On November 17th Fez will host the sixth "Match against Poverty - Ronaldo and friends vs. Zidane and friends", held under the auspices of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Zinédine - "Bring it on Ronaldo!"Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane, in their capacity as UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors, will gather famous names in soccer and other sports to this very special event, the first outside the European continent. The "Match against Poverty" is meant to raise money, which UNDP allocates to anti-poverty projects ranging from the creation of small businesses for women to the construction of sports centers for street children and the disadvantaged in various developing countries, including Morocco.
This game is widely covered by the media, as the previous event in Malaga (southern Spain) was aired live by the TV channels of over 40 countries and covered by some 300 journalists from 73 news organizations.
The pervious editions took place in Basles (2003), Madrid (2004), Dusseldorf (2005), Marseille (2006) and Malaga (2007).
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