FC Barcelona Players will hold a solidarity journey with refugees in Greece.

FC Barcelona Players will hold a solidarity journey with refugees in Greece.

The journey of FCB veterans which is held in cooperation with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and PAS Giannina FC, will include a workshop with children and a match with PAS Giannina FC veterans.

A team of former FC Barcelona players, legends and veterans, will go to Ioannina, Greece, on November 18 to hold a journey for refugees who currently live in this country. This journey is done as part of the actions promoted by the FC Barcelona Foundation and the Club in aid of refugees arriving in Europe.

The local football club PAS Giannina and UNHCR are supporting this initiative of solidarity and for integration, and will include football workshops for some 150 boys, girls and adults who currently live in refugee sites.PAS Giannina Veterans and FC Barcelona Veterans will hold a friendly match on the same evening.

Barça Players Association wants to raise awareness of the international community about the difficult situation of refugees in Greece, and promote a fundraising campaign that would allow to meet humanitarian needs of the refugees.

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