After the hard-fought El Clasico
battle last Saturday, there will be a much more light-hearted
affair on Tuesday as Real Madrid goalkeeper, Iker Casillas takes on
world tennis number one, Rafael Nadal in a fundraiser match.
The event, organised yearly by the
pair to help fight against malaria, will see a benchful of
glittering sporting figures across Spain as well as footballing
superstars from La Liga.
Casillas’ line-up will include names
such as tennis stars, David Ferrer and Juan Carlos Ferrero, cyclist
Alberto Contador, F1 racer Fernando Alonso, as well as his
clubmates, Sergio Ramos and Fabio Cannavaro.
Nadal, meanwhile, will have F1,
Rally and MotoGP racers such as Pedro de la Rosa, Carlos Sainz and
Sete Gibernau, Serbian tennis ace, Novak Djokovic, and footballers,
Raul and Samuel Eto’o on his side.
The event will take place at
Madrid’s Sports Palace and it consists of a game of football with
two 15-minute halves, a tennis match as well as a go-kart race. A
total of €116,000 was raised in last year’s inaugural event.
Iker & Friends:
David Ferrer, Feliciano Lopez, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Santi Cazorla,
Sergio Ramos, Fabio Cannavaro, Alberto Contador, Dani Sordo, Alvaro
Bautista, Freddy Kanoute, Fernando Alonso
Rafa & Friends:
Carlos Moya, Jorge Lorenzo, Carlos Sastre, Pedro de la Rosa, Novak
Djokovic, Sergio Garcia (golfer), Carlos Sainz, Sete Gibernau,
Raul, Marcos Senna, Samuel Eto’o