Football For Hope

Ronaldinho got a bunch of his mates together for a friendly match in aid of Tsunami relief. Thing is those mates are worth over half a billion quid!! Zidane, Eto'o, Shevchenko, Raul, etc. and Beckham and Gerrard representing England all displayed a few silky skills for cash in a PG rated Europe Vs The Rest of The World bonanza. No tackling, at all, made for a weird atmosphere that wasn't quite football, and despite 9 goals it was all fairly dull. Ronaldinho himself showed the most flair and sense of occasion as his ROW team outplayed Europe to win 6-3. A myriad of subs at half time, including Terry Henry who came on for a massive 20 minutes and Gianfranco Zola, who still has it approaching 40. Most tellingly, both Man Utd and Chelsea refused to risk anyone to injury and shunned the do - wise perhaps, but not a good gesture for the game. Overall, a cheesy title and an anti-climax earned over £6million for the worthiest of causes. Nice! Kx