The list of confirmed players has been released for the World Soccer Masters exhibition match June 23 at Sun Life Stadium, and it reads like a Who's Who of international soccer...Here is the full list. If you haven't gotten tickets yet, you are not a true soccer fan. Tix start at $25 through Ticketmaster or at 305-943-6311. A portion of the proceeds go to Messi's charitable foundation. The coaches will be Fabio Capello and Dunga.
- Lionel Messi - Argentina and Barcelona – World’s best player three years in a row;
- Diego Forlan - Uruguay and Inter Milan - Best player of the 2010 World Cup;
- Didier Drogba - Ivory Coast’s national captain - Former front-man of Chelsea F.C.;
- Diego Milito – Argentina and Inter Milan - Champions League winner;
- Dani Alves - Brazil and Barcelona - Two time winner of UEFA cup;
- Lucio - Brazil and Inter Milan – 2006 Brazil national captain;
- Antonio Cassano - Italy and AC Milan;
- Alessandro Nesta - Italy - 2006 World Champion;
- Radamel Falcao - Colombia and Atletico Madrid - top scorer of European League;
- Juan Silveira dos Santos - Brazil and AS Roma;
- Gerardo Torrado - Mexico and Cruz Azul;
- Diego Lugano - Uruguay and Paris Saint-Germain;
- Edison Cavani - Uruguay and Napoli;
- Walter Gargano - Uruguay and Napoli;
- Marco Materazzi - Italy’s national team;
- Luis Suarez - Uruguay and Liverpool;
- Jhon Viafara - Colombia and La Equidad;
- Javier Mascherano - Argentina and Barcelona;
- Ezequiel Lavezzi – Argentina and Napoli;
- Fabio Cannavaro – Italy - 2006 national captain, participation in four World Cups;
- Clint Dempsey - USA and Fulham;
- Jozy Altidore - USA and AZ Alkmaar;
- Carlos Bocanegra - USA and Rangers F.C. – National team captain;
- Ariel Ortega – Argentina and Defensores de Belgrano;
- Marek Hamsik – Slovakia and Napoli;
- Pablo Daniel Osvaldo – Argentina and AS Roma;
- Guillermo Ochoa - Mexico and Ajaccio – Goalie;
- Andre Santos – Brazil and Arsenal;
- James Rodriguez – Colombia and F.C. Porto;
- Martin Demichelis – Argentina and Malaga;
- José Salomón Rondón – Venezuela and Málaga;
- José Manuel Pinto - Spain and FC Barcelona, and
- Julio Cesar - Brazil and Inter Milan – Goalie.
