The international beer brand Heineken, the official sponsor of the Champions League, is celebrating the decisive stages of the prestigious football tournament and announced today (Sunday) the arrival in Israel of the Italian football legend, Marco Materazzi, after announcing the arrival of Michael Owen about a week ago.
The former Italian and Inter Milan stopper will land in Israel on 15.3.22 for a quick 24-hour visit, during which he will take part in a dedicated activity on behalf of "Heineken" and even participate in a festive viewing event on the eve of the Champions League quarterfinals.
The visit joins a series of visits by football legends of all time in Israel, as part of the activity of the beer brand "Heineken", which brought together those football giants and Israeli fans.
Year after year, Luis Figo, Carlos Puyol, Ronaldinho, Del Piero, Pirlo and Totti landed in the country, thrilling fans from all walks of life.
Marco Materazzi is remembered by Champions League lovers mainly for winning the title in the 2009/10 season in which he starred in the Inter Milan uniform in the club's historic treble season, but for world football fans he will be remembered forever as the hero of the 2006 World Cup final.
Materazzi was involved in one of the most extraordinary events in the history of the World Cup, when he took the great French star Zinedine Zidane out of his composure, when the latter hit him and was sent off with a direct red card.
In the same game, the brakeman also scored the equalizer that led to extra time and was even honored by scoring another goal in the penalty shootout, at the end of which the squadron won the World Cup.
Materasi at the most controversial moment in his career, Photo: EP
Aviv Ben Zikri, Beer Marketing Manager, Tempo: "In light of the great excitement, we decided to expand the activity this year and after closing the bringing of Michael Owen, we managed to bring another big name for football fans in Israel. Marco Materzi will land in Israel In the Alpine League game in the living room with Israeli football fans. "
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