Organizers of the friendly game between Italy's national soccer team
and the world team published a list of 27 soccer players, who will come
out on the field of the Olympic stadium in Rome, Italy wearing world's
team colors. Carlos Alberto Pereira of Brazil and Joseph Venglosh of Slovakia
will be the team's coaches. The game is scheduled to take place on December
16.
Our fellow Ukrainian, offensive Kyiv Dynamo and Ukrainian national team
member Andriy Shevchenko will be the first player in the history of soccer
in independent Ukraine to take part in the game, dedicated to the centennial
of the Italian Soccer Federation. Among his partners there are such soccer
stars as goalie Andreas KЪpke of Germany, defensive player Lillian Turam
of France, half-back Zinedin Zidan of France, forward Ronaldo of Brazil,
and Gabriel Batistuta of Argentina.
The most authoritative soccer publication, France's weekly, France
Football published a list of 50 candidates (including Andriy Shevchenko)
nominated for the most prestigious award to the Europe's best player, the
Golden Ball. The experts almost unanimously predict Zinedin Zidan from
the Juventus soccer club will get it. Five players represent Kyiv Dynamo's
rival in the League of Champions tournament, the London Arsenal: David
Seaman, Toni Adams, Dennis Bergkamp, Emmanuel Petit, and Mark Overmars.







