1999 Ballon d'Or award winner Rivaldo to play a friendly in Vietnam
VOV.VN - Brazilian legend Rivaldo who won the 1999 Ballon d'Or award by FIFA and six other Brazilian veteran players will land in Da Nang, central Vietnam, in April for a friendly game against Vietnamese stars.
The six other veteran players are Dunga, Lucio, Ze' Carlos, Giovanni, Jose Kleberson, Edmilson and Paulo Sergio.
They will play a friendly game at Hoa Xuan stadium on April 27 as part of the Vietnam – Brazil Football Festival 2024 in Da Nang.
The festival, to be jointly held on April 27-28 by the Da Nang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Da Nang Department of Foreign Affairs, and Da Nang Tourism Association under the auspices of the Brazilian Embassy, is to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of relations between Vietnam and Brazil.
The event is an opportunity to promote tourism and sports connections between the two countries, creating a premise for the future development of international sports tourism in Da Nang city, said organisers.
Aside the friendly game, the festival will also include a music programme at Hoa Xuan stadium, a Sea festival and an inauguration of the Brazilian Football Center in Da Nang, along with many attractive tourism and marine sports promotion programmes.
