Kuwait: Ronaldinho, Paul Scholes, Robert Pires, Carles Puyol, Shevchenko, Nesta, Salgado, Figo and Del Piero have been named as some of the players that will play for the Football Champions Tour team against a Kuwaiti all-star side on December 18.
Former AC Milan, Chelsea and Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti will manage the Football Champions Tour team for the game at Kuwait’s 60,000-capacity Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium on 18th December 2015
The event, a historical moment for Kuwait, will be preceded by an opening ceremony gathering Kuwait and the region’s leading singers and performers as well as a fireworks and laser show.
The Kuwaiti all-star team will be selected via a public vote, which started on Tuesday. Voting closes on December 7, with the team to be coached by Mohammed Ibrahim to be announced the following day.
Iconic Italian referee Pierluigi Collina will officiate at the match.
The Football Champions Tour helped to organise last month’s Match For Children at Old Trafford, which was held to raise money for David Beckham’s UNICEF fund – the 7 Fund. Scholes, Ronaldinho and Pires all turned out in Manchester.
Enthusiastic fans (including expatriate Resident Indians in Kuwait) can book a ticket free of cost by visiting the link: http://jaberstadium.com/stadium/players/booking
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, a multi-purpose
stadium was completed in 2009. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 seated
spectators. It is constructed in 4 levels, with 54 corporate boxes, 6000 car
parkings. The stadium was expected to open in the second quarter of 2010, but
the building failed due to structural-integrity testing.
The Stadium was named after late Amir of Kuwait Shaikh Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah.
The Stadium was named after late Amir of Kuwait Shaikh Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah.
Aerial view of the Stadium
