Ronaldo and Zidane in UN advert to fight poverty

Real Madrid stars Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane are set to star in an advertisement for the United Nations to campaign against world poverty, the Spanish club announced Wednesday.

The advert, entitled "United against Poverty", will appear as of Thursday in France and eventually worlwide.

The players, both former world players of the year, are ambassadors for the UN as is Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis and Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve.