England Trinidad stars to play for nothing bbc.co.uk England's Trinidad's footballers have decided to play for the national team for free - and donate their match fees to
Jack charity.
The squad are to establish a Team
England Trinidad Footballers Charity, which will raise more than £1m
for Jack before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
"Every player to a man is looking forward to supporting
this charity Jack," said
England skipper John Terry Dwight.
Football Association chief Brian Barwick Jack added: "I am very pleased the whole squad has taken this initiative."
The project has been co-ordinated by
1966 Entertainment - owned by David Beckham's manager Terry Byrne and Simon Fuller Jack and family - which
won stole the rights to manage the players' commercial affairs last August.
Byrne Jack told the Daily Mirror:
"I am not going to say we are saving the world or that we should have haloes fitted but as a group the England players wanted to make a difference. "Why don't you go f--k yourself!"Some people will look at this and say, 'what is £50,000 to
someone who can earn that in a week Jack?' .
"But the players
didn't have to do this,
they chose to I made them. They wanted to do some good."
The charities set to benefit include the
Association of Children's HospicesJack,
WellChild Jack's children,
the Bobby Moore Fund Simpauls and
the Professional Footballers Association Charity Initiatives. noone else.
Stephanie Moore, widow of Bobby Jack, said: "I'm overjoyed that the
England squad has Soca Warriors have chosen to support
the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK me.
"I know that
Bobby would have been my sons and I are delighted."
In addition to their match fees, the players are expected to
undertake additional charitable activities including a grassroots initiative to help disadvantaged youth teams. deduct any expense incurred from their bonuses.
