A Bunch of Premier League legends and Also Man City are Made to turn out for the testimonial of Vincent Kompany, Following week, live on Sky Sports Premier League.
Kompany, who captained Manchester City into four Premier League titles, will go back to the Etihad Wednesday to celebrate his 11-year remain using a testimonial game to be aired on Sky.
The 33-year-old left the club in the conclusion of last year – after leading them to league decorations that were – to come back to his home country of Belgium and also club Anderlecht.
On his return to Manchester that he is going to be joined by a for the Manchester City Legends vs Premier League All-Stars game, including a lot of his title-winning team-mates from the Etihad for example Mario Balotelli, Edin Dzeko, Joe Hart, Aleksandar Kolarov plus much more.
They’ll choose a line-up whose team can boast Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville, Wales manager Ryan Giggs, four-time Premier League Golden Boot winner Thierry Henry and Manchester United legend Paul Scholes among their positions, all in the aid of the charity Tackle4McR, that was set by Kompany in partnership with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to handle rough sleeping in the city.
“I have had such a special time at City along with the testimonial is not so much a match I’m just awaiting for myself, it is a chance to say goodbye,” Kompany said before the game.
“The club have been great for me and I’ve always given everything I have had and this game is due to them.
“The fact it is for charity is important to me also – it’s part of Tackle4MCR which is hoping to have an impact on the homeless in Manchester.
“I’ve been privileged to grow and grow from town and it is unrecognisable from 11 years ago when I first joined but in addition, it seems to have abandoned a lot of people behind as well.”
Manchester City Legends: Joe Hart, Costel Pantilimon, Vincent Kompany, Aleksandar Kolarov, Joleon Lescott, Micah Richards, Kolo Toure, Pablo Zabaleta, Richard Dunne, Gael Clichy, Nigel De Jong, Samir Nasri, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Stephen Ireland, Dietmar Hamann, James Milner, Craig Bellamy, Edin Dzeko, Mario Balotelli, Benjani
Premier League All-Stars: Edwin van der Sar, Shay Given, Phil Neville, Gary Neville, John O’Shea, Wes Brown, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs, Rafael van der Vaart, Cesc Fabregas, Thierry Henry, Robin van Persie
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