Ex-Man Utd star back after scare
Edwin van der Sar is involved for the Rest of the World side.
The former Ajax, Fulham and Man Utd legend suffered a brain haemorrhage but seems to be almost fully fit again.
Irrelevant to your allegiance, all football fans come together in moments like this and hope him a full recovery.
World legends squad
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel is in the dugout for World legends and will be assisted by Diego Lugano.
Here is his squad in full:
- 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
Portugal legends team
Portugal will be managed by former midfielder Costinha.
Here are all the huge names taking part:
- 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
Arrivals
The World Legends squad has arrived.
Roberto Carlos needed a heads up on which dressing room he was in…
Good evening and welcome to SunSport’s live blog of the Legends Charity Game!
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.
Portugal and the 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 will bring you minute-by-minute coverage of tonight’s huge clash!
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