Kevin Nolan is looking forward to returning home to play in the Liverpool FC Foundation All-Star charity match on Sunday
Kevin Nolan is looking forward to returning home to play in the Liverpool FC Foundation All-Star charity match.
The West Ham United captain was born and brought up in the inner city area of Toxteth, where he honed the skills that would turn him into the Premier League star.
After starring for the City of Liverpool schoolboys team, Nolan joined Bolton Wanderers and has gone on to score more than 100 career goals for Bolton, Newcastle United and West Ham.
On Sunday, the midfielder will join fellow Scousers and All-Star team captains Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher at Anfield for a match to raise funds for a variety of local charities and causes supported by the Liverpool FC Foundation.
Nolan is part of a formidable Gerrard All-Star squad that also includes one-time Academy of Football schoolboy John Terry, Bayern Munich star Xabi Alonso, former Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and ex-Reds forwards Luis Suarez, Ryan Babel and Fernando Torres.
Carragher, meanwhile, has called upon the assistance of Nolan’s West Ham teammate Stewart Downing, former Hammers Jonjo Shelvey and Craig Bellamy Chelsea forward Didier Drogba and former Reds Alvaro Arbeloa, Pepe Reina, Luis Garcia, Dirk Kuyt and Harry Kewell.
For the West Ham No4, the opportunity to take part in such an event is one he is hugely excited about.
“I’m going to go back home to see the family and play in the All-Star Game on Sunday, which Steven and Jamie have organised,” confirmed the boyhood Liverpool fan. “I’m really looking forward to that and catching up with some family and friends.
“Thank goodness I am on Steven’s side for once! I am really looking forward to playing with some great players who have graced the Premier League and who have played in that Liverpool shirt.
“It’s a very special moment for me to be asked and I am really excited about it.”
Sunday’s 3pm kick-off will be available to view live on LFCTV in the UK and Ireland, with pre-match coverage starting at 2pm. To watch Nolan and Downing in action, visit Sky channel 429 or Virgin Media channel 544 (UK only) and subscribe for £7.
Alternatively, a 24-hour LFCTV GO pass will be available for just £1, enabling fans worldwide to watch the game on PC, laptop, tablet or mobile.
Liverpool will donate £3 from each subscription and the full £1 from LFCTV GO to the Liverpool FC Foundation. For more information, click here.
The West Ham United captain was born and brought up in the inner city area of Toxteth, where he honed the skills that would turn him into the Premier League star.
After starring for the City of Liverpool schoolboys team, Nolan joined Bolton Wanderers and has gone on to score more than 100 career goals for Bolton, Newcastle United and West Ham.
On Sunday, the midfielder will join fellow Scousers and All-Star team captains Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher at Anfield for a match to raise funds for a variety of local charities and causes supported by the Liverpool FC Foundation.
Nolan is part of a formidable Gerrard All-Star squad that also includes one-time Academy of Football schoolboy John Terry, Bayern Munich star Xabi Alonso, former Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and ex-Reds forwards Luis Suarez, Ryan Babel and Fernando Torres.
Carragher, meanwhile, has called upon the assistance of Nolan’s West Ham teammate Stewart Downing, former Hammers Jonjo Shelvey and Craig Bellamy Chelsea forward Didier Drogba and former Reds Alvaro Arbeloa, Pepe Reina, Luis Garcia, Dirk Kuyt and Harry Kewell.
For the West Ham No4, the opportunity to take part in such an event is one he is hugely excited about.
“I’m going to go back home to see the family and play in the All-Star Game on Sunday, which Steven and Jamie have organised,” confirmed the boyhood Liverpool fan. “I’m really looking forward to that and catching up with some family and friends.
“Thank goodness I am on Steven’s side for once! I am really looking forward to playing with some great players who have graced the Premier League and who have played in that Liverpool shirt.
“It’s a very special moment for me to be asked and I am really excited about it.”
Sunday’s 3pm kick-off will be available to view live on LFCTV in the UK and Ireland, with pre-match coverage starting at 2pm. To watch Nolan and Downing in action, visit Sky channel 429 or Virgin Media channel 544 (UK only) and subscribe for £7.
Alternatively, a 24-hour LFCTV GO pass will be available for just £1, enabling fans worldwide to watch the game on PC, laptop, tablet or mobile.
Liverpool will donate £3 from each subscription and the full £1 from LFCTV GO to the Liverpool FC Foundation. For more information, click here.