World soccer legends gathered at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. In particular, players familiar to Korean fans, such as Didier Drogba, were supported by the fans’ strong support as if they were their home stadium.
Shield United, led by Fabio Cannavaro, beat FC Spear led by Thierry Henry 4-1 in the 2024 Nexon Icon Match held at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 6 p.m. on the 20th.
Shield United, whose goals were scored by Yaya Toure in the 13th minute, Clarence Sedorov in the 21st minute of the first half, Park Joo-ho in the 10th minute of the second half, and Javier Mascherano in the 36th minute of the second half, beat FC Spear, who only scored Park Ji-sung’s penalty goal in the 40th minute of the second half.
Icon Match is a mega soccer event where legendary soccer players stage unique matches in Korea. The concept of FC Spear (striker team) and Shield United (defender team) was held from 11 to 11.
Many soccer fans, FC Online, and FC mobile users drew attention to the news that legendary players, including six winners of the Ballon d’Or, the most honorable award in soccer, will join FC Spear and Shield United to play. In particular, 16,000 seats were sold out in 10 minutes for pre-sale (26th) for FC online event participants in the main match (main match) held on the 26th and 27th of last month, and 48,000 seats, which were opened for general visitors on the 27th, were sold out in an hour.
At the FC Spear, Chelsea and Ivory Coast’s legendary striker Didier Drogba started as captain and central defender. Drogba, who is a striker’s team but has a good physique to play as a defender, was in charge of central defense along with Dimitar Berbatov, a striker from Manchester United. 메이저놀이터
Having shown good defense capability during his playing days, Drogba became a strong shield as he blocked the opponent team’s long passes at the right place in the iKON match. His defense capability is not rusty.
Then, the North Korean crowd behind Drogba’s back beat the drum and shouted Drogba’s name. Nearby were photos of Drogba and Eden Hazard, both from Chelsea, a prestigious English Premier League club.
A simple cheering such as “round-a-person’s name” from fans comes out during the match to a player who showed good performance in the K-League. However, “round-a-round-a-side-a-side-bar” naturally rang out in Sangambeol on the day.
It was so natural that it reminded me of Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s home stadium.