On Sunday, May 13, as part of the England team for players over 60 will play the younger brother of the legendary Bobby and Jackie Charlton - Tommy.

On Sunday, May 13, Brighton will host the first ever national fights for "pedestrian soccer" (players are not allowed to run) among players over 50 and 60 years old, in which teams from England and Italy will meet. In one of them will play 72-year-old Tommy Charlton - the younger brother of the world champions 1966 Bobby (106 matches, 49 goals for the national team of England) and Jackie (35, 6) Charlton.

"I did not even think that someday, like my brothers, I would represent England," he quotes never acting on a professional level and completing an amateur career because of Tommy's injury to the Air Force. - We have so many good players in the country, "pedestrians", that I did not expect to get into the team. I hope, we will manage to beat Italy and please the fans ".

Charlton Jr.

passed the national selection in March and was in a team over 60 years old, which, by the way, will be played by the famous Alan Kennedy, who won the Liverpool Cup of Champions in 1981 and 1984.

Currently, "pedestrian" football is developing in 35 countries. In addition to running, during the matches the players' physical contacts are minimized, strikes are banned through themselves and direct hits on the goal with free throws.

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