Football for Hope
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Football for Hopewas aFIFA-sponsoredfootballmatch played between theRonaldinhoXI team and theShevchenkoXI team on 15 February 2005 at theCamp NouinBarcelonain support of therelief effortafter the2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.
Organised by FIFA andUEFAin consultation with theRoyal Spanish Football Federation,and with support fromFC Barcelona,who provided their stadium and staff free of charge, this benefit match for the victims of the tsunami saw an XI led by Ronaldinho, the 2004FIFA World Player of the Year,beat a team captained by Andriy Shevchenko, the 2004European Footballer of the Year,by sixgoalsto three.
FIFA hoped to raise £7 million in support of the tsunami victims, around a third through the game itself. All proceeds from the Football For Hope match went to the FIFA/Asian Football Confederation Tsunami Solidarity Fund.
In 2011, FIFA won the Sport for Health Award at theBeyond Sport Awardsceremony.[1]
The match
[edit]The game itself, which was watched by some 35,000 spectators, was a typical charity affair with a predictable pace, although the fans were entertained by a feast of goals.
Cameroon'sSamuel Eto'oandSenegal'sHenri Camaraboth scored two goals, which, along with strikes fromRonaldinhoand theSouth KoreanCha Du-ri,helped the FIFA World Player of the Year's team to victory.Alessandro Del Piero,Gianfranco ZolaandDavid Suazoscored for Andriy Shevchenko's side.
Shevchenko XI
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Ronaldinho XI
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Beyond Sport Community Awards".Beyond Sport.Retrieved1 March2013.
External links
[edit]- "Nearly 40 world-famous stars already confirmed for Football for Hope match".FIFA. 4 February 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 12 March 2016.Retrieved23 August2019.