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Former Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe to return to Stadium of Light in charity match

The former England international will be playing alongside a host of celebrities at the Stadium of Light.

Callum Jacques

Former Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe to return to Stadium of Light in charity match
Former Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe to return to Stadium of Light in charity match /

Jermain Defoe will take part a charity football match with proceeds going towards the Bradley Lowery Foundation and the Foundation of Light.

An announcement was made by the Bradley Lowery Foundation's twitter account on Tuesday confirming Defoe had agreed to play in the fundraising event.

Defoe, who had a heart-warming relationship with Bradley, was also recently nominated for the Premier League hall of fame alongside 14 other nominees. 

The match takes place on Monday May 8 at 1pm and is being organised by Sellebrity Soccer.

Alongside Defoe, more former footballers have been announced including Sunderland native's Michael Gray and Jill Scott.

A whole host of celebrities have also been announced with James Arthur, Ant Middleton and Sunderland fan Chris Hughes all set to play in the event.

Former Blackpool and QPR Manager Ian Holloway has confirmed he will be managing one of the two teams at the Stadium of Light.

Tickets for the event are already on sale are priced at £12 for adults and £6 for under-16's and over-65's.

Tickets can be purchased at: Event Information Screen - eTickets (eticketing.co.uk)

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CALLUM JACQUES

Callum Jacques is an aspiring journalist who supports Sunderland and has had a season ticket for the past 15 year.  He is currently studying sports journalism at the University of Sunderland. Callum joined Sunderland Nation in October 2022 to expand his portfolio of work alongside his studies.  He has also had his work published on Sportsbyte, Spark Sunderland, and The Chronicle live. Callum’s main interest is football and Sunderland AFC in particular but he also has an interest and experience in writing about local news, NFL, Boxing and MMA. Contact: Callumj369@gmail.com

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