AC Milan's Ronaldinho traveling here for friendly against Fire
Play-making midfielder Ronaldinho of Brazilian and Dutch soccer star Clarence Seedorf will be part of the AC Milan team coming to play the Fire in an international friendly at Toyota Park.
The Fire, in conjunction with officials from A.C. Milan, released the names Thursday of the players traveling to Chicago for 7:30 p.m. May 30 match.
Ronaldinho, a former FIFA World Player of the Year (2004, 2005), is recognized worldwide for leading FC Barcelona to two Spanish La Liga titles, two Spanish Super Cups and the Catalan club's second UEFA Champions League victory in 2006.
Seedorf is the only player to win the Champions League with three different clubs (Ajax, Real Madrid and A.C. Milan), and they will represent the Rossoneri in their first trip to Chicago since 2005.
Joining those two stars will be Alexandre Pato, a 20-year-old Brazilian forward who has tallied 36 goals in 74 appearances since joining the San Siro club in 2007.
Current World Cup champion Filippo Inzaghi, who has appeared in 184 matches for the Rossoneri and A.C. Milan captain Massimo Ambrosini also will travel for the match against the Fire. The two Italian stalwarts have been with the Milan club since 2001 and 1995, respectively.
Tickets for this match are included in the season ticket and 10-game packages as Bonus Game 1. Tickets for groups of 15 or more are available for all price sections. For tickets, call 1-888-MLS-FIRE (657-3473), go to Ticketmaster.com or visit the club's website atChicago-Fire.com.
Here is the AC Milan roster by position:
GOAL KEEPERS (3): Dida, Christian Abbiati, Flavio Roma
DEFENDERS (6): Diniz Paixao, Alessandro Nesta, Marek Jankulovski, Giuseppe Favalli, Massimo Oddo, Luca Antonini
MIDFIELDERS (6): Davide Di Gennaro, Mancini, Ignazio Abate, Clarence Seedorf, Mathieu Flamini, Massimo Ambosini
FORWARDS (4): Filippo Inzaghi, Ronaldinho, Dominic Adiyiah, Alexandre Pato
A.C. Milan becomes the fourth European club to visit Chicago in the month of May. Paris Saint-Germain, Legia Warsaw and Red Star Belgrade will all join the Fire for the inaugural Chicago Sister Cities International Cup on May 19 and May 22.