Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane join Didier Drogba and co for Match Against Poverty

14 December 2011 00:02
Stars of the Premier League past and present joined forces with legends Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane for the ninth Match Against Poverty in Hamburg on Tuesday night.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba and Blackburn defender Michel Salgado were part of the team put together by the former Real Madrid stars, who are goodwill ambassadors for the United Nations Development Programme.

 They were taking on a Hamburg Allstars team at the Imtech Arena, but there was no doubt as to which team possessed the real star quality. All-star: Didier Drogba (second right) celebrates scoring with Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane Still got it: Ronaldo scores during the 'Match Against Poverty' friendly Master at work: Zizou was in action for the Ronaldo, Zidane and Friends team against Hamburg Allstars Joining Ronaldo and Zidane were all-time greats Luis Figo, Gheorghe Hagi, Pavel Nedved, Fabio Cannavaro... and Steve McManaman.

And Premier League clubs were well represented by former players, including Robert Pires and Jens Lehmann (both Arsenal), Lucas Radebe (Leeds), Fernando Hierro (Bolton), Christian Karembeu (Middlesbrough), Gheorghe Popescu (Tottenham), Claude Makelele (Chelsea), Dwight Yorke (Aston Villa and Manchester United). Legends: Former Romania midfielder Gheorghe Hagi (left) and Portuguese great Luis Figo (right) No way past: Former Leeds defender Lucas Radebe challenges Stefan Schnoor Eyes on the prize: Former Brazil keeper Dida flies to his left to keep out a goal-bound shot The Hamburg team contained well-known names such as Ze Roberto, Jorg Albertz and Tony Yeboah.

Most of the proceeds from the match went towards addressing the ongoing food crisis in the Horn of Africa, while Hamburg will donate the remaining funds towards community projects. Ronaldo and Zidane have been connected with the Match Against Poverty since it was conceived in 2003.

 Fancy footwork: Drogba shows off to Edgar Davids and Zidane pulls off a trick Larger than life: Brazil legend Ronaldo may have gained some weight but he still has the skills The line-ups: 'Team Ronaldo, Zidane and friends' and HSV Allstars' at the Imtech Arena  Manchester United stars and WAGs dig deep at UNICEF charity dinner Fancy that!


Source: Daily_Mail