Footy matches

[SheWolf]

Thanks to Ali for t hses, more details as they become available.

JUNE 3RD ASHINGTON NEWCSTLE

JULY 14TH BARMY MOOR NR YORK

JULY 22ND BLYTHE

JULY 28TH DUNNINGTON NR YORK

AUGUST 5TH MARSKE NR REDCAR

SEPT 2ND AGAINST HOLLYOAKS DON’T KNOW WHERE YET

SEPT 23RD COLLINGHAM CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH, COLLINGHAM, 12 NOON - 5PM
at the Collingham Football Club, Station Road, Collingham. with the Emmerdale Allstars V Collingham FC Select XI. For more information please ring 01636 892 303.

[SheWolf]

An update on the Football matches this year.
It's a shame the Blyth isn't the Blyth nearer me.
I'll get an update on where the Emmerdale Vs Hollyoaks match is held when I can.

JULY 14TH 3PM KICK OFF BARMBY MOOR NR YORK

JULY 22ND 2PM KICK OFF BLYTH NR NEWCASTLE

JULY 28TH 12.15 KICK OFF DUNNINGTON NR YORK

AUG 5TH 2PM KICK OFF MARSKE NR REDCAR

AUG 26TH TBC NOTTINGHAM

2ND SEPT 1.30PM KICK OFF THIS IS A BIG CHARITY MATCH SKY TV YORKS TV AND THIS MORNING WILL COVER THIS AND IT’S AGAINST HOLLYOAKS

[SheWolf]

The Hollyoaks match will be held at Garforth FC

[glappylad]

From the Manchester Evening News:

Soap stars in Ball memorial

10/ 7/2007

SOAP actors are to take to the football field for a memorial match for former Manchester City manager and World Cup winner Alan Ball.

Stars from Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale are set to appear as part of the Alan Ball Memorial Cup programme on July 29.

The event in Milton Keynes will culminate with an England v The World match starring top footballers.

The Blackpool and Everton legend died in April from a heart attack after tackling a fire in his garden.

[SheWolf]

To add to what Boggy posted:
From ICliverool
Stars team up to salute Alan Ball

Jul 10 2007

by David Prentice, Liverpool Echo


AT LEAST eight former England internationals, three world champions and a European Footballer of the Year will celebrate the life of Everton and England legend Alan Ball at the MK Dons Stadium on Sunday, July 29.

The Alan Ball Memorial Cup, to be televised on Sky One, will see England take on a World XI in tribute to the legendary midfielder.

Event organisers have confirmed the signatures of former England captain Bryan Robson, Paul Merson, Matthew Le Tissier, Les Ferdinand, Dennis Wise, John Barnes, Chris Waddle and Lee Sharp.

The England squad will also include Radio One’s JK and Joel, TV personality Angus Deayton, Rugby World Cup winners Matt Dawson and Ben Cohen and former world super-middleweight champion Nigel Benn.

The world squad will include Gianfranco Zola, Paulo Di Canio, Matthias Sammer, Stefan Freund, Bruce Grobbelaar, Tomas Brolin, Ian Rush and John Aldridge.

Other A-listers from the world of football, TV, film and music are still to be announced.

Ball was just 61 when he suffered a heart attack at his Hampshire home in April this year.

His death was mourned worldwide and his funeral service at Winchester Cathedral attracted thousands of sports fans wishing to pay their respects.

Fans attending the game will also enjoy a 'Battle of the Soaps' match which pits the football teams of soap rivals including Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.

The 30-minute each half match will form a warm-up to the main event and complete a unique summer festival of football.

Organisers will make a donation to the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance Service.

Spokesman for the organisers, Lester Holcombe, said: “The Alan Ball Memorial Cup is a unique event which brings together a clutch of household names from football, TV, film and music to compete in honour of one of English football’s best-loved sons.

“It will, quite simply, be the most exciting football event of the summer.”

Tickets for The Alan Ball Memorial Cup are priced at £30 for a Family Ticket (two adults and two children), £12 for adults and £6 for children.

Tickets are available from Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.co.uk or on 0870 145 1179 (24 hr). VIP tickets are available at £35.

[glappylad]

Follow-up to the above from Northampton Chronicle

Stars unite for tribute match

SAINTS' rugby star Ben Cohen will be displaying his football skills in a match to celebrate the life of Alan Ball.
The Alan Ball Memorial Cup will be played at the Milton Keynes Dons’ stadium on Sunday, July 29, when an England team will take on a World team in tribute to the former England midfielder.

Cohen will join former Northampton and England team-mate Matt Dawson in a star-studded line-up which includes ex-World boxing champion Nigel Benn and former England footballers Paul Merson, Matthew Le Tissier and Les Ferdinand.

The England squad will also include Angus Deayton, while the World squad will include Gianfranco Zola and Ian Rush.

Visitors will also enjoy a Battle of the Soaps match which pits the football teams from EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale against each other.

Organisers, Toast and Guerrilla, will make a donation to the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK and to the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance Service.

Tickets for The Alan Ball Memorial Cup are priced at £12 for adults and £6 for children, and available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk or 0870 1451179.

[tomsgirl]

I saw this in my local paper the MK Citizen on 10th June 2007-

Woolpack line up for the battle of the pubs

WE have had the team line-up from the Queen Vic -now it is the turn of the lads from The Woolpack to name their squad for The Battle of the Soaps!
The EastEnders v Emmerdale football game, also set to feature stars from Coronation Street, is part of the build-up to the real 'Big Match' England v The World playing for the inaugu­ral Alan Ball Memorial Cup, which kicks off events at the stadium mk at Denbigh, home to the MK Dons.
Both fixtures take place at the stadium on Sunday July 29 with tickets for a great afternoon and evening of entertainment already going fast.
Tickets for this unique football event are £30 for a family ticket (two adults and two chil­dren), £12 adults and £6 for children.
Tickets are avail­able from ticket-master at www. ticketmaster.co.uk or on 0870 145 1179 (24 hr). £35 VIP tickets are also available.

The Emmerdale squad will include- Kelvin Fletcher (Andy Sugden), Glen Lamont (Richie
Carter),
Cleveland Campbell (Danny Daggert), Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle), Luke Tittensor (Daz Eden) and James Hooton (Sam Dingle).
Keep an eye out on the Citizen's website www.milton-keynes.co.uk for the latest up to date

[tomsgirl]

Just in case anyone is interested SKYONE is showing this match @ 7pm tonight on SKY channel 106 I am not sure if they will show the celeb match as well.

[vickster]

The celeb (soap) match will be shown at 8pm next Sunday or so the guy on SKYONE said at half time tonight.

[glappylad]

There is a movie containing loads of still from the event (including Ben Freeman's current fuzzy haircut) HERE

[beanpiece]

glappylad said:

There is a movie containing loads of still from the event (including Ben Freeman's current fuzzy haircut) HERE

Makes him look even more like a muppet, not knocking the charity work he does by the way