China's up-and-coming football star, Sun Xiang, joined a group of sports elites to participate in a charity game held in Spain Wednesday morning.

The match - "Game Against Poverty" - initialed by Real Madrid stars Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane, both UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors, has ended in a 4-all draw at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

The game featured many Real Madrid players including David Beckham and the club's sports director Emilio Butragueno.

Formula One's Michael Schumacher played and swapped teams at halftime, while teenage Spanish Davis Cup star Rafael Nadal also donned boots in the second half.

Deportivo La Coruna striker Diego Tristan scored twice while Spain captain Raul Gonzalez and Switzerland's Hakan Yakin also netted for Zidane's team.

Luis Figo, rally driver Carlos Sainz, Argentina's Juan Pablo Sorin and Portugal's Ricardo Costa all replied for Ronaldo's side.

Money raised by the game will be used for anti-poverty projects in developing countries.

(CRI December 16, 2004)