Interesting writeup on the charity match that Zizou and Ronaldo are expected to play in Thailand. More football stars are certainly needed to make a stand against poverty, instead of lining their pockets with money like what the EPL has denigrated into these days.
Football legends Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane are inviting some of the world’s top players to join them in an all-star line-up for a match against poverty next month as part of a push to raise awareness of and funds for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The fourth “Match Against Poverty: Ronaldo and friends vs. Zidane and friends” will be played on 19 March at the Stade du Vélodrome in Marseille, France, with the two stars, both Goodwill Ambassadors for the UN Development Programme (UNDP), each captaining an international team in a friendly aimed at mobilizing the public in the fight against poverty.
“It has been really encouraging to see the response from the public and the media to the previous games,” said AC Milan striker Ronaldo, who with former French captain Zidane has been the driving force behind the Match Against Poverty since 2003. “We really want to continue mobilizing the world of football in helping to raise awareness and overcome poverty.”
This will be the first game in Europe for Zidane since he retired from international football at the end of the 2006 World Cup. “I have retired from professional football, but I am determined to continue playing in my capacity as UNDP Goodwill Ambassador for such a good cause, and to contribute to this annual gathering with my friend Ronaldo,” he said.
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