The line-ups of the teams of thecharity match Game4Ukraine in support of Ukraine during the war with the Russian invaders became known.
The match will be attended by world football stars who will be part of two teams - Yellow and Blue, captained by ambassadors of the UNITED24 fundraising platform Andriy Shevchenko and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Andriy Shevchenko's team, in particular, includes winger of the national team of Ukraine Mykhailo Mudryk, former goalkeeper of "Milan" and the national team of Brazil Dida, winner of the "Golden Ball" in 2006 Fabio Cannavaro and ex-player of "Milan" and the national team of the Netherlands Clarence Seedorf,
Shevchenko's team will be headed by Emma Hayes, the coach of the women's team of Chelsea Lodon.
Zinchenko's team includes Arsenal and France legend Patrick Vieira, former Gunners and Germany players Jens Lehmann and Per Mertesacker, as well as ex-Catalan Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique.
Zinchenko's team will be managed by former Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger.
Line-ups for the charity match Game4Ukraine
Shevchenko's team: Michael Essien, Ricardo Carvalho, Luca Toni, Dida, Massimo Oddo, Gianfranco Zola, Carlo Cudicini, Claude Makelele, William Gallas, Samuel Eto'O, Mykhailo Mudryk, Fabio Cannavaro, Clarence Seedorf. Coach: Emma Heyes.
Zinchenko's team: Jens Lehmann, Joleon Lescott, Patrick Berger, Per Mertesacker, Robert Pires, Jon Arne Riise, Robbie Kane, Antonio Valencia, Patrick Vieira, Wes Morgan, Jack Wilscher, Shota Arveladze. Coach: Arsene Wenger.
The charity match Game4Ukraine will take place on August 5 in London at the Stamford Bridge stadium.
The funds raised during the charity match will be used to rebuild the Mykhailo-Kotsyubynsky Lyceum in the Chernihiv region, destroyed by the occupiers in March 2022.
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