PORTUGAL / MATCH AGAINST POVERTY
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STORY: PORTUGAL / MATCH AGAINST POVERTY
TRT: 2:53
SOURCE: UNDP
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 25 JANUARY 2010, LISBON, PORTUGAL
SHOTLIST:
1. Various shots, Match Against Poverty
2. Various shots, Zinadine Zidan shaking hands with UNDP officials
3. SOUNDBITE (French) Zinadine Zidan, Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations Development Programme:
“I think that as is the case every year the important thing is to mobilize people and we can't stress this enough the important thing is to mobilize people for the ongoing projects we have with UNDP and also think about the disaster that just occurred in Haiti. that's pretty much it. the important thing is to mobilize people and be present. and hope that every time we get together we can help and make a difference. we realize that people often wait for something to happen. there are things and places where we have to be.”
4. Various shots, Match Against Poverty
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaka, Real Madrid Club:
“I’m very happy to be part of this game. This is a personal invitation from Ronaldo. I would pay in any case even if it is not in this situation, but when Ronaldo invited me I was very very happy because this cause, this charity at this time is very important. I think Haiti needs everybody now. In all the world there a lot of problems but the most urgent problem is Haiti now and because of that I am very happy to be part f this game tonight and represent Ronaldo in this game.”
6. Various shots, Match Against Poverty
Story:
International soccer legends took the field at the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) annual Match Against Poverty in Portugal today.
All proceeds from the match will go to relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti in the wake of the country’s catastrophic earthquake.
For the past seven years, UNDP has organized the match with its Goodwill Ambassadors and World Cup-winners, Zinédine Zidane of France and Ronaldo of Brazil, to generate funds for global efforts to reduce poverty.
Around 40 players including two promising Haitian talents Jean Sony and Joseph Peterson , who are plying their trade in Portuguese leagues, were at the match.
SOUNDBITE (French) Zinadine Zidan, Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations Development Programme:
“I think that as is the case every year the important thing is to mobilize people and we can't stress this enough the important thing is to mobilize people for the ongoing projects we have with UNDP and also think about the disaster that just occurred in Haiti. That's pretty much it. The important thing is to mobilize people and be present and hope that every time we get together we can help and make a difference. We realize that people often wait for something to happen. There are things and places where we have to be.”
Former world player of the year, Kaká stood in for compatriot Ronaldo and played in front of a packed crowd in Lisbon.
SOUNDBITE (English) Kaka, Real Madrid Club:
“I’m very happy to be part of this game. This is a personal invitation from Ronaldo. I would pay in any case even if it is not in this situation, but when Ronaldo invited me I was very very happy because this cause, this charity at this time is very important. I think Haiti needs everybody now. In all the world there a lot of problems but the most urgent problem is Haiti now and because of that I am very happy to be part f this game tonight and represent Ronaldo in this game.”
Other football stars participating in the match included Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic), Michael Laudrup (Denmark), Thierry Henry Fabien Barthez and Christophe Dugarry (France), Edgar Davids and Phillip Cocu (Netherlands), Luis Figo, Fernando Couto, and Pauleta, Rui Costa, Nuno Gomez (Portugal), Gheorghe Hagi and Gheorghe Popescu (Romania), Lucas Radebe (South Africa) and Fernando Hierro (Spain).
The Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates, Bruce Jenks, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director, Partnerships Bureau, Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, President Benfica were among the high-ranking officials who attended the match.
The match, slated to be officiated by renowned Italian referee Pierluigi Collina, is also intended to focus attention on the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which seek to halve world poverty by 2015 among its ambitious aims.
Match Against Poverty has taken place in Morocco, Spain, France, Germany, Madrid and Basel since 2002.
TRT: 2:53
SOURCE: UNDP
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 25 JANUARY 2010, LISBON, PORTUGAL
SHOTLIST:
1. Various shots, Match Against Poverty
2. Various shots, Zinadine Zidan shaking hands with UNDP officials
3. SOUNDBITE (French) Zinadine Zidan, Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations Development Programme:
“I think that as is the case every year the important thing is to mobilize people and we can't stress this enough the important thing is to mobilize people for the ongoing projects we have with UNDP and also think about the disaster that just occurred in Haiti. that's pretty much it. the important thing is to mobilize people and be present. and hope that every time we get together we can help and make a difference. we realize that people often wait for something to happen. there are things and places where we have to be.”
4. Various shots, Match Against Poverty
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaka, Real Madrid Club:
“I’m very happy to be part of this game. This is a personal invitation from Ronaldo. I would pay in any case even if it is not in this situation, but when Ronaldo invited me I was very very happy because this cause, this charity at this time is very important. I think Haiti needs everybody now. In all the world there a lot of problems but the most urgent problem is Haiti now and because of that I am very happy to be part f this game tonight and represent Ronaldo in this game.”
6. Various shots, Match Against Poverty
Story:
International soccer legends took the field at the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) annual Match Against Poverty in Portugal today.
All proceeds from the match will go to relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti in the wake of the country’s catastrophic earthquake.
For the past seven years, UNDP has organized the match with its Goodwill Ambassadors and World Cup-winners, Zinédine Zidane of France and Ronaldo of Brazil, to generate funds for global efforts to reduce poverty.
Around 40 players including two promising Haitian talents Jean Sony and Joseph Peterson , who are plying their trade in Portuguese leagues, were at the match.
SOUNDBITE (French) Zinadine Zidan, Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations Development Programme:
“I think that as is the case every year the important thing is to mobilize people and we can't stress this enough the important thing is to mobilize people for the ongoing projects we have with UNDP and also think about the disaster that just occurred in Haiti. That's pretty much it. The important thing is to mobilize people and be present and hope that every time we get together we can help and make a difference. We realize that people often wait for something to happen. There are things and places where we have to be.”
Former world player of the year, Kaká stood in for compatriot Ronaldo and played in front of a packed crowd in Lisbon.
SOUNDBITE (English) Kaka, Real Madrid Club:
“I’m very happy to be part of this game. This is a personal invitation from Ronaldo. I would pay in any case even if it is not in this situation, but when Ronaldo invited me I was very very happy because this cause, this charity at this time is very important. I think Haiti needs everybody now. In all the world there a lot of problems but the most urgent problem is Haiti now and because of that I am very happy to be part f this game tonight and represent Ronaldo in this game.”
Other football stars participating in the match included Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic), Michael Laudrup (Denmark), Thierry Henry Fabien Barthez and Christophe Dugarry (France), Edgar Davids and Phillip Cocu (Netherlands), Luis Figo, Fernando Couto, and Pauleta, Rui Costa, Nuno Gomez (Portugal), Gheorghe Hagi and Gheorghe Popescu (Romania), Lucas Radebe (South Africa) and Fernando Hierro (Spain).
The Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates, Bruce Jenks, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director, Partnerships Bureau, Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, President Benfica were among the high-ranking officials who attended the match.
The match, slated to be officiated by renowned Italian referee Pierluigi Collina, is also intended to focus attention on the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which seek to halve world poverty by 2015 among its ambitious aims.
Match Against Poverty has taken place in Morocco, Spain, France, Germany, Madrid and Basel since 2002.
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