German clubs Duisburg and Schalke have agreed to stage a benefit game in memory of the victims of last weekend's Love Parade tragedy.
Twenty people lost their lives at Saturday's event, staged in the Westphalian city of Duisburg, with several hundred more injured in the crush which caused the fatalities.
German second division club Duisburg asked their top-flight neighbours from Gelsenkirchen if they would be willing to meet in a fixture in the coming weeks and the manager of the Royal Blues, Felix Magath, immediately agreed.
All funds raised at the match, for which a date has to still be arranged, will be directed to the family members and close friends of those who lost their lives.
The match will be staged in Duisburg's MSV-Arena, which has a capacity of 31,500 and is located just a mile away from the location of the Love Parade.
German second division club Duisburg asked their top-flight neighbours from Gelsenkirchen if they would be willing to meet in a fixture in the coming weeks and the manager of the Royal Blues, Felix Magath, immediately agreed.
All funds raised at the match, for which a date has to still be arranged, will be directed to the family members and close friends of those who lost their lives.
The match will be staged in Duisburg's MSV-Arena, which has a capacity of 31,500 and is located just a mile away from the location of the Love Parade.
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