Charity "pick-up games" liven up the end of the year.
Flamengo players show solidarity and participate in football matches during their vacation.
By From the official website team - in
Val Baiano in Bahia, Deivid in Santos, Zico in Rio de Janeiro... The off-season in Brazilian football doesn't necessarily mean that the players will actually stay away from the pitch. Some of them even return to the fields to play in the traditional charity matches at the end of the year. And many Flamengo players participate in these projects.
This Wednesday (December 08.12th), at 18:30 PM, Paulo Henrique Ganso, midfielder for Santos and the Brazilian National Team, will kick off a match between friends of Deivid, from Flamengo and formerly of Santos, and a team formed by Neymar and Narciso. The match is in benefit of the "Christmas Without Hunger 2010" campaign. SporTV will broadcast it live.
Tickets "cost" one kilogram of non-perishable food, with the exception of salt and sugar. Deivid's team, from Rio de Janeiro, will feature, among other stars, five Flamengo players: Willians, Diogo, David Braz, Renato Abreu, and Val Baiano. In addition to Juninho Paulista, who also played for the club from Gávea.
Next Saturday, Val Baiano will host a match in Jequié, Bahia, the city where he was born. 15 people are expected at the "Friends of Val Baiano vs. Jequié Selection" event, and Leonardo Moura and Welinton are among the guests. Additionally, on the 26th, the traditional "Game of Stars," organized by Zico, will be held at the Engenhão stadium. Further information regarding attendees is not yet available.
"It's a very important event, we really enjoy organizing it, and this year, with the Maracanã closed, it will be at Engenhão. We'll announce all the details soon. I still don't know how long I'll play, because of the surgery, but I hope to play at least ten minutes," said Zico, who recently underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder.
This Wednesday (December 08.12th), at 18:30 PM, Paulo Henrique Ganso, midfielder for Santos and the Brazilian National Team, will kick off a match between friends of Deivid, from Flamengo and formerly of Santos, and a team formed by Neymar and Narciso. The match is in benefit of the "Christmas Without Hunger 2010" campaign. SporTV will broadcast it live.
Tickets "cost" one kilogram of non-perishable food, with the exception of salt and sugar. Deivid's team, from Rio de Janeiro, will feature, among other stars, five Flamengo players: Willians, Diogo, David Braz, Renato Abreu, and Val Baiano. In addition to Juninho Paulista, who also played for the club from Gávea.
Next Saturday, Val Baiano will host a match in Jequié, Bahia, the city where he was born. 15 people are expected at the "Friends of Val Baiano vs. Jequié Selection" event, and Leonardo Moura and Welinton are among the guests. Additionally, on the 26th, the traditional "Game of Stars," organized by Zico, will be held at the Engenhão stadium. Further information regarding attendees is not yet available.
"It's a very important event, we really enjoy organizing it, and this year, with the Maracanã closed, it will be at Engenhão. We'll announce all the details soon. I still don't know how long I'll play, because of the surgery, but I hope to play at least ten minutes," said Zico, who recently underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder.
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