Legends of FC Barcelona will play against Legends of Asia team in Bishkek. Website of the club says.
It is noted that the club signs a collaborative agreement with the football and sports culture promotion company JALGROUP ASIA, with the aim of developing a project called «Barça Experience» in Kyrgyzstan.
The project will last several years and will include the opening of Barça academies in Jalal-Abad and Bishkek.
«The two new academies will be the 11th and 12th in the Asia-Pacific region, joining five in Japan, four in India and an academy in Singapore. The young athletes will also be able to participate in international tournaments for the upcoming season, such as the Barcelona Academy World Cup and the Barcelona Academy Asia-Pacific Cup, which are the culmination of the academy’s training work and promote friendship between all players from around the world,» the club said.
In addition, on August 30 (kick-off 8 p.m. local time), the Barça Legends team will play a match against a Legends of Asia team at the Dolon Omurzakov Stadium in Bishkek. The game is set to feature former players including Juliano Belletti, Lodovic Giuly, Ronald de Boer, Sergi Barjuan, Giovani da Silva, Juan Carlos Rodríguez and Juan Antonio Goicoechea.
«This will be a special opportunity for Barça fans in the country to enjoy the play and skills of players who helped spread the Club’s great sporting legend worldwide,» the statement says.
