Lionel Messi begins a four-match charity tour in which ‘Messi and
friends’ will be playing ‘The rest of the world’, starting from
Saturday.
Medellin is the first stop on the tour, where the game will be played
at the Atanasio Girardot stadium.
The stars appearing include Abidal, Mascherano, Materazzi, Demicheli,
Bojan, Kun Agüero and Robinho.
On Tuesday, the Estadio Nacional in Lima will be the venue for the
game, billed as the ‘Duel of Giants’.
In the Peruvian capital, Messi will be sharing a field with future FCB
teammate, Neymar, along with Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets, Abidal and
Mascherano and other stars of the calibre of Julio César and David
Luiz.
On July 3, Messi and some of the players that featured in Lima will be
appearing again, this time in Los Angeles for third game the of the
charity tour.
The pick of the world’s greatest players will this time include FC
Barcelona’s Piqué, Pinto, Mascherano, Cesc, Song, Busquets and Abidal,
as well as the Dos Santos brothers, Boateng and Lewandowski.
The last stop will be Chicago on July 6, where the line-up will also
include the likes of Jordi Alba and Thierry Henry.
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