Kasabian
19-05-2012, 10:02 AM
Live from Munich: http://www.youtube.com/uefa?feature=inp-lt-ueu
A constellation of stars will return to the pitch on Saturday 19 May to compete in the sixth edition of the Ultimate Champions Match, one of the highlights of the annual UEFA Champions Festival.
The 2012 Ultimate Champions Match will see the World-All Stars – a team of international football legends - take on FC Bayern All-Stars & Friends in an 11-a-side match at 12.00CET at the Olympiastadion in Munich's Olympiapark. Access to the match is free for spectators and is a unique opportunity to see some of football's greatest names return to action.
The match will feature an impressive 22 UEFA Champions League winners. The World All-Stars, coached by Ruud Gullit, includes two FIFA World Cup winning captains, Cafu and Fabio Cannavaro, Dutch goalkeeping great Edwin van der Sar, Chelsea FC hero Gianfranco Zola and former Real Madrid CF duo Davor Šuker and Predrag Mijatović. They will face FC Bayern All-Stars & Friends, which consists of local heroes such as Giovane Elber, Markus Babbel, Roy Makaay and 2012 UEFA Champions League final ambassador Paul Breitner.
Team line-ups
World All-Stars: Edwin van der Sar, Vítor Baía, Patrik Andersson, Celestine Babayaro, Cafu, Fabio Cannavaro, Frank de Boer, Graeme Le Saux, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Willy Sagnol, Ronald de Boer, Christian Karembeu, Michael Laudrup, Steve McManaman, Agustine 'Jay Jay' Okocha, Patrick Vieira, Zico, Stéphane Chapuisat, Predrag Mijatović, Davor Šuker, Dwight Yorke.
Coach: Ruud Gullit
FC Bayern All-Stars: Walter Junghans, Harald Dax, Markus Babbel, Harald Cerny, Thomas Helmer, Robert Kovač, Olivier Kreuzer, Stefan Reuter, Paul Breitner, Maurizio Gaudino, Ludwig Kögl, Niko Kovač, Michael Tarnat, Olaf Thon, Giovane Elber, Carsten Jancker, Pierre Littbarski, Roy Makaay, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Alexander Zickler.
Coach: Wolfgang Dremm
Kick off: 11AM BST.
---------- Post added 19-05-2012 at 11:09 AM ----------
Jay-Jay Okocha is still quality, even at the age of 38. Zico looks sharp, despite being over weight, at the age of 59.
Eto'o just scored, great finish too.
A constellation of stars will return to the pitch on Saturday 19 May to compete in the sixth edition of the Ultimate Champions Match, one of the highlights of the annual UEFA Champions Festival.
The 2012 Ultimate Champions Match will see the World-All Stars – a team of international football legends - take on FC Bayern All-Stars & Friends in an 11-a-side match at 12.00CET at the Olympiastadion in Munich's Olympiapark. Access to the match is free for spectators and is a unique opportunity to see some of football's greatest names return to action.
The match will feature an impressive 22 UEFA Champions League winners. The World All-Stars, coached by Ruud Gullit, includes two FIFA World Cup winning captains, Cafu and Fabio Cannavaro, Dutch goalkeeping great Edwin van der Sar, Chelsea FC hero Gianfranco Zola and former Real Madrid CF duo Davor Šuker and Predrag Mijatović. They will face FC Bayern All-Stars & Friends, which consists of local heroes such as Giovane Elber, Markus Babbel, Roy Makaay and 2012 UEFA Champions League final ambassador Paul Breitner.
Team line-ups
World All-Stars: Edwin van der Sar, Vítor Baía, Patrik Andersson, Celestine Babayaro, Cafu, Fabio Cannavaro, Frank de Boer, Graeme Le Saux, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Willy Sagnol, Ronald de Boer, Christian Karembeu, Michael Laudrup, Steve McManaman, Agustine 'Jay Jay' Okocha, Patrick Vieira, Zico, Stéphane Chapuisat, Predrag Mijatović, Davor Šuker, Dwight Yorke.
Coach: Ruud Gullit
FC Bayern All-Stars: Walter Junghans, Harald Dax, Markus Babbel, Harald Cerny, Thomas Helmer, Robert Kovač, Olivier Kreuzer, Stefan Reuter, Paul Breitner, Maurizio Gaudino, Ludwig Kögl, Niko Kovač, Michael Tarnat, Olaf Thon, Giovane Elber, Carsten Jancker, Pierre Littbarski, Roy Makaay, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Alexander Zickler.
Coach: Wolfgang Dremm
Kick off: 11AM BST.
---------- Post added 19-05-2012 at 11:09 AM ----------
Jay-Jay Okocha is still quality, even at the age of 38. Zico looks sharp, despite being over weight, at the age of 59.
Eto'o just scored, great finish too.