Chile's 33 rescued miners are to play a football game later this month against officials who helped extract them to safety.This was announced by the Chile President Mr. Sebastian Pinera on Thursday after visiting the men in hospital.The proposal for the game, to take place on the 25th of this month, was warmly welcomed by the 33 miners.They cheered and clapped when President Pinera outlined the idea. The president said one of the miners who was a professional soccer player in Chile in the 1980s and 1990s, Frank Lobos, would captain the miners' side.
News On AIR | October 15, 2010 10:31 AM
Chilean miners, rescuers to play football