HOUSTON, Texas - 2006 MLS Cup Champion Houston Dynamo today announced the full lineup of players for the All-Star Game "El Reto Final Nissan 2007" which will be played at Robertson Stadium on Saturday June 23rd 2007, (kick-off at 8:00 PM CT). Promoted as a co-venture between Houston Dynamo and Miami-based Zeal Television, the match pulls together an all-star line-up of legendary players from the national squads of Mexico and Argentina. The contest will be broadcast live on Fox Sports en Espanol.
Topping the Line-up for Team Mexico are co-captains Alberto Garcia Aspe and Luis Roberto Alves "Zague". They are joined on the field with such major former national players as Ramon Ramirez, Jorge Campos, Luis Hernandez, Benjamin Galindo, Ricardo Pelaez and Adolfo Rios.
For Team Argentina, flying in to Houston directly from Buenos Aires are co-captains Sergio Goycochea and Nestor Gorosito with such major team mates as Diego Simone, Fernando Caceres, Jorge Borelli, Gustavo Zapata, Leo Rodriguez and Alberto Acosta.
The "El Reto Final Nissan 2007" game is be the culmination of five weeks of programming on Fox Sports en Espanol in which the show's host, George X, travels the globe to track down players from the national teams of the two countries to invite them to a final re-match "to settle the scores once and for all". The Mexico and Argentina national teams have played in five matches since 1993, meeting up in the Copa America, The Confederations Cup, and most recently in a fiercely contested match in the 2006 World Cup during the Round of 16. "El Reto Final Nissan 2007" will be an epic struggle between two gigantic soccer nations.
The full line-up of Players on the two teams is announced to be as follows:
TEAM MEXICO
1. Alberto Garcia Aspe (Co-Captain)
2. Luis Alves "Zague" (Co-Captain)
3. Ramon Ramirez
4. Luis Hernandez
5. Joaquin del Olmo
6. Benjamin Galindo
7. Jorge Campos
8. Ricardo Pelaez
9. Rodrigo Lara
10. Raul Gutierrez
11. Juan Hernandez
12. Juan Dios Ramirez Peralez
13. Braulio Luna
14. Adrian Chavez
15. Adolfo Rios
TEAM ARGENTINA
1. Sergio Goycochea (Co-Captain)
2. Nestor Gorosito (Co-Captain)
3. Diego Simone
4. Fernando Caceres
5. Jorge Borelli
6. Gustavo Zapata
7. Carlos Enrique
8. Leo Rodriguez
9. Fabian Basualdo
10. Luis Islas
11. Aberto Acosta
12. Claudio Husain
13. Diego Fernando Latorre
14. Dario Franco
15. Ramon Abello
Ticket prices are set at $18, $28 and $35. All ticket buyers will receive a bonus two-game package, including "El Reto Final Nissan 2007" and the Houston Dynamo-D.C. United match on Sunday, July 8th.
Tickets may be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets, including Fiesta Mart stores, at Taquerias Arandas, Pollo Capero, El Expreso Bus, Futboal Total, Musiccentro and the Houston Dynamo box office, at 713-276-7500 or online at www.houstondynamo.com.
