England stars are willing to play for nothing

09-06-2007 13:56

England's footballers have decided to play for the national team for free - and donate their match fees to charity.

The squad are to establish a Team England Footballers Charity, which will raise more than £1m before the 2008 World Cup in South Africa.

The England squad has chosen to support the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK

The project has been co-ordinated by 1966 Entertainment - owned by David Beckham's manager Terry Byrne and Simon Fuller - which won the rights to manage the players' commercial affairs last August.

The charities set to benefit include the Association of Children's Hospices, WellChild, the Bobby Moore Fund and the Professional Footballers Association Charity Initiatives