's 'Football for Hope' benefit match in aid of the Asian tsunami victims.
Steven Gerrard: Already confirmed (AlexLivesey/GettyImages)
Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium will host a match between a team captained by FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho and one led by the winner of the European award, Andrei Shevchenko, on February 15.
Milan striker Shevchenko's European XI will be coached by Italy coach Marcello Lippi and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger while Barca talisman Ronaldinho's World side will feature Brazil national team coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and Barca manager Frank Rijkaard at the helm.
Italian legend Roberto Baggio is the only retired player invited to play and he will be joined in Shevchenko's European side by the likes of Henry, Gerrard, Beckham, Pavel Nedved, Francesco Totti and Zinedine Zidane.
Ronaldinho will line up with some of the world's best players from outside Europe such as Chelsea's Didier Drogba as well as compatriots Ronaldo and Kaka.
There will be a significant English influence on the World team with the likes of Manchester United's Gabriel Heinze, Bolton's Radhi Jaidi, Leeds' Lucas Radebe, Blackburn's Brett Emerton and Everton's Li Tie invited to take part.
World football's governing body are working with UEFA and the Spanish football federation and Barca, who are providing their fully-staffed stadium free of charge.
The proceeds of the match will be donated to the FIFA/AFC Tsunami Solidarity Fund, which has been set up jointly by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The teams in full:
Shevchenko XI
Coaches:
LIPPI Marcello - Italy - National Team WENGER Arshne - France - Arsenal
Goalkeepers:
BUFFON Gianluigi - Italy - Juventus CASILLAS Iker - Spain - Real Madrid
Defenders:
KALADZE Kakhaber - Georgia - AC Milan KAREMBEU Christian - France - FC Servette KOMPANY Vincent - Belgium - Anderlecht MALDINI Paolo - Italy - AC Milan PUYOL Carles - Spain - FC Barcelona STAM Jaap - Holland - AC Milan THURAM Lilian - France - Juventus
Midfielders/ Attackers:
BAGGIO Roberto - Italy BALLACK Michael - Germany - Bayern Munich BECKHAM David - England - Real Madrid DECO - Portugal - Barcelona DEL PIERO Alessandro - Italy - Juventus GERRARD Steven - England - Liverpool HENRY Thierry - France - Arsenal NEDVED Pavel - Czech Republic - Juventus RAUL - Spain - Real Madrid SEMAK Sergei - Russia - CSKA Moscow SHEVCHENKO Andrei - Ukraine - AC Milan TOTTI Francesco - Italy - Roma VIEIRA Patrick - France - Arsenal VOGEL Johann - Switzerland - PSV Eindhoven ZIDANE Zinedine - France - Real Madrid
Ronaldinho XI
Coaches:
PARREIRA Carlos Alberto - Brazil - National Team RIJKAARD Frank - Holland - Barcelona
Goalkeepers:
DIDA - Brazil - AC Milan KAMENI Idriss - Cameroon - Espanyol
Defenders:
CAFU - Brazil - AC Milan CORDOBA Ivan - Colombia - Inter Milan CRIS - Brazil - Lyon HEINZE Gabriel - Argentina - Manchester United JAIDI Radhi - Tunisia - Bolton KUFFOUR Samuel - Ghana - Bayern Munich LUCIO - Brazil - Bayern Munich MARQUEZ ALVAREZ Rafael - Mexico - Barcelona RADEBE Lucas - South Africa - Leeds ZANETTI Javier - Argentina - Inter Milan
Midfielders/ Attackers:
ADRIANO - Brazil - Inter Milan BUCKLEY Delron - South Africa - Arminia Bielefeld CAMBIASSO Esteban - Argentina - Inter Milan CHA Doo-Ri - South Korea - Eintracht Frankfurt DROGBA Didier - Ivory Coast - Chelsea EMERTON Brett - Australia - Blackburn ESSIEN Michael - Ghana - Lyon ETO'O Samuel - Cameroon - Barcelona JUNINHO - Brazil - Lyon KAKA - Brazil - AC Milan LI Tie - China - Everton MAHDAVIKIA Mehdi - Iran - Hamburg MARTINS Obafemi - Nigeria - Inter Milan NAKATA Hidetoshi - Japan - Fiorentina RONALDO - Brazil - Real Madrid RONALDINHO - Brazil - Barcelona