Messi to play in Rome charity match
A host of footballing icons from across the world, including Lionel Messi, Zinedine Zidane, Samuel Eto'o, Andrea Pirlo and Javier Zanetti, will take part in the 2014 Match for Peace on September 1.
The event, the brainchild of Pope Francis, is intended to support some of the poorest sectors of modern society across Europe, South America and the rest of the globe.
Proceeds from the match will be donated to the 'Un'Alternativa di Vita' (A Life Alternative) project - a beneficiary of Scholas Occurrentes and Fondazione P.U.P.I Onlus - which aims to support the education of impoverished youngsters in Buenos Aires.
The match itself -- which will also feature Roberto Baggio, Gianluigi Buffon and Yuto Nagatomo -- will be held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on September 1.
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