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Friendly games

With the Euro 2012 tournament and the Olympic Games coming up next summer, the winter break this year has been shorter than in previous seasons. However there was still time for the usual round of friendly fixtures, including regional internationals and charity games. In recent years only the Basque and Catalan regional sides have organised matches, and this time around both arranged games against Tunisia. Results were not as expected though, the Basque Selection losing 0-2 to the African Nations Championship winners, and Catalunya drawing 0-0 with them two days later. Elsewhere Sevilla's Kanouté helped organise another "Champions for Africa" match, this time in Valencia's Mestalla stadium, and Iker Casillas was behind a similar charity event in Madrid, with many well known celebrities taking part. (30.12.11)