Old heads: Ruud van Nistelrooy was one of the returning stars PHILIP OLDHAMJose Mourinho was booed, booked and beaten by a rock band bassist as he played his part alongside a host of celebrities, stars of other sports, and ex-footballers in a charity match that raised money for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah, England’s Rugby World Cup winner Ben Cohen, singers Olly Murs and Marcus Mumford, actor Damian Lewis and comedian Lee Mack all made appearances in a match between teams managed by Les Ferdinand and Alan Shearer. Before kick-off, Grenfell survivor Nick Burton, QPR owner Tony Fernandes, whose idea the match was, and director of football Ferdinand laid wreaths while the 18,000 fans — about 2,000 free tickets went to those affected by the disaster — in attendance observed a minute’s…

Source: The Times September 02, 2017 23:48 UTC