Cologne, May 24: Argentina's 1986 World Cup winning hero Diego Maradona will interrupt his treatment for a life-threatening cocaine addiction on Friday to take part in Lothar Matthaus' testimonial match against the German National team.The former Argentina captain, friends with Matthaus for almost 20 years, is the biggest name taking part.He will be joined on Matthaus' hand-picked World team by Rudi Voller, Stefan Reuter, Jurgen Kohler, Andreas Brehme, Thomas Berthold, Raimond Aumann, Frank Mill, Hansi Pflugler and Paul Steiner - all of who, were members of the 1990 German squad which beat Maradona's Argentina in the final of the 1990 World Cup in Rome.Jurgen Klinsmann, who shared a deep personal rivalry with Matthaus both at Bayern and on the International stage, is flying in from California.His former Bayern team mates Oliver Kahn, Markus Babbel, Thomas Linke, Carsten Jancker and Mehmet Scholl will also play.Other former Matthaus teammates to play will be Jean-Marie Pfaff, Toni Schumacher, Mario Basler and Matthias Sammer.Germany coach Erich Ribbeck has confirmed that Thomas Hassler, who was named for Euro 2000 on Monday after two years on the sidelines, will formally make his comeback in the National colours on Friday.Of Lothar Matthaus' coaches, five will be in attendance at Munich's Olympic stadium: Erich Ribbeck, Otto Rehhagel, Giovanni Trapattoni, Jupp Heynckes and Udo Lattek.The match will be broadcast live in 18 countries with more broadcasters in South America likely to join because of Maradona's appearance.This will be the last testimonial match staged by the German Football Federation (DFB) for worthy internationals.The DFB decided to halt the practice because it has become redundant. Formerly, when there was less money in the game, star players who served their country well were given a final send off to raise money for their retirement years.
