Reading set to help out the heroes

Published 18 Sep 2009 10:00 0 Comments

READING is set to host a celebrity charity football match next month to support Help For Heroes, a charity for the UK's wounded servicemen and women.

The celebrity match will take place at the Madejski Stadiuam on Thursday, November 12 and will feature a host of star names from the footballing and showbusiness worlds.

The game will see an England team take on a Rest Of The World XI, with the England squad set to include ex-Reading man Les Ferdinand, as well as Chris Waddle, Des Walker, Peter Beardsley and Mark Wright.

In addition, Alec Stewart, Simon Webbe and Nigel Benn will help boost a cast of national heroes, stars and champions.

Lining up alongside the stars will be current servicemen from the Army, Navy and RAF who have been selected to play for their country as representatives of the armed forces.

The Rest Of The World team is a closely-guarded list, however, players like Lothar Matthaus, Ian Rush, Thomas Brolin, Franco Baresi, Toto Schillachi and Gary McAllister are expected to line up, with Boris Becker, Eddie Irvine, Rod Stewart and a host of other top stars also in the mix.

Tickets for our game are priced just £10 adults and £5 children, and they are available now from the Madejski Stadium ticket office in person, by telephoning 0844 249 1871 or in the online ticketing service.

For further information about Help for Heroes go to www.helpforheroes.co.uk

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