Madrid play for charity
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
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Real Madrid CF are to stage a match in aid of the victims of the Galician oil disaster.
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Galician XI
Vicente del Bosque's side will play against a team formed by players from the two Primera División clubs of the affected area of Galicia, RC Celta de Vigo and RC Deportivo La Coruña.
Bernabéu boost
The game will take place at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium on 15 April next year, announced the president of Galicia's local government, Manuel Fraga.
Oil slick
Fraga added that 5,000 free tickets would be made available to schoolchildren from the province whose fishing industry has been severely damaged by the oil slick from the tanker Prestige.