Ex-football player of the Catalan “Barcelona” Gerard Pique and the former head coach of the London “Arsenal” Arsene Wenger will take part in a charity match in support of Ukraine. It is reported by Game4Ukraine on Instagram. " Gerard is considered one of the best defenders of his era, so we are very pleased that he has joined us."

Two teams will take part in the duel - Yellow and Blue, whose captains will be UNITED24 fundraising platform ambassadors Andrey Shevchenko and Alexander Zinchenko. 73-year-old Wenger will become the head coach of the Zinchenko team. " He will join us.

You know, my childhood dream was to play for Arsenal and play a match under the leadership of Arsene Wenger, now I can do it,"

The Game4Ukraine charity match will take place on August 5 in London at the Stamford Bridge stadium.. Among the participants of the duel will be famous football players and show business stars.. The full line-ups will be announced later.. The funds collected during the charity match will be used to restore the Mykhailo-Kotsyubyny lyceum in the Chernihiv region, which was destroyed by the invaders in March 2022.