Legends of Football Played in South Korea: Meet All the Stars in the Photo.
Match with Legends of the Football World
According to The Sun: This weekend, at the NEXON Icons Match, football legends gathered to put on a real spectacle for the fans.
Can you name all the participants?
Try to guess the names of the players who participated in the match.The amazing game took place on Sunday at the World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.
The FC Spear team was led by former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, while their opponent was Shield United, featuring ex-Liverpool and Chelsea coach Rafa Benitez.
The match drew tens of thousands of spectators to the stadium, with even more people watching the event online.
In the end, FC Spear claimed victory with late goals from Maicon and Joo-Ho Park, allowing them to retain their title.
However, the main topic of discussion was the number of football stars gathered in one place.
Participation of Football Stars
The match brought together champions and UEFA Champions League winners with some of the most famous players from South Korea.
Local fans were pleasantly surprised by the participation of such players as Park, Ja-Chul Koo, Bum-Yong Lee, Ki-Hyeon Seol, Ji-Sung Park, Yang-Pyo Lee, and Yang-Kwan Kim.
Back row from left to right: Alessandro Nesta, Gilberto Silva, Rio Ferdinand, Carles Puyol, Maicon, Sol Campbell, Yang-Pyo Lee, Claude Makélélé, Nemanja Vidić, Michael Carrick, Rafa Benitez; Front row from left to right: John Arne Riise, Yang-Kwan Kim, Claudio Marchisio, Ashley Cole, Joo-Ho Park, Iker Casillas.
Back row from left to right: Ja-Chul Koo, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Wayne Rooney, Thierry Henry, Gareth Bale, Bum-Yong Lee, Gianluigi Buffon, Robert Pires; Front row from left to right: Ki-Hyeon Seol, Steven Gerrard, Didier Drogba, Kaká, Clarence Seedorf, Ji-Sung Park, Eden Hazard, Ronaldinho.
FC Spear was supported by stars such as Bastian Schweinsteiger, Kaká, Thierry Henry, Gareth Bale, Didier Drogba, Wayne Rooney, Ronaldinho, Clarence Seedorf, Eden Hazard, Steven Gerrard, Robert Pires, and Gianluigi Buffon.
Meanwhile, Shield United featured Iker Casillas, Ashley Cole, Claude Makélélé, Rio Ferdinand, Carles Puyol, John Arne Riise, Claudio Marchisio, Maicon, Alessandro Nesta, Nemanja Vidić, Michael Carrick, Gilberto Silva, and Sol Campbell.
This turned the match into an incredible spectacle, as the audience was thrilled by the event.
It is clear that next year it will be challenging to attract even more star teams, but the organizers are already actively looking for new football talents for future matches. It seems that even more exciting moments await us in the world of football.
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