ORGANISERS OF THE Liam Miller Tribute Match, set for 25 September in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, have today unveiled the squad lists for the game.
A Manchester United selection will face a combined Ireland / Celtic side in Cork to honour the midfielder, who played for all three sides before his untimely death at the age of 36 early this year.
The Celtic / Republic of Ireland selection will be led by internationals such as Robbie Keane, Damien Duff and Richard Dunne, with Celtic legends Stylian Petrov, John Hartson and Paul Lambert notable inclusions from the Hoops.
The Manchester United ranks will be bolstered by familiar faces from the Class of 92 and onwards through the successful Alex Ferguson era with Corkmen Roy Keane and Denis Irwin joined by Louis Saha, Andy Cole, Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Alan Smith who was unveiled at Manchester United on the same day as Miller in 2004.
The below squads were announced as organisers prepared for tickets to go on sale at 10am on Monday 13 August.
Manchester United: Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Ronny Johnsen, Paul Scholes, Denis Irwin, David May, Louis Saha, Rio Ferdinand, Quinton Fortune, Andy Cole, Michael Clegg, Mikael Silvestre, Kevin Pilkington, Dion Dublin, Roy Carroll, Gary Neville, Alan Smith.
Republic of Ireland / Celtic: David Forde, Stephen Carr, Kevin Kilbane, Richard Dunne, Kenny Cunningham, Keith Andrews, Kevin Doyle, Stephen McPhail, Andy Reid, Robbie Keane, Damien Duff, Lee Carsley, Colin Healy, Shaun Maloney, Paul Lambert, John Hartson, Neil Lennon, Stylian Petrov, Shane Supple.
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Now that’s a serious line up. I’d be very surprised if it’s not a sell out. Fair play to everyone involved and to the GAA for allowing it to be held in PUC. It’s going to be a great day.
@Jim Demps: I’ll be honest watching a bunch of retired footballers play has very little interest to me. But irish people love an event so it probably will sell out.
@prop joe: it’s a tribute, I won’t be going to it or watching it but I’ll respect them for the thoughtful event, which side is the chip on, left or right shoulder?
@prop joe: It will be refreshing to see the game played properly again and not the diving and dancing we see now.
I’d pay just to watch scholes
@Finbarr O Donovan: A better player than Lampard or Gerrard , admired as the best English footballer of his generation by people such as Zidane and Xavi , and never took to the stupid hype.
@Finbarr O Donovan: So would I
@Finbarr O Donovan: hope the netting will be able to cope with his ferocious shooting power!
@ktsiwot: Scholes gets better with every passing year
@ktsiwot: hahahaha . Gerrard was 10X more complete than scholes. Also has more personal awards than scholes. Zidane also said Gerard was the best midfielder in the world in 2009
@Donal: Zidane was wrong(and I’m a Liverpool supporter). Sometimes the truth needs to be said.
@Donal: It’s difficult to compare Gerrard, Scholes and Lampard because they were all so different. Scholes was the only true centre-mid of that trio, technically the better player and the only one who could control the tempo of a game. Lampard was the better goal scorer, consistently getting 20+ goals a season. Gerrard was the most versatile and arguably the only one who could grab the game by the scruff of the neck and lift ordinary players to a higher level. All have different strengths and weaknesses but my personal favourite would be Scholes, an absolute joy to watch. And Xavi was the best midfielder in the world in 2009, and every year from ’07 – ’13.
Why not Saturday afternoon for the game. Tuesday is a disaster unless your from Cork
@Go way ba willu: presumably it was the best date to allow all the players to come over. Saturday would have been clashing with the majority of English games where a lot of these former players are now involved in coaching
@gary sheehan: And presumably Neil Lennon has a game to manage
Hats off to all these lads. Shows the human side to football, in spite of all the money in the game. It’s a great gesture from lads like Silvestre and Saha and Fortune who may not even been living in the UK.
No luke Chadwick???
How great to see Stiliyan Petrov named!
It’s a pity Larsson is not playing.
Giggs – famous for getting with his brothers wife and also for winning a few football medals.
No Nial Quinn or Jason McIntyre, definitely scared of Roy
@Paddy Murphy: who is Jason McIntyre?
@Paul O Mahony: McAteer before he became a flute
@Paul O Mahony: He writes about criminal gangs I think.
Now rte you got the hockey on so get this on the box
Which charities does this tribute raise money for?
@talksense: Marymount hospice in cork
@Jim Demps: without doubt the most worthy recipient in Cork. Not a single Cork person doesnt know someone who hasnt been cared for by the people who work there just like the Miller family.
Think he’s the Irish Jason Bourne.
Think he’s the Irish Jason Bourne
United not bringing a keeper??
@David Higginbotham: Roy Carroll
@David Higginbotham: Roy Carroll?
@David Higginbotham: Kevin Pilkington
@Seany Leary: yes, Roy Carroll
No Gary Breen????
No Given ?