FIFA campaign against coronavirus: Sunil Chhetri, Lionel Messi in 28-member team
FIFA has picked 28 players including Sunil Chhetri and Lionel Messi for a video campaign against coronavirus (COVID-19)
FollowBengaluru: Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri is among the 28 players selected by FIFA for an awareness campaign to be used to combat the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The 28 players are involved in the video campaign, which is being published in 13 languages. Along with Chhetri, Lionel Messi, Gary Linekar, Michael Owen, Gianluigi Buffon and others.
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“FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) by launching a new awareness campaign led by world-renowned footballers, who are calling on all people around the world to follow five key steps to stop the spread of the disease,” FIFA, football’s world governing body, said in a media release.
The 'Pass the message to kick out coronavirus' campaign promotes five key steps for people to follow to protect their health in line with WHO guidance, focused on hand washing, coughing etiquette, not touching your face, physical distance and staying home if feeling unwell.
“FIFA and its President Gianni Infantino have been actively involved in passing the message against this pandemic since the very beginning,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the virtual launch of the campaign at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. “Be it through campaigns or funding, FIFA has stood up to the coronavirus, and I am delighted that world football is supporting WHO to kick out the coronavirus. I have no doubt with this type of support that together we will win.”
“We need teamwork to combat the coronavirus,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “FIFA has teamed up with WHO because health comes first. I call upon the football community worldwide to join us in supporting this campaign to pass the message even further. Some of the greatest players to have played the beautiful game have put their names to the campaign and are united in their desire to pass the message to kick out COVID-19.”
The Players: Sami Al Jaber (KSA), Alisson Becker (BRA), Emre Belzoglu (TUR), Jared Borgetti (MEX), Gianluigi Buffon (ITA), Iker Casillas (ESP), Sunil Chhetri (IND), Youri Djorkaeff (FRA), Han Duan (CHN), Samuel Eto'o (CMR), Radamel Falcao (COL), Laura Georges (FRA), Valeri Karpin (RUS), Miroslav Klose (GER), Philipp Lahm (GER), Gary Lineker (ENG), Carli Lloyd (USA), Lionel Messi (ARG), Mido (EGY), Michael Owen (ENG), Park Ji-sung (KOR), Carles Puyol (ESP), Celia Sasic (GER), Asako Takakura (JPN), aya Tour (CIV), Juan Sebastin Vern (ARG), Sun Wen (CHN), Xavi Hernndez (ESP).
