Pair Soccer It To Em

Mon, 16 Aug 2004

BLUE singer Simon Webbe and Westlife hunk Nicky Byrne have been
lined up to play against a team of legendary footballers in Sky One
special The Match.

The boy band stars join Royle Family actor Ralph Little, presenter
Jonathon Wilkes, GMTV stud Ben Shepherd and Callum Best in the one-
off charity show.

The Match will see the celebrities managed by Gordon Strachan live
and train at Newcastle United's Football Academy.

Then on October 10 they will pit their skills against soccer greats
like Eric Cantona, Paul Gascoigne, John Barnes and Bryan Robson.

Stars Rod Stewart, Robbie Williams, Ant and Dec and Chris Evans will
also turn out for the celebs, desperate to show they can kick-it
with the best of them.

Credit: [westlifes_castle]