This summer, the eyes of the world's soccer fans will probably be focused on the Euros that will be held in Germany, but almost at the same time, a small, new, interesting tournament will be held in England, and one that will contain quite a few stars in itself.
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According to a report in the British "Daily Mail", a number of former footballers and businessmen are organizing a new and unique tournament that should take place in June in England.
According to the report, national teams from the 8 countries that have won the World Cup in the past are expected to participate in the tournament, where the players who will be allowed to participate in the tournament are only those who are over 35 years old and have played for the national team or participated in at least 100 games in one of the top leagues in Europe.
According to the report, all the games will be held for one week, but the stadium that will host the event has not yet been chosen.
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The captains of the national teams will be the players who initiated the event: Steve McManaman from England, Esteban Cambiasso from Argentina, Emerson from Brazil, Christian Carambo from France, Kevin Corani from Germany, Marco Materazzi from Italy, Michel Salgado from Spain and Diego Logano from Uruguay.
In addition to them, there are a number of former senior stars who are expected to participate in the tournament, led by the Brazilian trio Kaka, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo.
Fabio Cannavaro is expected to be part of the Italy squad.
Mesut Ozil is expected to represent Germany and Thierry Henry France.
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He will also play, photo: AP
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