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When Harry Met Galaxy (Stars of Harry Potter to play LA Galaxy trialists)
Added: (Fri Jun 29 2007)
Harry Potter stars, Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), James & Oliver Phelps (the Weasly twins) fly into Keighley on Sunday 1st July as part of a star studded football team.
Exchanging cloaks and quiddich for boots and football, they and fellow celebrities, James Hooton and Ben Freeman (Emmerdale's Sam Dingle and Scott Windsor), Alex Lawler (Mike Bassett England Manager, Dreamteam) along with band The Good Die Young will pit their footballing prowess against, Rancell UK's Galaxy bound trialists. All in the name of charity.
The proceeds being raised for ASBAH (The Association For Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus).
This will be the trialists last match before they jet off to the Los Angeles for 2 weeks training and trials under the scrutiny of the LA Galaxy coaches.
The match is the brainchild of new sports management company, Rancell Uk. Whose aim is to promote football, and give young players the opportunity to trial with professional clubs abroad. To date, links have been established with LA Galaxy, home to David Beckham. Also with a number of american university clubs, allowing the players to combine study with the game.
The venue for sunday's charity match is Cougar Park, ground of National League 2 Rugby League side Keighley Cougars.
Gates open at 1pm with a kick off at 3pm. Opening the proceedings will be hotly tipped young band, "The Good Die Young." Before a change of tempo with a marching band and Radio Aire's FM dance team.
Admission is on the gate, with a �5 entrance fee for Adults and �2 concessionary payment for children and OAPs.
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Submitted by:
Liz Dew