Nexon ‘Spear vs Shield’ icon match on the 20th
Rio Ferdinand, who will participate in the ‘2024 Nexon ICON MATCH’ (ICONS MATCH), is entering the country through Incheon International Airport Passenger Terminal 2 on the afternoon of the 18th. 2024.10.18/News 1″/>
Soccer stars who dominated world soccer in the past, including Thierry Henry, Didier Drogba, and Rio Ferdinand, visited Korea.
Henry, Drogba, Ferdinand, etc. entered the country through Incheon Airport on the 18th. On this day, many fans flocked to Incheon Airport and asked for autographs and photos, and the legends smiled brightly and enjoyed meeting Korean fans.
They will meet domestic fans through the Nexon Icon match ‘FC SPEAR vs SHIELD UTD’ held at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 6pm on the 20th.
It is a unique concept in which retired legendary soccer players from around the world who appear in the game compete against each other on a real ground, consisting of 11 members of the offensive team (spear) and 11 members of the defensive team (shield).
The attacking team includes Drogba, Kaka, Rivaldo, Andriy Shevchenko, and Ahn Jung-hwan, all playing under coach Henry. The defensive team included ‘memorable players’ such as Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Yaya Toure, and Carles Puyol, all coached by coach Fabio Cannavaro.
Interest is so strong that 48,000 tickets were sold just one hour after reservations began.
(Seoul = News 1)