Sir Alex Ferguson will return to the home dugout and David Beckham will captain a GB & Ireland XI against a World team that includes a highly decorated group of players
Manchester United's home ground, Old Trafford will be witness to some legendary football glimpses as a bevvy of world's greatest players take the field on Saturday for a charity match to raise money for UNICEF reported Independent.
Sir Alex Ferguson will return to the home dugout and David Beckham will captain a GB & Ireland XI against a World team that includes a highly decorated group of players.
Captained by Zinedine Zidane, the World team has won eight World Cups, three European Championships, the Champions League 11 times and has seven Ballon d'Or trophies between them. Carlo Ancelotti is the manager for the visitors.
The match will also be refereed by Italian legend Pierluigi Collina, who was named Europe's top referee six years in a row.
"I want a world where children can grow up safe from violence, free from poverty and protected from preventable diseases," Beckham said in the build up to the game. "This match gives me the perfect opportunity to raise awareness and vital funds to help reach the children who need it most."
The kick-off is at 3pm GMT.
Teams
Great Britain & Ireland
David Seaman, David James, Jamie Carragher, Sol Campbell, Phil Neville, John Terry, Ashley Cole, Darren Fletcher, Nicky Butt, Trevor Sinclair, Paul Scholes, Gary McAllister, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham (captain), Michael Owen, Peter Crouch, Alan Smith.
Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson
Rest of the World
Edwin van der Sar, Raimond van der Gouw, Cafu, Fernando Hierro, Fernando Couto, Mikael Silvestre, Maxwell, Luis Figo, Robert Pires, Christian Karembeu, Park Ji-sung, Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Vieira, Michael Ballack, Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane (captain), Dwight Yorke, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Patrick Kluivert, Landon Donovan.
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
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