As exclusively reported by Standard Sport back in March, Stamford Bridge will be the venue for a celebrity fixture called ‘Game 4 Ukraine’ on August 5, a week before the 2023-24 Premier League season begins.
The initiative will raise money for the reconstruction of the Mykhailo-Kotsiubynsky Lyceum in Chernihiv Oblast, a school in northern Ukraine struck by missiles last year during the ongoing conflict with Russia.
The idea for the game was presented to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky by Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ukraine football legend Andriy Shevchenko, the former Chelsea striker, who will serve as team captains for the star-studded contest.
Zinchenko and Shevchenko are both ambassadors for UNITED24, the official fundraising platform of Ukraine.
While the other footballers involved in the game have yet to be revealed, some of the world’s best players and coaches are expected to …