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Tsunami aid charity match

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manutd4eva

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ZURICH, Switzerland Jan 13, 2005 — An all-star soccer match to raise money for tsunami victims is set for next month in Spain.

FIFA and UEFA announced Thursday the match will be held in Barcelona on Feb. 15, with one team led by world player of the year Ronaldinho and the other by European player of the year Andriy Shevchenko.

"Just like the rest of the international community, the worldwide football family is determined to do everything possible to help the individuals and football associations that have been so severely affected by the terrible tsunami tragedy," Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA, world soccer's governing body, said. "The 'Football for Hope' match is a symbol of the outpouring of solidarity within our game. It comes in addition to countless other initiatives that have already begun, through which the game of football is seeking to offer some hope to those in need."

UEFA, European soccer's governing body, also said it is giving $1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross to help tsunami victims. The money will be used to help children, mainly in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

The tragedy that has struck the nations around the Indian Ocean has provoked an unprecedented outpouring of solidarity around the globe," UEFA president Lennart Johansson said. "The football community has a duty to be a party to this overwhelming demonstration of human togetherness.

UEFA also has given $1 million to a fund set up by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation to help affected soccer associations, as well as the local population.

Ronaldinho's team will be coached by Carlos Alberto Parreira and Frank Rijkaard; Marcello Lippi and Arsene Wenger will coach Shevchenko's team.

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Kudos to FIFA, but it's amazing how these sort of events aren't arranged for those in Africa who have been suffering for decades.:(
 
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jani

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Im pretty sure Kaká will get an invite. The question is, will it be Sheva or Ronaldinho who invites him. :D

Im putting my money on Sheva, who recently said his favorite ever striker partner was Kaká. (Y)
 
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Frostwolf

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I wonder why they didn't have charity matches for the tsunami in Bangladesh which killed 138 000 people. Not enough tourists died then, I reckon.
 
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henry#14

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Originally posted by Frostwolf
Not enough tourists died then, I reckon.
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I guess that's the same reason these matches aren't done for other people around the world who have been suffering for decades(:/)
 
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WilliamFAlmeida

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at least its something.
we can all complain for the lack of aid in the world, but when it comes down to it, how much money have you sent to Africa? Its shameful but its the best we have. At least its something. I dont see baseball or nascar doing this

THANK GOD
 
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solaimaa

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Originally posted by Frostwolf
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I wonder why they didn't have charity matches for the tsunami in Bangladesh which killed 138 000 people. Not enough tourists died then, I reckon.
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no, i think that's a very valid point. why do we need a high profile natural disaster for the world's sports teams to get together to have a charity match. i think there are enough problems in the world that things like this should happen more regularly. the cricket match raised 11 million dollars or something, if they could do maybe 2 all-star cricket games and 2 all-star football games a year, they could generate a lot of money and help a lot of people. and that's only 2 sports. it shouldn't take an astronomical natural disaster to get things like this going.
 
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Deutschland

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Yes, alot of problems go unnoticed in the world, travesties that should be stopped, but I don't see any point complaining about it. This thread is about the upcoming match, so stick to topic.
 
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Drvar

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Originally posted by solaimaa
no, i think that's a very valid point. why do we need a high profile natural disaster for the world's sports teams to get together to have a charity match. i think there are enough problems in the world that things like this should happen more regularly. the cricket match raised 11 million dollars or something, if they could do maybe 2 all-star cricket games and 2 all-star football games a year, they could generate a lot of money and help a lot of people. and that's only 2 sports. it shouldn't take an astronomical natural disaster to get things like this going.
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as far as i know, in football, there have been "alot" (compared to other sports, as far as i know) charity matches throughout the past years. and it wasnt always for a particular disaster.
 
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champdave

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These matches kindof suck though, they are slow paced and not commited as no-one wants to get injured.

We'll play a REAL charity match at our school, who wants to sponsor us? :D
 
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jani

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Yeah, they maybe slow paced and laid back and all, but the players really strut their skills during these kinda games.

Thats why its called an exhibition match.
 
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