Chelsea FC Legends vs Liverpool FC Legends is now less than three weeks away, and Roberto Di Matteo's side is really taking shape. Today, another four Blues have agreed to join the team.
Firstly, we are able to announce who will be playing the Makelele position and yes - it is Claude Makelele!
The midfield heartbeat of Chelsea’s back-to-back Premier League wins between 2004 and 2006 will be taking on a Liverpool side one more time – having played against the Reds a massive 16 times in his five seasons with the Blues. He also did this against Tottenham...
Joining Maka at Anfield on Saturday 22 March will be one of his team-mates from those contests two decades ago – William Gallas.
The ultra-versatile defender was a regular in the iconic 2004/05 team that conceded just 15 goals to set a record for a single Premier League campaign and he added another winners’ medal the following year.
Another defender who featured for the Blues in those consecutive-title years will also be making the trip up to Merseyside. He is Robert Huth, who made his Chelsea debut as a teenager in 2002, had a rocket of a shot, and eventually became a three-time Premier League winner, including twice with the Blues.
Di Matteo is the manager of this Chelsea Legends team and completing the latest new batch he can select is a player he knows very well - Jose Bosingwa. The Portuguese right-back was a key part of the Chelsea team that won the Champions League under Di Matteo’s guidance. He played all 120 minutes of the history-making match in Munich.
Chelsea FC Legends against Liverpool FC Legends, which kicks off at 3pm on 22 March, will raise funds for the Chelsea Foundation and in particular, the Chelsea Players' Trust which supports the welfare of those who made the club what it is today.
Tickets for the Chelsea Legends match at Anfield are on sale now and can be purchased online only. Tickets are priced at £29 for adults and £19 for seniors and young adults, while junior tickets for under-16s are available for just £9.
Other players so far confirmed to take part are:
Ryan Bertrand
Gary Cahill
Carlo Cudicini
Jon Harley
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Florent Malouda
Michael Mancienne
Jody Morris
Ramires
Frank Sinclair
Tiago
Gianfranco Zola