Ronaldo and Zidane invite 40 world soccer greats to anti-poverty match

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  1. Labdarugo

    Labdarugo Member

    Dec 3, 2000
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    Ronaldo and Zidane invite 40 world soccer greats to anti-poverty match

    GENEVA : Forty of the world's top players have been invited to join Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane in a start-studded global charity match against poverty in December, the United Nations said.

    The two Real Madrid stars will captain each of the sides in the game at Basel's St Jakob stadium on December 15, with profits from ticket sales, sponsorship and television rights going to fund anti-poverty projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

    Italian World Cup referee Pierluigi Collina has agreed to oversee the FIFA-backed match, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a statement.

    http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/54872/1/.html

    Sounds pretty cool.
     

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