Ultimate Champions Match line-up announced

040 - International football legends set to play at UEFA Champions Festival

A constellation of football stars will return to the pitch on Saturday 19 May to compete in the sixth edition of the Ultimate Champions Match, one of the highlights of the annual UEFA Champions Festival.

The 2012 Ultimate Champions Match will see the World All-Stars – a team of international football legends - take on FC Bayern All-Stars & Friends in an 11-a-side match at 12.00 CET at the Olympiastadion in Munich’s Olympiapark. Access to the match is free for spectators and is a unique opportunity to see some of football’s greatest names return to action.

The match will feature an impressive 22 UEFA Champions League winners. The World All-Stars, coached by Ruud Gullit, include two FIFA World Cup winning captains, Cafu and Fabio Cannavaro, Dutch goalkeeping great Edwin Van der Sar, Chelsea FC legend, Gianfranco Zola and former Real Madrid CF duo Davor Šuker and Pedja Mijatović. They will face FC Bayern All-Stars & Friends, which consist of local heroes such as Giovane Elber, Markus Babbel, Roy Makaay and 2012 UEFA Champions League final ambassador, Paul Breitner.

Team line-ups – subject to change

World All-Stars

1 Edwin VAN DER SAR (GK)

99 Vítor BAÍA (GK)

5 Patrik ANDERSSON

33 Celestine BABAYARO

2 Marcos Evangelista de Moraes ‘CAFU’

28 Fabio CANNAVARO

3 Frank DE BOER

14 Graeme LE SAUX

12 Giovanni VAN BRONCKHORST

2 Willy SAGNOL

7 Ronald DE BOER

22 Christian KAREMBEU

10 Michael LAUDRUP

17 Steve McMANAMAN

44 Augustine ‘Jay-Jay’ OKOCHA

4 Patrick VIEIRA

10 Arthur Antunes Coimbra ‘ZICO’

25 Gianfranco ZOLA

11 Stéphane CHAPUISAT

8 Predrag MIJATOVIĆ

9 Davor ŠUKER

19 Dwight YORKE

Coach: Ruud GULLIT

FC Bayern All Stars & Friends

1 Walter JUNGHANS (GK)

22 Harald DAX (GK)

2 Markus BABBEL

14 Harald CERNY

5 Thomas HELMER

3 Robert KOVAČ

4 Oliver KREUZER

12 Stefan REUTER

8 Paul BREITNER

15 Maurizio GAUDINO

17 Ludwig KÖGL

6 Niko KOVAČ

18 Michael TARNAT

20 Olaf THON

9 Giovane ELBER

11 Carsten JANCKER

7 Pierre LITTBARSKI

10 Roy MAKAAY

13 Karl-Heinz RIEDLE

21 Alexander ZICKLER

Coach: Wolfgang DREMMLER

The match will be broadcast live by German broadcaster SAT. 1 with the feed made available to all host broadcaster networks upon request. UEFA.com will also take the game to a global audience via a live stream.

Media representatives wishing to attend should email uefa@pitch.co.uk.

The UEFA Champions Festival is a free four-day festival that opens on Wednesday 16 May at the Olympiapark, Munich. UEFA is inviting families and fans to come and ‘join the game’ and enjoy the host of activities on offer. From skills clinics and training sessions to meet-and-greet sessions with the 2012 UEFA Women’s Champions League Final ambassador Steffi Jones, the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final ambassador Paul Breitner and the 2012 UEFA Champions Festival ambassadors Willy Sagnol and Giovane Elber, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

The festival opening hours are:

• Wednesday 16 May 12.00 – 22.00

• Thursday 17 May 10.00 – 22.00

• Friday 18 May 10.00 – 22.00

• Saturday 19 May 09.00 – 20.00

All times are CET.

Some of the other highlights of the festival programme include:

UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women’s Champions League trophies

Fans will be able to have their photo taken with the most coveted pieces of silverware in European club football.

Museum of Champions

Exhibits of exclusive club and player memorabilia from the great names and games of European club football bring to life the story of the European Cup.

Theatre of Champions

A unique and emotional audio-visual display of the most glorious moments in the quest for European football’s holy grail – from its beginnings in 1955 to the present day.

Skills clinics and coaching courses

Football coaches and former players will host skills clinics every day.

Partner activities

Fans of all ages can participate in numerous fun activities organised by the official UEFA Champions League partners.

Further details about the events schedule on offer during the festival week are available on www.UEFA.com.