Famous Faces go Head to Head on the Pitch to Raise Money for Africa!
LONDON, November 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
The inaugural William Hill Foundation Cup match takes place on the 9th December as stars from soap, sport and showbiz battle it out for supremacy all in the aid of charity. It will be a hard fought contest at Northampton's Sixfields that looks absolutely certain to consign the Manchester Derby to the inside pages.
William Hill's Charity ambassador, Robbie Savage will go head to head with his former Leicester teammate and Sellebrity founder, Darren Eadie and given the nature of professional sportsmen, both will desperate to get one over on each other. 'Sav', the self styled "football's Mr Marmite" is 5/1 to net the opener in the match with Eadie looking great value at 10/1, the same price as the only female player, England Ladies' star Kelly Smith.
The match is sure to keep fans on the edge of their seats as TOWIE totty including Mario Falcone and Little Chris play on opposing teams in the battle of the Essex egos. And get ready for a cockney knees up as TV heartthrob Matt Lapinskas, who plays Anthony Moon in Eastenders, joins seven of his cast mates including the legend that is Ian Beale (Adam Woodyat) on team 'William Hill Foundation'. Hill's has Beale 33/1 to score the opener, while any of the seven are 5/2 to score two or more.
Captained by Robbie, team 'William Hill Foundation' the East Endand Essex crew face charity auctioneers 'SellebrityFC' captained by former Blue boy band member Anthony Costa. His squad includes Mario Falcone, England Cricket Captain Michael Vaughan, Radio & TV Presenter Vernon Kay, Harry Judd from McFly & former middleweight Boxing Champion Joe Calzaghe.
Robbie commented: "We're hoping to raise £50,000 for Project Africa through the William Hill Foundation Cup, and having recently visited the Island School in Kenya to help with a new classroom build, I can't express how much they need our help. Fans attending the match will be in for a real treat; I just hope there's no foul play between players!"
Tickets are on sale now at sellebrity.org.uk/sellebrity-soccer priced £10 adult and £5 in advance, £12 adult and £7 child on the day. Kick off is 3pm on Sunday 9th December at Northampton Town Football Club. Special bets around the match are available at williamhill.com.
6/4 Robbie Savage to score
5/2 Any Eastenders players to score two or more
4/1 Any celebrity player to be booked for diving
10/1 Any SoccerAM player to hit the crossbar
16/1 Any player to score with an overhead kick
25/1 Robbie Savage to score a hat-trick
50/1 Robbie Savage to be sent off
To score the first goal in the William Hill Foundation Cup: 5-1 Robbie Savage, 7-1 Anthony Costa, 8-1 Mario Falcone, 10-1 Kelly Smith, Darren Eadie, 12-1 John Hartson, Vernon Kay, Kevin Cooper, 14-1 Little Chris, Tom Kilbey, Joe Calzaghe, Jeff Brazier, Harry Judd, 20-1 Anthony Ogogo, Frankie Fryer, Gethin Jones, Lee Ryan, 25-1 Aidy Boothroyd, Mark Chapman, Any Weasley, Shayne Ward, Dean Gaffney, David Witts, Michael Vaughan, Tubes, Max Rushden, 33-1 Jamie Borthwick, Tony Discipline, Matt Lapinskas, Adam Woodyatt, Chucky Venn, Ricky Whittle, Mark Foster, Nicky Byrne, 100-1 Neville Southall
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WILLIAM HILL'S PROJECT AFRICA PLEASE VISIT http://www.williamhillprojectafrica.org/
Notes to Editor:
William Hill, The Home of Betting, is one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies, employing more than 15,000 people. Founded in 1934, it is now the UK's largest bookmaker with over 2,370 licensed betting offices (LBOs) that provide betting opportunities on a wide range of sporting and non-sporting events, gaming on machines and numbers-based products including lotteries. William Hill Online (http://www.williamhill.com <http://www.williamhill.com> ) is one of Europe's leading online betting and gaming businesses, providing customers with the opportunity to access William Hill's products online, through their mobile, by telephone and by text services. William Hill PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange and generates revenues of over £1.1bn a year.
SELLEBRITY ™ Soccer
Sellebrity Soccer is a division of SELLEBRITY™, who host celebrity studded events, and also sell celebrity belongings in online auctions, to raise funds for UK charities
SELLEBRITY ™ was founded by former professional footballer Darren Eadie, who is also a proud Ambassador for The Prince's Trust. Since launching in 2011 they have raised almost 30k for UK charities.
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