05 Sep 2015
Alkmaar, 5 September. In order to support the “Laureus Sport for Good Foundation The Netherlands” Aspire Academy partnered with some of the biggest names in world football that took to the field in a Laureus All Stars v Real Madrid Legends charity match at the AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar, Netherlands.
Lining up for the Laureus All Stars, wearing the Academy logo on their sleeves, were successful stars such as Thierry Henry, Serginho, Edgar Davids, Cafu, Hakan Sükür and Laureus Ambassadors Edwin van der Sar and Clarence Seedorf. The Real Madrid Legends team, brought together by the Real Madrid Foundation, featured a host of Santiago Bernabéu heroes including Luis Figo, Claude Makélélé, Christian Karembeu and Fernando Hierro.
The fixture was arranged to support the Laureus Foundation The Netherlands, which helps young people involved in various “Laureus Sport for Good” projects around The Netherlands. The Dutch projects in Almere, Amsterdam and Gouda provide coaching and education to young people in some of the most challenging and deprived environments, using sport to encourage social inclusion. As well as supporting “Laureus The Netherlands”, this match will also benefit young people in Madrid through the Real Madrid Foundation.
The “Laureus Foundation The Netherlands” is part of the global Laureus Sport for Good Foundation which has raised €85 million since its inception to support projects which have helped to improve the lives of millions of young people. Currently Laureus supports more than 150 projects in 35 countries.
Find out more about the charity game on: http://www.laureus.com/news/henry-cafu-and-figo-joined-global-football-legends-kickoffforgood-laureus-charity-match