Charity fight scheduled for August 5 in London
Defender of the London Arsenal and the Ukrainian national team Alexander Zinchenko commented on the charity match Game4Ukraine in support of Ukraine, which will be held in London at the Chelsea Stamford Bridge club stadium.
“I am very grateful for everything. This is a powerful message for all of Ukraine. See such big names as Arsene Wenger, they are with us.”
“[Война] it’s very different when you see it with your own eyes than watching it on your phone or on social media. It’s so scary because you realize that the younger generation will grow up with all this.”
“Besides raising funds and delivering a powerful message, this is also an event where we can step away from the war a bit and watch an amazing game with incredible legends and current players.”
“I received a lot of love and help and I saw with my own eyes that we are not alone. The children came up to me and said that they were praying for our country and hoped that this would end very soon. Hearing this from the children, this once again shows that people here stay with you, ”Alexander emphasized.
Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainians Evgeny Konoplyanka, Oleg Luzhny and Evgeny Levchenko will play in the duel. Serginho, Shota Arveladze, Massimo Oddo and David James will also play in the match.
Recall also on the field will be Antonio Valencia, Christian Panucci, Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink, Jermain Defoe, Glen Johnson, Mark Noble, Petr Cech, Martin Skrtel and Danny Drinkwater.
Earlier it was reported that the participants of the charity match in London will be ex-Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué, legendary player of the Netherlands and Milan national team Clarence Seedorf, winner of the Golden Ball in 2006 Fabio Cannavaro, England legends David Beckham and Rio Ferdinand, ex-France player Patrick Vieira and other famous personalities.
Ex-players of the London Arsenal will also play in London – Jens Lehmann, Bakary Sagna, Jack Wilshere, Gael Clichy, Per Mertesacker, as well as Frenchman Robert Pires.
Andriy Shevchenko and Alexander Zinchenko will be the team captains in the charity match. The head coach of the Zinchenko team will be the legendary French coach, ex-coach of the London Arsenal Arsene Wenger.
The charity fight is scheduled for August 5 in London. Its goal is to raise funds for the restoration of the Mykhailo-Kotsiubyn Lyceum in the Chernihiv region, which was destroyed by the occupiers in March 2022.
Source: Sportarena
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