Portal dos Dragões
·16 September 2025
From Vítor Baía to Quaresma: Portuguese legends unite for charity match

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·16 September 2025
The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) published images this Monday of the reunion of Portugal's legends at the City of Football in Oeiras, a few hours before the start of the 'Legends Charity Game' which will take place at José Alvalade Stadium, at 8 pm (Portugal Continental time).
Coached by Costinha, the Portuguese team includes figures such as Vítor Baía, Beto, Pepe, Ricardo Carvalho, Fábio Coentrão, Bosingwa, Jorge Andrade, Eliseu, Bruno Alves, Deco, Dani, Simão Sabrosa, Maniche, Tiago Mendes, Luís Figo, Nani, Ricardo Quaresma, Nuno Gomes, Hélder Postiga, and Pauleta.
On the other hand, the team 'assembled' by international legends, coached by Roberto Carlos, includes Petr Cech, Edwin van der Sar, Marco Materazzi, Javier Zanetti, Carles Puyol, John Terry, Christian Karembeu, Kaká, Youri Djorkaeff, Gaizka Mendieta, Krasimir Balakov, Gheorghe Hagi, Giorgios Karagounis, Marek Hamsik, Del Piero, Henrik Larsson, Michael Owen, Javier Saviola, Hristo Stoichkov, and Oleksandr Usyk.
It should be remembered that the aforementioned friendly match aims to raise more than 1 million euros for charity institutions, being 'painted' not only as a game, but also as "a war cry for unity, compassion, and purpose," according to the organization.
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