Carles Puyol and José María Gutiérrez ‘Guti‘In addition to Brazilian Marcelo Vierawill participate this year in the second edition of Monumental LeagueA football contest with a format of nine players who won Caracas in 2024, organizers reported Thursday.
According to a statement from the organization, it is expected that the sporting event will begin on May 15 and extend to June 13 at the massive Simón Bolívar Stadium, a baseball sand located in the capital of Venezuelan that is adapted for meetings. In the contest, in 2024 it was attended by other retired stars, such as the Dutch Clarence Seedorf and the Colombian Carlos Valderrama, former Italy’s former Italy player Marco Mathazzi will also participate.
The Monumental League organization said this time twelve teams would compete, representing a change with respect to the first call, if only eight sets played the cup. Also, organizers have made it clear that this edition will perform in three four teams, who play each day “three 15 -minute minipartis” each of them to add a point.
Eight sets will be advanced in the regular stage of the contest, which will face each other in the quarterfinals. “The four winning teams advance to the semifinal, where the best positioned on the general table will choose its opponent,” the statement added.
On the other hand, the league also announced its “expansion” to an edition of the child – which will have the same policies as the adult format – and another baseball, which “aims to be past emotions” at the beginning of the venezuelan ball season. According to the statement, this format will feature “World Baseball Legends”, influencers and other personality shows.
Source: La Verdad
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