International Football Legends to Visit Indonesia in May
Kamis, 17 April 2014 23:32 WIB
Jakarta (Antara) - International football legends will visit Indonesia to play against Indonesian football players in an exhibition game titled "Battle of the Stars" at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, on May 10.
The promoter of the event, Ophan Lamara, said on Thursday 18 international football legends, including Ronaldo, Luis Figo, Pavel Nedved, Edgar Davids and Paolo Maldini grouped in the Elite Players Group (EPG), will face the Indonesia Stars, consisting of recent and former Indonesian top players.
"We are still waiting for the confirmation of three players, Zinedine Zidane, Roberto Carlos and Fabio Cannavaro," Lamara said.
According to Lamara, Zidane was still occupied with Real Madrid, while Roberto Carlos was busy with his position as a World Cup Ambassador. Fabio Cannavaro was also busy as a coach of a football club in Qatar.
Other players who had confirmed they will participate in the exhibition match were Jens Lehnman, Marco Materazzi, Nakata, Francesco Toldo, Andriy Shevchenko, Michael Ballack, Rigobert Song, Deco, Fernando Morientes, Gianluca Zambrotta and Hernan Crespon.
"There were 25 prospective Indonesian players. However, only 18 will be chosen to play against the international players. They will be selected through SMS polling," Lamara said. (*)
Reporting by Bayu Kuncahyo