Soccer Legends Invade Miami! Will play at FIU stadium for charity

An exhibition match with many Soccer Stars from the past will be put together by Minority Soccer Development, a non-profit group dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk youth in minority communities through soccer.

The money raised from the event will fund free three-week summer camps in the area. FIU will dedicate a portion of the proceeds to support some of the school's student programs that were eliminated recently by budget cuts.

Players confirmed so far are:

Former Chicago Fire Hristo Stoitchkov, Luis Garcia, Faustino Asprilla, Luis Carlos Perea, Sergio Almaguer, Careca, Fernando Clavijo, Marcelo Balboa, Former Miami Fusion player Carlos Valderrama, Giovanni Savarese, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Manuel Sol, Former LA Galaxy Jorge Campos and Luis Hernández, Felix Fernandez, Panamanian Jorge Dely Valdes, Mauricio Serna, Ivan Zamorano.

The match is set to kick off at 2 p.m on April 19 2009. (corrected thanks to anonymous)

For more information, visit MinoritySoccerDev.org.

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