A soccer friendly between European stars and former Dutch professional players is scheduled in the Eindhoven stadium of the Netherlands on May 9, Dutch media reported on Sunday.

The game is set to be the first of an annual friendly to be played ahead of the UEFA tournament final in one of the participating cities.

The goal is to reunite big football stars from the past and to try and get EFPA's mission known in Europe.

The EFPA (European Former Football Players Associations), the first European association of former professional football players, has presented Terry Venables and Josep Maria Fuste as coaches of the European team.

The two coaches have called up a large number of great players to represent Europe. Fernando Hierro, Jean-Pierre Papin, Enzo Scifo, Mario Basler, Zvonimir Boban and former PSV star Gica Popescu are just a few of the former players that make appearances for the EFPA team.

They will face a side of former Dutch professional players, with, among other players, the PSV Van de Kerkhof brothers and coach Jan Reker. The EFPA are backed by Barcelona head coach Frank Rijkaard and his club.

The town of Eindhoven, co-host of the UEFA Cup final, is involved in the organization of the friendly between the EFPA and the team of former Dutch professional players.

The friendly is under the auspices of the UEFA. The European Football Association are very enthusiastic about this new initiative.

Source: Xinhua