The charity match between 'Game 4 Ukraine', organized by Football for Ukraine, a charity founded by Arsenal player Oleksandr Zinchenko and his business partner Artemy Ryabov is set to take place on Saturday, August 5 at Stamford Bridge.
The charity aims to raise funds for the reconstruction of a school in Chernihiv Oblast, which was hit by missiles during the conflict with Russia. The squads for the prestigious charity game have been announced.
Arsene Wenger, who left Arsenal in 2018 after 22 years in charge, will manage Team Yellow led by Zinchenko, which will feature players such as former Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, and Premier League winner Patrick Viera.
While the Blue team or Team Shevchenko will be coached by Chelsea Women’s manager Emma Hayes who will be joined by current Chelsea forward Mikhail Mudryk and legendary defender Fabio Cannavaro. Andriy Shevchenko is currently the manager of the Ukrainian football team and will lead the Blue team.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the Game4Ukraine personally in a public address, revealing that Chelsea will host the special match in west London in support of his United24 initiative.UNITED24 was launched by President Zelensky as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine.
Here are the complete squads:
Team Yellow:
Oleksandr Zinchenko (captain), Jens Lehmann, Joleon Lescott, Patrik Berger, Per Mertesacker, Robert Pires, John Arne Riise, Robbie Keane, Antonio Valencia, Patrick Vieira, Wes Morgan, Jack Wilshere,Yevhen Levchenko,Gerard Piqué, Edgar Davids, Bacary Sagna
Manager: Arsène Wenger
Team Blue:
Andriy Shevchenko (captain), Michael Essien, Ricardo Carvalho, Luca Toni, Dida, Massimo Oddo, Gianfranco Zola,Carlo Cudicini, Claude Makélélé, William Gallas,Samuel Eto'o, Mykhailo Mudryk, Shota Arveladze, Clarence Seedorf,Fabio Cannavaro.
Manager: Emma Hayes
