Hollywood United vs Alpine United
Filed under: Celebs, Charity, Hollywood UnitedHollywood United (Celebrity Edition) took on Alpine United (A Swiss/Austrian mix) at Pacific Palisades High School Sunday to kick of the 2008 UEFA European Championships June 7th - 29th.
And while HUFC walked away with a 5-2 win, it was a great time for the fans and the boys on the field.
E! News and Fox Soccer Channel (amongst others) were there to cover the kickoff match and the event will end with a major Auction at the Swiss Consulate next weekend in Los Angeles.
The teams looked like this..
HOLLYWOOD UNITED
Anthony LaPaglia, Actor, Without a Trace;
Brandon Routh, Actor, Superman;
Dermot Mulroney, Actor, About Schmidt;
Jimmy-Jean Louis, Actor, Heroes;
Roberto Urbina, Actor, The Argentine;
Donal Logue, Actor, Ghost Rider;
Gilles Marini, Sex and the City TM;
Danny Cannon, Director, Goal!, CSI Las Vegas;
Allen Hopkins, Producer, Goal!, ESPN Commentator;
Brian Dunseth, Ex-professional, Fox Sports Commentator;
Frank Leboeuf, Ex-professional, midfielder for the French 1998 World Cup Champions;
Alexi Lalas, Ex-professional, American World Cup player and Italian Serie A player, GM of the LA Galaxy;
Olivier Biaggi, Ex-professional, defender, Switzerland;
Steve Jones, Guitarist, Sex Pistols, radio personality;
Paul Cook, Musician, Sex Pistols;
Ziggy Marley, Musician;
Rohan Marley, Musician;
Vivian Campbell, Guitarist/Singer, Def Leppard;
Billy Duffy, Guitarist, The Cult;
Bob Sinclar, DJ
ALPINE UNITED
SWISS PLAYERS
Xavier Koller, Academy Award Winning Director, Journey of Hope;
Raffaele Memoli, Actor, Eau Contraire;
Giacun Caduff, Director, 2B or Not 2B.
Oliver Wyss, Ex Professional, Founder “Soccer For Hope”
Bob Ammann, Ex Professional, Head Coach, Cal State Fullerton University
Jan Hofer, Nestlé
Dan Aellen, Nestlé
Fausto Zaina, Switzerland Tourism
Frank Ustar, Swiss Consulate General
Helmut (John) Bell, Cinetyp
Stefan Bachofner, Owner Waterfront Café, Venice.
Urs Baur, Advertising Executive
Matthias Inauen, Web Developer
Actor Daniel Bernhardt, The Matrix Reloaded, and Chivas soccer pro Raphael Wicky are injured and will cheer Alpine United from the bleachers.
AUSTRIAN PLAYERS
Patrick Knapp, Entertainment Attorney
Robert Amstler, Actor, Model, Bodybuilder
Walter Spatny, Actor and Model
Roland Kickinger, Actor, Bodybuilder, Fitness expert
Christian Huemer, Art Historian, Getty Institute
Thomas Grabner, CEO, Kastner & Partners, PR Company
Claus Ettensberger, CEO, Claus Ettensberger Corporation, Luxury Auto Accessories
Georg Ladek, Ex semi-professional, Real So Cal Soccer Club Team Manager
Jan Rupp, President, A79 Clothing
Martin Weiss, Consul General of Austria









Is that a HUFC poster - the highway sign? Very cool, I’d like to get a print of that.
WTF happen to Goal 2 and 3??? Please blog that…. Or email me…
[…] A very special thank you to Mike Janosz for the great photos from Sunday’s 2008 European Championship kick off match between Hollywood United and Alpine United. […]