Some players from the 2008 fire Catalan team playing a friendly in the Lombard capital

FC Barcelona, along with its line of solidarity towards the weakest groups and disadvantaged, will have a representation of weight in the party which will be held on December 22 at the San Siro stadium in Milan (22 h) between the selection of Iraq and a selection of the most famous players in the world, a team that has been dubbed as the 'ambassadors of peace'.

Carles Puyol, Leo Messi, Samuel Eto'o and Sylvinho have been the Catalan team's players invited to the event, like the coach, Josep Guardiola, to sit on the bench of the table of ambassadors. For now, the Barcelona captain, is the only one who has confirmed his presence on June 22 in the capital of Lombardy.

Other players making up the list are chosen, among others, Maldini, Ronaldinho, Kaká, Nesta and Inzaghi (Milan) Ballack, Drogba and Terry (Chelsa), Beckham (Galaxy), Cannavaro and Raul (Real Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo, Tevez (Manchester United), Totti (Roma), Buffon and Del Piero (Juventus) and Cordoba, Zanetti and Materazzi ( Inter).

The event will be played after a series of other meetings, as one of the children between Milan and Inter (19 h) and other veterans from around the world against veteran champions with Inter and Milan (1915 h).

At 20 hours are scheduled for TV connect live and that from the midfield, the chairman of the UGPV (One Goal per la Vita) and WOFP (Organizzacione Mondiale per la Pace), presented the evening to make way for a musical show. The ticket prices will range between 10 and 30 euros.

This initiative, 'A goal for peace', was awarded last November 13 with the medal of the President of the Italian Republic and the recovery that is obtained will be used entirely at the end Beneficial.

The date, in principle, could pose a problem because the players are already on holiday and Christmas Day walking distance, but the vast majority of players have committed to attend the event, and with his presence, try to Fill the field and collected as high as possible.

"IS A VERY SERIOUS SUBJECT TO MAKE BROMA OF ALL THIS, SAYS AZULGRANA

The player of Barcelona Xavi he came to the defence of his fellow Deco and Ronaldinho and asked not to be called into doubt his injury: "It is not logical to doubt the professionalism of Deco and Ronaldinho. Part There is a doctor and does not seem logical, because we talked to them and we know that they have these annoyances, "said Xavi.

If Wednesday was Carles Puyol who called respect for both players, this Thursday was another of the captains, Xavi Hernandez, who wanted to make it clear that the staffing "at no time" has doubted that Deco and Ronaldinho could have been in Sanchez Pizjúan if it had proposed. "Its a very serious issue to joke around that. Unable to waver on these things and we are not going to allow," insisted the mid.

Shock copero

Xavi also used his appearance before the media to discuss the meeting before the copero Sevilla (1-1). "I think the team made a practical game, played with craft, something that we do not normally, and achieved a good result for the return. Eliminatory is now 60-40 in our favour."

The mediocentro Barcelona stressed that the first part was clear azulgrana color, but admitted that after the break set the Andalusian drove over them. "The Seville has a very physical team in the second half and we stopped playing. In the center of the field we lacked fluency other occasions, but it was not a problem of physical preparation but that the downturn should be attributed more aspects technical and tactical, a matter of possession, domination, of not having the ball and therefore not feel comfortable, "he explained.

In any case, Xavi Hernandez praised "the good work defensive" team has done in recent matches and was pleased that Barça has recovered better to Thierry Henry, who made both in the azulgrana Sanchez Pizjuán. "Henry is a footballer that has marked differences that are always in perfect condition. Now is well physically and it showed yesterday marking a goal that could be decisive in overcoming eliminated," he stressed Xavi, who recalled that the French international is now most needed by low lesion Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho and Samuel Etoo, who leaves convened with Cameroon to play soccer.

SE PERDIÓ THE FIRST YEAR OF TRAINING OF BARCELONA

El brasileño Ronaldinho se quedó fuera de la convocatoria de Frank Rijkaard para el partido de vuelta de los dieciseisavos de final de la Copa del Rey que el Barcelona played on Wednesday before the Alcoyano because of a patellar tendinitis in his left leg that prevented him from participating in the first year of the training table Catalan and forced him to make recovery in the apparel culé.

For its part, Gianluca Zambrotta cold and fever, nor was brought this afternoon, as well as striker Thierry Henry , who stayed in the gym recovering from headache it has prevented normally exercised in recent days. To these must be added the casualties of the injured Jorquera, Messi and Oleguer, along with those of Milito, Iniesta, Yaya Toure, Etoo and Marquez, whom the coach has decided to give Dutch side to the rest of mourning copero.

The call of sixteen players for the game against the Alcoyano the form, therefore, Valdes, Oier, Puyol, Sylvinho, Thuram, Abidal, Gudjohnsen, Edmilson, Xavi, Deco, Bojan, Giovani, Ezquerro, Marc Crosas, Marc Valiant and Victor Sanchez.