Zizou & Friends BC Place July 4th?

[Sir M]

Jeezus.

 

[johnnybluenose]

Why hasn't this Adlani been jailed yet!? (I'm not just talking about this indiscretion either)

 

[Sir M]

I was downtown last night and walked by a professionally produced Zizou and Friends poster that said the game is on Sunday, July 12, 2009 and the location of the venue was Kingsway and Boundry.

 

[Hands of Stone]

I feel for the FVSL/VMSL exc and players who seem to have been taken for a ride on this.

Ya, all that training that they did for this match, trying to beat ZZ, plus, no big pay day.
They should have brought in Becks, he suckered in 50,000 at BC Place, why can't double z do that?

hos

 

[BJB]

Zizou's fine mess

By BOB MACKIN, SUN MEDIA





Retired French soccer great Zinedine Zidane is waiving the 200,000 Euros owed him so his troubled Canadian tour can pay its bills, according to promoter Ahcene Adlani.

Adlani said yesterday that only 700 to 1,000 tickets were sold for the 7 p.m. Sunday match with and against Vancouver amateurs at Swangard Stadium.

Adlani originally advertised stars like Samuel Eto'o, Arrigo Sacchi and Franco Baresi for matches in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

A July 4 match at B.C. Place Stadium was canceled after Zidane apparently injured his back while picking up his child during the Canada Day fireworks. Adlani said approximately 8,000 tickets were sold for $29 to $99 each.

Anthony Hui, who helped finance and organize the June 25 Toronto match, told 24 hours on Wednesday that Adlani owes $85,000 in expenses. Hui traveled to Vancouver last weekend in a bid to resolve the debt and was holding out for payment at 24 hours' press time last night.

"This is simply a request to kindly pay the bill," Hui said. "I am faced with some serious loss of face here in Ontario."

Adlani said revenue is being held in trust by a lawyer.

"I am busy doing my event, so I don't have time to take care of that," Adlani said.

UNICEF Canada spokesman Chris Tidey said Adlani agreed to remit two per cent of gate proceeds to the charity after the tour.

Found this article.... Hmmm.... Zidane get 200,000 euro's and unicef get's 2% of the gate....

 

[Regs]

So how was it last night?

Aside from all the promotion crap, was the game enjoyable at the end or what?

 

[Regs]

Zidane ends Canadian tour with charity game in Vancouver

Way too much press for the promoter to keep blaming everyone else - especially the CSA.

Would still like to hear from some of the players about the actual game last night.

 

[Captain Shamrock]

NOTES--Zidane arrived and left the game by RCMP escort . . . Adlani said Zidane waived his fee for the game, but Zidane appeared to indicate that he would be paid as he responded "Non" when asked if he was playing for no money.

He will be getting paid a hefty sum. Fcuk UNICEF.


Most importantly, it looks like the VMSL squad thumped the FVSL squad again.

 

[cloughie]

Despite everything surrounding this it was an excellent experience, Zidane was very very good. All the players I spoke to had the time of their lives. All but a few got to play some time with him.

 

[Gomesy16]

I'm glad I could be a part of it. Aside from the "dark clouds" surrounding this event, I will take the selfish approach and say that it was absolutely AWESOME to be on the same field as ZZ and to be able to pass and recieve passes from him is something I never ever imagined I would ever be able to do. So for that, I need to thank everyone involved in putting this event on.

Sure things didn't play out the way anyone thought it would, but I didn't pay anything and I was given a once in a lifetime opportunity. Also, don't feel sorry for any of the players. We didn't pay anything and no one came to watch us except maybe a couple of family members. Most guys trained for a month with the anticipation of the larger event , but if we were told from the beginning that it would be the way it ended, wouldn't you still jump at the opportunity?

As far as the financial aspect, I don't know the details but like I said before, I'll take the selfish approach, I'm all smiles. There are countless people around the world that would have loved to be on that pitch last night.

Cheers

 

[johnnybluenose]

sounds like it was awesome from that perspective gomesy16.

This event could have been so good, even as it did turn out, if the promoter wasn't selling snake oil.

He tried to blow it up huge, and people saw right through it.

I can only imagine how cool it would be to tell your grandkids and kids while watching Football Legends on TV that you played with him once.

 

[reedie]

I'm glad I could be a part of it. Aside from the "dark clouds" surrounding this event, I will take the selfish approach and say that it was absolutely AWESOME to be on the same field as ZZ and to be able to pass and recieve passes from him is something I never ever imagined I would ever be able to do. So for that, I need to thank everyone involved in putting this event on.

Sure things didn't play out the way anyone thought it would, but I didn't pay anything and I was giving a once in a lifetime opportunity. Also, don't feel sorry for any of the players. We didn't pay anything and no one came to watch us except maybe a couple of family members. Most guys trained for a month with the anticipation of the larger event , but if we were told from the beginning that it would be the way it ended, wouldn't you still jump at the opportunity?

As far as the financial aspect, I don't know the details but like I said before, I'll take the selfish approach, I'm all smiles. There are countless people around the world that would have loved to be on that pitch last night.

Cheers

That is all very true...well said...it must have been awesome to be on that pitch the other night!

To illustrate the point even further, could Zidane himself ever have imagined having his picture taken along side former Canadian international, ex-Whitecap, former UBC and Cap College National Champion....not to mention VMSL all-star, Nico Berg?

Lucky frenchmen. I'm sure it will go on his mantle next to the World Cup Final shot with Cannavaro

 

[Regs]

Nico looks thrilled to be standing beside Ed Grimley.

 

[reedie]

Nico looks thrilled to be standing beside Ed Grimley.

Yes indeed.

But it was sure nice to see Ivor Evans draw in as the 4th official. The Fiji Flash is aging gracefully.

 

[Hose]

I thought it was Pedro, Bartender at Pepita's!

 

[Captain Shamrock]

Yes indeed.

But it was sure nice to see Ivor Evans draw in as the 4th official. The Fiji Flash is aging gracefully.

Not even close, Reedie.........but he is a shocker though........

 

[Regs]

 

[Dude]

Hot mom. Kind of has the Sarah Palin look going.

I'd hit it.

 

[Captain Shamrock]

She would get it.........

 

[two-nine]

the game was awesome. Playing against him was unreal. Never would have imagined that I would get to save some of his shots and let in goals by Zidane. Not the game that we trained for, but unbelievable. Would do it again in a second. There were some awesome goals scored and some big saves as well.

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