Sport, music and solidarity with Diego Armando Maradona Stadium of Naples. Friday May 29, 2026at 8.45 pm, the second edition of the The Derby of Champions: on the field Naples World with the participation of a representative of Italian National Singers Teamagainst the Palestine national football team. The evening opens with the challenge between Zeta Naples And AG Events.
An event that renews the historic humanitarian diplomacy of National Singersborn with the embrace between Yasser Arafat And Shimon Peres in 2000 and continued over the years with missions in the Holy Land.
The Derby of Champions 2026: May 29th at the Maradona Stadium
The Naples event is an evening that combines football, entertainment and charity. On the field of MaradonaThe Naples World with the singers of Italian National Singers Team will face the Palestine national football teama team that brings to the pitch not only a sporting challenge but a message of unity and resilience in a delicate historical moment for their country.
The main match is preceded by the challenge between Zeta Naples And AG Events. The matchday kick-off is set for 8.45pm on May 29th.
The Italian National Singers Team: over forty years of solidarity
For over forty years, the Italian National Singers Team has chosen to transform sport and music into instruments of solidarity, dialogue and closeness between peoples. In four decades of operation, the team has delivered over 94 million euros intended for beneficial and humanitarian projects, building a path that crosses missions, events dedicated to peace, institutional meetings and initiatives for the most vulnerable.
A story that continues in 2026 with the match in Naples, also told in the words of the general manager Gian Luca Pecchiniamong the creators of the highest moments of the journey of NIC in the Holy Land.
The Match of the Heart of 2000: Arafat, Peres and All Stars for Peace
One of the most recognizable moments in the history of Italian National Singers Team remains the ninth edition of The Match of the Heartwhich took place on May 25, 2000 at the Olympic Stadium of Rome in the year of the Jubilee. An evening dedicated to peace which saw the historic presence of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and the then former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peresprotagonists of a handshake destined to enter the collective memory.
A mixed formation of Israeli and Palestinian footballers took to the field, called All Stars for Peacecoached for the occasion by the Ballon d'Or Michel Platini. An event made possible thanks to long diplomatic work involving the National SingersThe Peres Center for Peace and figures such as the archbishop Pietro Sambipapal representative in Israel and apostolic delegate for Jerusalem and Palestine.
The 2019 mission in the Holy Land with Givova
Nineteen years later Heart Matchthanks to the support of the technical sponsor Givovathe Italian National Singers Team she returned to the Holy Land for a new solidarity mission. An itinerary between Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jaffa And Ramallah which brought concrete help and renewed the team's message of brotherhood.
On that occasion, the NIC visited the Peres Center for Peace of Jaffa, the School of the Custody of the Holy Land in Jerusalem, the Shoah Museumthe museum dedicated to the Intifada, the tomb of Arafat and various places symbolizing conflict and coexistence between cultures and religions. The Italian delegation was also received by the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbasknown as Abu Mazenwhich recognized the human and symbolic value of the mission and recalled the role of the Vatican in promoting dialogue between peoples.
Sport, music and peace: the thread that binds 2000, 2019 and 2026
On May 29, 2026, at Maradona Stadiumthe story continues. The presence of Palestinian national team in Naples he reiterates a precise idea: sport and music can remain instruments of dialogue even in the most difficult moments. A line that the Italian National Singers Teamtogether with Givovabrought forward by Heart Match from 2000 to the 2019 mission, up to the Neapolitan event in 2026.
The Derby of Champions 2026: practical info
Event: The Derby of Champions – 2nd edition
Date: Friday 29 May 2026
Time: 8.45pm
Place: Diego Armando Maradona StadiumNaples
Main challenge: Naples World + Italian National Singers Team vs Palestine national football team
Opening Challenge: Zeta Naples vs AG Events
The Derby of Champions 2026: frequently asked questions
When is the 2026 Derby of Champions held in Naples?
The Derby of Champions 2026 takes place on Friday 29 May 2026 at 8.45pm Diego Armando Maradona Stadium of Naples.
Who plays in the Derby of Champions 2026?
The main challenge involves the Naples Worldwith the participation of a representative of Italian National Singers Teamagainst the Palestine national football team. The day opens with the match between Zeta Naples And AG Events.
Why is the Palestine national team in Naples on May 29, 2026?
The presence of Palestine national football team al Derby of Champions renews the historical bond of Italian National Singers Team with the Holy Land, born with the Heart Match of 2000 in the presence of Yasser Arafat And Shimon Peresand continued with the 2019 mission to the Holy Land.
How much money has the Italian National Singers team raised for charity?
In over forty years of activity, the Italian National Singers Team has distributed further 94 million euros intended for charitable and humanitarian projects.
Who is the general director of the Italian National Singers Team?
The general director of Italian National Singers Team And Gian Luca Pecchiniamong the creators of Heart Match of 2000 with Arafat And Peres.
What is “All Stars for Peace”?
All Stars for Peace was the mixed formation of Israeli and Palestinian footballers who took to the pitch during the Heart Match of 25 May 2000 at Olympic Stadium of Rome, coached for the occasion by the Ballon d'Or Michel Platini.
