Figo to play at Kuwait Champions Challenge – One of the greatest wingers in Football Champions Tour team

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Former Portuguese international Luis Figo
Former Portuguese international Luis Figo

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 4: Luis Figo is the latest name revealed to play alongside international football players in the Footabll Champions Tour team against a Kuwaiti all-star team at the upcoming Kuwait Champions Challenge, to be held on Friday, Dec 18, 2015 at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in the State of Kuwait.

Ronaldinho, Scholes, Pires, Puyol, Zambrotta and Del Piero were already announced as part of the Football Champions Tour team. Other players who will be in the Football Champions Tour team will be announced throughout the coming week.

The Football Champions Tour team will be managed by Carlo Ancelotti, the only manager to have won the UEFA Champions League three times and reached four finals, regarded as one the best most successful managers of all time.

The Football Champions Tour team will play against a team of Kuwaiti all-star players who will be chosen by the people in Kuwait themselves.

Votes for players joining the Kuwaiti all-star team opened on Dec 1, and will continue until Dec 7, 2015 midnight. The Kuwaiti all-star team will be announced on Dec 8, 2015. The team will be managed by renowned Kuwaiti coach, Mohammed Ibrahim.

The referee of the Kuwait Champions Challenge will be Pierluigi Collina, the Italian football referee widely considered the best referee of his generation, having been named FIFA’s ‘Best Referee of the Year’ six consecutive times.

The football challenge will be preceded by an opening ceremony, including la concert bringing Kuwaiti and Arab singers together to perform for over 60 thousand spectator at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium. The ceremony will also include a fireworks show.

For more information:

Kuwait Champions Challenge: www.jaberstadium.com

Football Champions Tour: www.footballchampionstour.com

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