Team Wilkins
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...
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...
- 4/21/2012
- by Chris Deacon
- Obsessed with Film
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