Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola might have watched the England match through his fingers with so many of his players involved on Tuesday night. However, in the end, Guardiola pretty much got exactly what he wanted from the win over Italy.
29.09.2023 - 06:11 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City star John Stones and an England legend surprised a crowd of 300 homeless football players taking part in a charity tournament.
Blues hero Stones was mobbed by starstruck fans as he and former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton met those taking part in the Salvation Army's Partnership Trophy at the GOALS Manchester football centre in Cheetham Hill.
The tournament works with Pep Guardiola's Spanish charity, the Guardiola Sala Foundation, to bring vulnerable people from across the country together for a day of football.
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Some of the players invited Stones for a five-a-side kickabout on the astroturf but the center-back bowed out joking "I wouldn't be much use" due to a groin injury. However, he did pose for selfies and sign shirts.
Legendary goalkeeper, Shilton, 74, who is the most capped England player in history, also turned up to cheer the teams on from the sidelines, reports the Mirror.
Gary Bourton, 51, from Reading, told the Mirror: "He was my childhood hero, I watched him for the first time when he was playing for Saints (Southampton FC) and I was just a boy. I've followed his career since, he's a legend but I never could have dreamed I would meet him and get him to sign my shirt."
Like Gary, Anton Barnes, 38, fell homeless following battles with drug addiction and has been living in a Salvation Army Lifehouse for several months. With their help, Anton has got clean and is getting his life in Sheffield back on track.
He said: "It's incredible that these men have come down here to meet us, they're millionaires
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