07.07.2008 17:54
Fiorentina and Barça play charity match
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The Artemio Franchi Memorial, to be played next 30 July in Florence between Barça and Fiorentina, will be for charity.
Artemio Franchi, one of international football’s top administrators and who tragically died
in a traffic accident in 1983, will be remembered in the friendly between Fiorentina and FC
Barcelona on 30 July in Florence, just before the Catalans begin their US tour.
The game, set to kick off at 8.45 pm, is designed to promote respect and fair play while all
profits will go to the foundations involved in organising the match.
‘Fair play and say no to racism'
The Artemio Franchi Memorial is being organised by ACF Fiorentina with the backing of UEFA.
Like FC Barcelona, they want to promote fair play, respect for opponents, and the values of
integration, responsibility and solidarity through sport.
This will be the key feature of the friendly to be played in Florence and
the atmosphere inside the ground will also be special. Thanks to cooperation from
Fiorentina’s sponsors, there will only be social advertising by UEFA, Barça and the Italian
club inside the ground.
Money for the Foundations
Barça will not receive any fee for taking part in the friendly, and all profits from the
match will go to the Artemio Franchi Foundation, the Fiorentina Onlus Foundation and the FC
Barcelona Foundation.
Fiorentina Onlus Foundation
The Fiorentina Onlus Foundation is one of the match organisers and has been set up today,
Monday, when the friendly was officially launched in Florence. The Foundation is committed to
actively helping and supporting people in need, and its mission is to foster fundamental human
rights with special protection for children, the disabled and the most disadvantaged. The
Fiorentina Onlus Foundation also seeks to spread a positive sports culture.
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