*Historic Model* Chile & Real Madrid Legend Ivan Zamorano Todos por Chile #10 "Famous Earthquake Victims" Press Conference Worn Shirt on March 26, 2010!
*Provenance: Fox Sports Press Officials*
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On, March 29, the Iván Zamorano Foundation will organize a soccer match at the Argentinos Juniors stadium, in Buenos Aires, to benefit the victims of the devastating earthquakes that Chile suffered.
Marca de Gol attended the official press conference, which was attended by the former Real Madrid, Inter and Colo Colo footballer himself, plus Horacio Rodríguez Larreta (Chief of Staff of the Government of Buenos Aires) and Carlos Morán (representative of the Chilean Embassy in Argentina), among other co-organizers.
“ This initiative is historic, because it is the first time that a match will be held to benefit Chile abroad. Although we have suffered this natural disaster, with the support of our Latin American brothers, and especially the Argentinians, we are going to get ahead ," said Zamorano.
“ In sports we could not be left out to contribute our grain of sand and thus lift up our country. From the moment this idea came out, many people appeared to support us, such as Fox Sports, the City Government (which will provide logistics and security in the stadium) and other friends, such as the Chilean Embassy in Argentina and the singer Axel “added the former player.
Then, the promoter of the proposal highlighted that “ the main focus of this action is to help a devastated city called Villa Prat, in the south of Chile, where 75% of the population was left without housing. Specifically, we are going to face the reconstruction of those houses, especially because winter is coming, the cold is coming, and there are people living in tents. The objective is to contribute financially with what we can, but also to give a signal to the Chilean people to show that there are many people who are accompanying the pain of this misfortune, especially you here in Argentina ."
For his part, Rodríguez Larreta pointed out that “ we have many expectations to accompany Iván in organizing this match. Everything that the City Government can do for the Chilean brothers will be done. We believe that solidarity is a very important value to transmit in a society .”
The match will begin at 8 p.m., and the ticket to access the Diego A. Maradona stadium can be exchanged for a non-perishable food item; Specifically, it is requested to bring four types of food: rice, flour, sugar and powdered milk.
Participating in the game, in the “Friends of Chile” team, are Edgar Davids, Fernando Redondo, Enzo Francescoli, Ricardo Bochini, Paolo Montero, Diego Simeone, Roberto Ayala, Nelson Vivas, Bruno Marioni, Diego Latorre, Juan Román Riquelme, Milton Melgar and Darío Gandín, among many others. They will be trained by the duo Miguel Angel Russo-Héctor Veira.
For the Chilean team there will be Ivo Bazán, Alvaro Ormeño, Miguel Ponce, Dante Poli, Rafael Olarra, Rodrigo Menéndez, Sebastián Rozental, Milovan Mirosevic, José Luis Sierra, Nelson Tapia, Carlos Alberto Caselli, Nelson Parraguez, Marcelo Vega, Marcelo Espina, Esteban Fuertes, Marcelo Espina, Alberto Federico Acosta, among others. The coach will be Ricardo Elías Figueroa, “ the best Chilean player of all time ,” according to Zamorano, along with José Néstor Pekerman.
In addition, Fox Sports will televise the event for the entire American continent and, through Cáritas, financial donations can be made during the event, beyond geographical distance. The game clothing will be provided by the Umbro brand .
Shirt details: Umbro trademark. Size Large. Made in Argentina. All details stamped (See pictures)