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Stellar cast for tsunami match

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More than 50 stars have been invited to play in next month's special FIFA/UEFA benefit match.

Barcelona venue
FIFA and UEFA announced last week that the match will be staged at FC Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium on Tuesday 15 February, kicking off at 21.00CET. The stars will be lining up in two teams - one led by Ronaldinho, Barcelona's brilliant Brazilian who recently won FIFA's World Player of the Year award, and the other by Andriy Schevchenko, the AC Milan and Ukraine striker and reigning European Footballer of the Year.

Star-studded lineup
The list of players invited to the match contains many of the names that have lit up the world and European game and its competitions in recent years. Italian defender Paolo Maldini, England captain David Beckham, French sharpshooter Thierry Henry, Spanish forward Raúl González, French legend Zinedine Zidane and Czech star Pavel Nedved are among the players invited to feature in the Andriy Schevchenko XI. Brazilian aces Ronaldo, Cafu, Juninho and Kaká, African talents Samuel Eto'o and Obafemi Martins, and a host of names from South America and Asia are in the pipeline for inclusion in the Ronaldinho XI.

Top coaches
Ronaldinho's team will be coached by Brazil's 1994 FIFA World Cup-winning coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard, while Italy coach Marcello Lippi and Arsenal FC's Arsène Wenger will manage the Shevchenko side.

Solidarity fund
The funds raised from the Football for Hope match will be donated in their entirety to the Tsunami Solidarity Fund set up by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Barcelona are providing their stadium free of charge for the event. FIFA said on Tuesday that tickets for the game would go on sale shortly, and details would be announced as soon as possible.

UEFA support
UEFA announced last Thursday that it was donating €1.5m (US$2m) to the tsunami relief effort - €750,000 (US$1m) to its charity partner, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to assist and support child victims, and the same amount to the FIFA/AFC Tsunami Solidarity Fund.

* FIFA/AFC Tsunami Solidarity Fund
USD Current account
UBS AG, Zurich
No.: 325.519.60Q
Clearing number : 230
IBAN: CH210023023032551960Q
Swift address: UBSW CH ZH 80A

Shevchenko XIRonaldinho XI
Coaches: Coaches:
Marcello LIPPI – ITA – ItalyCarlos Alberto PARREIRA – BRA - Brazil
Arsène WENGER – FRA – Arsenal FCFrank RIJKAARD – NED - FC Barcelona
Goalkeepers:Goalkeepers:
Gianluigi BUFFON – ITA – Juventus FCDIDA – BRA - AC Milan
Iker CASILLAS – ESP – Real Madrid CFIdriss KAMENI – CMR - RCD Espanyol
Defenders:Defenders:
Christian KAREMBEU - FRA - Servette FCCAFU – BRA - AC Milan
Vincent KOMPANY – BEL – RSC AnderlechtIván CÓRDOBA – COL - FC Internazionale Milano
Kakha KALADZE – GEO – AC MilanSamuel KUFFOUR – GHA - FC Bayern München
Paolo MALDINI – ITA – AC MilanLUCIO – BRA - FC Bayern München
Carles PUYOL – ESP – FC BarcelonaLucas RADEBE – RSA - Leeds United AFC
Jaap STAM – NED – AC MilanJavier ZANETTI – ARG - FC Internazionale Milano
Lilian THURAM – FRA – Juventus FCRadhi JAIDI – TUN - Bolton Wanderers FC
Rafael MÁRQUEZ – MEX - FC Barcelona
CRIS – BRA - Olympique Lyonnais
Gabriel HEINZE – ARG - Manchester United FC
Midfielders/Attackers:Midfielders/Attackers:
Roberto BAGGIO – ITA –ADRIANO – BRA - FC Internazionale Milano
Michael BALLACK – GER – FC Bayern MünchenDelron BUCKLEY – RSA - DSC Arminia Bielefeld
David BECKHAM – ENG – Real Madrid CFBrett EMERTON – AUS - Blackburn Rovers FC
DECO – POR – FC BarcelonaSamuel ETO'O – CMR - FC Barcelona
Steven GERRARD – ENG – Liverpool FCDoo-Ri CHA – KOR - Eintracht Frankfurt
Thierry HENRY – FRA – Arsenal FCDidier DROGBA – CIV - Chelsea FC
Raúl GONZÁLEZ – ESP – Real Madrid CFLI TIE – CHN - Everton FC
Andriy SHEVCHENKO – UKR – AC MilanJUNINHO Pernambucano – BRA - Olympique Lyonnais
Francesco TOTTI – ITA – AS RomaMehdi MAHDAVIKIA – IRN - Hamburger SV
Patrick VIEIRA – FRA – Arsenal FCHidetoshi NAKATA – JPN - AC Fiorentina
Johann VOGEL – SUI – PSV EindhovenRONALDO – BRA - Real Madrid CF
Zinedine ZIDANE – FRA – Real Madrid CFRONALDINHO – BRA - FC Barcelona
Alessandro DEL PIERO – ITA – Juventus FCKAKÁ – BRA - AC Milan
Pavel NEDVED – CZE – Juventus FCObafemi MARTINS – NIG - FC Internazionale Milano
Sergei SEMAK – RUS – PFC CSKA MoskvaEsteban CAMBIASSO – ARG - FC Internazionale Milano
Michael ESSIEN – GHA - Olympique Lyonnais

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