A group of football fans from around the country got the chance of lifetime on Monday afternoon when they played at Wembley Stadium in front of their family and friends.
A group of football fans from around the country got the chance of lifetime on Monday afternoon when they played at Wembley Stadium in front of their family and friends. The two sides of 15 players were captained by ex-professionals Steve Claridge and Ray Parlour, and were managed by former Chelsea coach Ray Wilkins and England caretaker manager Stuart Pearce. The referee was Premier League official Mark Halsey. As well as big names from the footballing world, radio presenters Chris Evans from the BBC and Ronnie Irani from TalkSport took to the field. Before the game the players were led to the dressing rooms to change and receive a team talk from the managers. Then they walked out from the tunnel to line up for the national anthem and shake hands. After a brilliant game Team Wilkins (playing in white) won the day 3-0 , before retiring to the dressing rooms and then media centre for a hot meal with the pros. I played in goal on the day for Team Wilkins. It was an incredible feeling to step out at Wembley and the whole day felt surreal. It was amazing to play with the legends and to be managed by such respected members of the England legacy. - the author. Congratulations to everyone from the day. The other 29 players were: Nick Reilly, Karl Hunter, David McGreal, Alex Brundell, John Williams, Alan Knell, Terry Rickeard, Andy Campbell, David Parker, Carl Neville, Chris Barlow, Chris Orr, Colin Falconer, Luke Conway, Jamie Richards, David Jackson, Garry Smith, Ben Inkin, Tom Turton, Jack Chalmers, James Costello, Matthew Mead, Vincent Cruickshank, Neil Davis, Gaz Warren, Paul Francis, Scott Hollinshead, Martin Daniels and Ieuan Evans.