Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Tevez Plans Farewell Match With Messi and Ronaldo Together
Carlos Tevez is planning a special football match to celebrate the end of his playing career.
The game is expected to happen in December.
Boca Juniors has agreed to host it at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires.
Tevez wants to invite about 60 famous players.
He especially hopes Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will play together.
Some reports say both players agreed, while another says their participation is not yet confirmed.
Messi and Ronaldo have been famous rivals but have never been teammates.
If they play, it would be a very unusual football event.
Carlos Tevez is expected to play his farewell match in December at Boca Juniors’ La Bombonera in Buenos Aires.
Reports differ on whether Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have already agreed to play together or remain hopeful possibilities.
If they participate, it would be the first time the longtime rivals have played on the same team.
The match could be held on December 12-13 or December 19-20, although no date is officially set.
Tevez plans to invite around 60 football stars and has connections to both Messi and Ronaldo.
- Who
- Carlos Tevez is organizing the farewell match and hopes to include Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
- What
- A planned farewell football match that may bring Messi and Ronaldo onto the same team for the first time.
- When
- The match is expected in December, possibly on December 12-13 or December 19-20; the date is not officially set.
- Where
- Boca Juniors’ La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires.
- Why
- Tevez wants to celebrate the end of his playing career and fulfill his wish to see Messi and Ronaldo play together.
Reported agreement
Still unconfirmed
Messi and Ronaldo’s participation
Reported agreement
Carlos Tevez was quoted as saying that both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo agreed to play on the same team in his farewell match.
Still unconfirmed
Another report describes the plan as hopeful rather than confirmed and says the match date and player appearances remain unsettled.
Significance of the appearance
Reported agreement
If the reported agreement holds, the match would be the first time Messi and Ronaldo have played as teammates.
Still unconfirmed
Until their participation is officially confirmed, the potential reunion remains a proposed event rather than a completed arrangement.
- Organizer
- Carlos Tevez
- Venue
- La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
- Host club
- Boca Juniors
- Expected timing
- December
- Possible dates
- December 12-13 or December 19-20
- Planned invitees
- Around 60 football stars
- Player status
- One report says Messi and Ronaldo agreed; another says their appearances are not confirmed
