THINGS are heating up ahead of A Match for Cancer as both captains add to their squad, with John Terry, Paulo Ferreira, Jermaine Defoe, Joan Capdevila and Marcos Senna now on board.
Stiliyan Petrov has also added Carl Ikeme to his backroom team. Retired goalkeeper Carl spent his entire career at Wolves. He was diagnosed with Acute Leukaemia in July 2017 and is now in full remission.
Sponsored by Dafabet and Laduma, the game will take place at Celtic Park on Saturday, September 8, 2018, with a 2pm KO.
The match will see Celtic legend, Stiliyan – who has bravely battled through Leukaemia since being diagnosed in 2012 – and Liverpool midfielder, James Milner pull together opposing squads from the worlds of football and entertainment.
Every penny raised will be devoted to tackling cancer through three equal beneficiary charities – Celtic FC Foundation, the Stiliyan Petrov Foundation and the James Milner Foundation.
Celtic FC Foundation and the Stiliyan Petrov Foundation have confirmed two cancer charity partners that they will work with to make a positive difference to patients and their families – the Beatson Cancer Charity and the Schiehallion Ward through Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity.
The James Milner Foundation – set up around the time of Stiliyan’s diagnosis – has Bloodwise, the charity that combats blood cancer, as one of its major beneficiaries.
The full squads for the match at this stage are:
SQUAD | PETROV | MILNER |
Manager | Brendan Rodgers | Jurgen Klopp |
Captain | Stiliyan Petrov | James Milner |
Players | Shay Given | Shay Given |
| Artur Boruc | Chris Kirkland |
| Henrik Larsson | Stephen Warnock |
| Scott Brown | John Arne Riise |
| Hristo Stoichkov | Micah Richards |
| Lubo Moravcik | Joleon Lescott |
| Paddy McCourt | Jason McAteer |
| Tosh McKinlay | Jamie Redknapp |
| Jackie McNamara | Marcos Senna |
| Simon Donnelly | Emile Heskey |
| Gareth Barry | Owen Hargreaves |
| Luis Garcia | Dirk Kuyt |
| Gaizka Mendieta | Joan Capdevila |
| Joos Valgaeren | Jeremy Lynch (F2) |
| Johan Mjallby | John Terry |
| John Hartson | Jermaine Defoe |
| Robbie Keane |
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| Tom Boyd |
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| Paulo Ferreira |
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| Martin Compston |
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Tickets for A Match for Cancer are now on general sale, on a first come first served basis – maximum of 10 per person – priced at £14 for adults and £6 for concessions*.
Tickets are available to purchase online at www.celticfc.net, by calling 0871 226 1888** or by visiting the Celtic Ticket Office. The lower tier will be on sale in the first instance and Rail Seating does not apply to this match.
Premium tickets (£30) and corporate packages (£135) are also available by calling 0871 226 1888** (Option 4) or emailing [email protected]
* Concessions 65+/Under-16s.
** Calls cost 13p per minute, plus your phone company’s access charge. Booking fees apply online and via our sales line.
