The exhibition game will be held on August 30 at the stadium named after D. Omurzakov in Bishkek. The organizers promised to bring to the event such football stars as Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Carles Puyol, Rivaldo, Edgar Davids, Javier Saviola, Ronald de Boer, Giovani da Silva, Juan Antonio Goikoechea, Hidetoshi Nakata, Andrei Kanchelskis and others.
According to the organizers, the cost of tickets will vary from two thousand to eight thousand soms, depending on the location in the stands of the stadium.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta also promised to come to Bishkek. And Ronaldinho recorded a video message on the eve of his arrival in Kyrgyzstan. “Salam, Kyrgyzstan. Barça are officially in Kyrgyzstan. Together with the legends of Barça, I will spend three days with you. Long live Barça! Long live Catalonia! Long live Kyrgyzstan!” – said the famous Brazilian.
On August 29, the Barcelona Football Academy will open in Jalal-Abad to search for and train talents in Kyrgyzstan and throughout the Ferghana Valley. It will become the first academy of the eminent club in the CIS countries.
