Starts Sports Festival: Ronaldinho and “Friends”, in the demonstrative match that holds the poster of the event. The news of the 2025 edition
On Thursday, May 12, this year's start of this year's Sports Festival, an event whose poster is the demonstrative match that the legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho will hold, along with other stars such as Marco Materazzi or Wesley Sneijder, against a representative of Romania, including Adrian Mutu, Mirel Rădoi or Cosmin Contra.
Ronaldinho will play in a demonstrative match with celebrities in Romania. Getty Images
In addition to this gala moment, Sports Festival 2025 – an event that will take place on June 12-15, in Cluj -Napoca – also brings open competitions, initiation in over 25 sports, activities dedicated to families, book launches, inspirational discussions and many other surprises, according to a press release of the organizers quoted by Agerpres.
Ronaldinho & Friends
The demonstrative match “Ronaldinho & Friends” will take place on Saturday, June 14, from 6:00 pm, on Barena.
“Legends such as Ronaldinho, Adriano, Robert Pires, Marco Materazzi, Wesley Sneijder, Jăşlio Cesar, Ricardinho, Kevin Kurano and Cristian Zaccardo will be included. Ilie and Eric de Oliveira, trained by Ioan Ovidiu Sabău.', Stable in the statement.
The public Sports Festival will be able to actively participate in multiple sports competitions open to amateurs and enthusiasts, including the cross of superheroes (June 15, at 09:00, Cluj Arena) – two running samples (5 km and 10 km), Canicross (June 15, 1:00 pm, Central Park) – running in Tandem Om -Cine, Sports Fit Games endurance by age categories but also new competitions, such as 3×3 basketball – three tournaments (Family, Midnight, Litequest) organized in partnership with the Romanian Basketball Federation, Cube Rubik competition – a format dedicated to those passionate about Cub Rubik, who have speed and mental concentration to solve the Family in the Family form or Adventure – Team obstacles race – a competition dedicated to the teams made up of parent and child.
“The Sports Talks conferences come back in 2025 with special sports and health guests. The theme of this year's edition is: 'Sport and patience with which performance is built'. One of the most important moments of the edition is the launch of the Sport Barometer in Romania, made by IRES – Romanian Institute for Evaluation and Strategy”,, “ the organizers specify.
Amusement Park and an area dedicated to nutrition at Sports Festival
Throughout the festival, in the area dedicated to nutrition, visitors will be able to discuss for free with a dietitian, they will be able to evaluate their corporeal parameters and they will be able to learn, along with children, through interactive games, which means a plate with balanced food.
Also as a novelty, this year's edition also comes with Amusement Park – an interactive area, arranged in the fly market, where the public will be able to test its ambition and sports skills in a fun way.
Sports Festival will be held in the area of Cluj Arena Plateau, Stadion Aleea, Radisson Garden, Central Park, Children's Park near the stadium and Iuliu Haţieganu Park.
