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Heard about the game, desperate for a ticket, none to be had — sold out in twenty minutes. ‘Won’ one by signing up for some weird-ass crypto thing in a pop-up. The last one they had. This was the skills demo night, not the actual match, but a lot of fun and quite the experience.

The lineup was kind of mad. Ronaldinho, Wayne Rooney, Kaká, Steven Gerrard, Eden Hazard, Thierry Henry, Gareth Bale, Didier Drogba, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Iker Casillas — all on the same pitch at Seoul World Cup Stadium, coached by Arsène Wenger. Two teams, ‘FC Spear’ vs ‘Shield United’ — attackers vs defenders. Even as a skills showcase it was something to see these lot up close and mucking about. Ronaldinho still has it.