Beckham Leads Great Britain Against the World

UNICEF ambassador David Beckham will lead a star studded side of Great Britain and Ireland team along with his former coach Sir Alex Ferguson managing the side, which includes class of 92 legends Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt. They are to face another star studded side, full of football greats, "The Rest Of The World", which will comprise of the likes of Ronaldinho, Figo and Viera starring in the XI.

The all-star lineup of football legends has been announced to play at Old Trafford in November 14th.

Great Britain and Ireland

Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson

Captain: David Beckham

David Seaman

David James

Sol Campbell

John Terry

Phil Neville

Rio Ferdinand

Jamie Carragher

Ashley Cole

Nicky Butt

Paul Scholes

Ryan Giggs

Michael Owen

Andy Cole

The Rest of the World

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

Captain: Zinedine Zidane

Edwin van der Saar

Cafu

Fabio Cannavaro

Alessandro Nesta

Luis Figo

Ronaldinho

Patrick Vieira

Michael Ballack

Massimo Ambrosini

Robert Pires

Dwight Yorke

Patrick Kluivert

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Landon Donovan

Italian legend Pierluigi Collina, who was named FIFA’s Best Referee of the Year (1998, 1999, 2000,2001, 2002, 2003) for six consecutive years during a renowned career, will referee the match.

Beckham told UNICEF: It’s incredible that we’re going to be bringing so many of the world’s greatest footballers together under one roof for this match. It’s a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness and vital funds for Unicef to help improve the lives of children across the world.

After the match, Beckham is expected to appear in Uganda and Papua New Guinea, with a documentary following his tour expected to be broadcast by the BBC as he marks 10years of working with UNICEF.

I can't wait to see these players back on the field. I hope you are ready too?  

Adekunle Adewale (@HRHmayowa)