Liverpool have announced that they’ll play a legends match against Real Madrid’s legends at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday 14th June 2015.
Some of the stars on show in the game include Roberto Carlos, Jamie Carragher, Robbie Fowler, Luis Garcia, Fernando Hierro, Claude Makelele and Michael Owen.
All proceeds raised from thegame will be donated to the Real Madrid Foundation; a charity set up to develop and deliver social and cultural awareness programmes in Spain and overseas.
The funds will be used to help children from the programme, ‘Promoting School Success’ which is delivered by the Spanish Red Cross, under the slogan ‘Your ticket, their future’.
Speaking about the game Ian Ayre said: “We are delighted to announce our first ever Official Liverpool FC Legends team and a first match with Real Madrid. The high calibre of players involved so far is a testament to both Clubs and should make for a great game. We are hoping to build on the success of this partnership and look to stage more Official Liverpool FC Legends games in the future.“
As part of the agreement between the two clubs, a return match will take place at Anfield at some stage in the future.
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