On Monday 19th November more than 40 stars from the world of sport will get together in La Rosaleda football stadium in Malaga for the fifth Match Against Poverty. Friends and football legends Ronaldo and Zidane and teams will face up to each other to raise funds for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) projects in Asia, Africa and South America.
Football fans of all ages are assured of an entertaining evening with players such as Rivaldo (AEK Athens) and Roberto Carlos (Fererbahce) having confirmed their presence. The invitations to join in with the fight against poverty are not just restricted to footballers. At previous matches in Madrid, Basilea, Dusseldorf and Marseille, Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher and tennis player Rafael Nadal have taken part, and bullfighter Cayetano Ordóñez, who was personally invited by Rondaldo, played in the match in Marseille in March this year. The referee will be Italian Pier Luigi Collina, who, although he is now retired, hasn’t missed a Match Against Poverty yet.
As David Beckham’s team, Los Angeles Galaxy, have not qualified for the play offs of the Major Soccer League, the captains have let him know that they would like him to be there.
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