West ham fans can win the chance to play at upton park

By Simon Hayes on April 17, 2008 8:59 AM |

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West Ham fans will have the chance to play at Upton Park if they enter a five-a-side tournament in aid of the Bobby Moore Fund.

Organisers of the new competition, which aims to raise £70,000 for cancer research, want teams from east London and Essex to take part in a qualifying competition in Dagenham on May 18.

The winning team will go forward to a finals day at the Boleyn Ground on June 2, where they will face seven other teams from across the country for the Bobby Moore Fund Trophy.

Money raised will go towards research into the disease which claimed the life of the West Ham and England legend in 1993.

Moore’s widow, Stephanie said: “We’ve wanted to launch a tournament like this for such a long time and are delighted that it’s finally happened.”

Registration costs £100 per team. For more details log onto www.bobbymoorefund.org.

simon.hayes@wharf.co.uk