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http://www.thaisnews.com/news_detail.php?newsid=137509 &
Andaman News TV11 & FM90.5 Phuket 8.30am Thursday 28 July 2005
A team of World Cup all-stars led by Pele has indefinitely postponed their tsunami charity tour this week to Thailand, including Phuket, as the Brazilian football legend has to tend to family matters. Several ex football stars like France’s Eric Cantona, Argentina’s Claudio Caniggia and Germany’s Rudi Voller of Germany had been due in Bangkok and Phuket to help raise money for tsunami victims and promote the country’s tourism industry. The teams were due to tour tsunami disaster zones along the Andaman coast and possibly play beach football here. The match and tour have been indefinitely postponed but will be rescheduled when Pele is available.
Meanwhile, a big boxing match for a WBO world bantamweight title defence, by Ratanachai Sor Vorapin of Thailand against challenger Mauricio Martinez of Panama, will go ahead in Patong near or on the football ground, on Friday August the 5th, probably late afternoon or evening. There will be 2 other junior boxing matches as well at the same event.