THE Legends Charity Game will take place this month at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.
This year’s edition marks the start of the series, with the match scheduled to be held at Sporting‘s home annually until 2030, when Portugal co-hosts the World Cup.
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Portugal and World legends will go head-to-head in the star-studded charity match.
Luis Figo, Pepe, Nani, Deco and Ricard Carvalho are among the Portuguese legends taking part.
While the likes of John Terry, Kaka, Michael Owen, Alessandro Del Piero and Edwin van der Sar will represent the World Legends in the Portuguese capital.
Undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk swaps the ring for the pitch as he ties up his boots to feature in the event.
SunSport brings you all the details you need ahead of the blockbuster charity match.
When is the Legends Charity Game?
The Legends Charity Game will take place on Monday, September 15.
The match will kick off at 8pm BST.
The half-time show featuring Calema, will take place at 8.50pm.
Sporting’s Estadio Jose Alvalade will host.
How to watch the Legends Charity Game
The Legends Charity Game will be broadcast live on TrillerTV.
The stream will begin at 6pm BST, two hours before kick-off.
SunSport will also be running a live blog of the event.
How to donate to the Legends Charity Game
The organisers of the event are hoping to raise €1million for selected charities.
Proceeds will go towards major charities including the Ukrainian Red Cross, Portuguese Red Cross, International Alert and Caritas Portugal.
You can donate to the Legends Charity Game HERE.
Confirmed teams
Portugal legends
Manager – Costinha
Vitor Baia
Beto
Pepe
Ricardo Carvalho
Fabio Coentrao
Bosingwa
Jorge Andrade
Eliseu
Bruno Alves
Luis Figo
Deco
Dani
Simao
Maniche
Tiago Mendes
Nani
Quaresma
Nuno Gomes
Helder Postiga
Pauleta
World legends
Peter Schmeichel (manager), Diego Lugano (assistant manager)
Petr Cech
Edwin van der Sar
Rene Higuita
Cafu
Marco Materazzi
Javier Zanetti
Carles Puyol
John Terry
Roberto Carlos
Kaka
Youri Djorkaeff
Christian Karembeu
Gaizka Mendieta
Krasimir Balakov
Gheorghe Hagi
Giorgos Karagounis
Marek Hamsik
Alessandro Del Piero
Henrik Larsson
Michael Owen
Javier Saviola
Hristo Stoichkov
Oleksandr Usyk
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