2-Time NBA MVP Steve Nash beats 4-time World Cup Star Claudio Reyna
Steve Nash and Claudio Reyna with athlete star friends Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler (Liverpool FC greats), Thierry Henry, Jason Kidd, Salomon Kalou, Baron Davis, Raja Bell, Leandro Barbosa, along with The Promotion Factory President Venanzio Ciampa played a Celebrity Soccer Match on June 25th to raise funds for their respective charities.
Salomon Kalou - is an Ivorian football player, who currently plays for Chelsea and formerly for the Dutch club Feyenoord Rotterdam.
It finished 9 to 4 but it really did not matter –Showdown in Chinatown was a great show of soccer and true fan participation that New York has not seen in a very long time. Over 3000 thousand people gathered at Nike Field on Wednesday, June 25, to see the greats cross soccer paths.
Gregg Berhalter is an American football defender, who currently plays in the German Second Bundesliga for 1860 Munich.
As the organizer Venanzio Ciampa said, “Steve Nash brought soccer sunshine in New York today and its going to last a longtime.” The game was played to raise funds for the Steve Nash Foundation and the Claudio Reyna Foundation and some of the proceeds will help restore soccer fields in New York.
Robbie Fowler English footballer at Cardiff City who plays for Championship side Cardiff City. Fowler is currently the fourth highest goalscorer in Premier League history.
It was an exciting game and the NBA stars showed their soccer prowess –Jason Kidd had a couple of assists and was always dangerous as right flank – Nash scored an incredible goal and had many duets with Thierry Henry who showed some improbable soccer moves and scored a couple of goals.
Dressed in Replay throwback uniforms the athletes were gifted with matching Glam Rock watches.
Reyna’s team went initially on top 2-0 with a goal by the entraining Baron Davis who also caused a penalty and innumerable laughs throughout the game.
Leandro Barbosa is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who plays at the guard position with the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association.
The game was followed by an invitation only event at the Replay store in SoHo. $20,000 was raised at the live auction for Nash and Reyna’s charities.
Source : The Promotion Factory
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