WE have declared this Thursday Football Shirt Thursday.
With England playing Wales and Northern Ireland taking on Ukraine in Euro 2016, The Sun wants YOU, our loyal army of charitable readers, to help celebrate the biggest day in British football in decades.
Whoever you support, wear your club or country’s shirt to work on the day and give £2 to the Bobby Moore Fund.
England World Cup legend Bobby, right, died of bowel cancer in 1993, aged 51. His widow, Stephanie, set up the charity to fund research into the disease, which kills 44 people a day in the UK.
We want to see you kitted out and doing your bit, so upload a picture to social media using the hashtag #footballshirtthursday.
You will not be alone in helping. Welsh singing sensation Katherine Jenkins is backing our fundrasier.
The 35-year-old, an ambassador for Macmillian Cancer Support, said: “Come on, wear your shirts with pride, enjoy the game and help tackle cancer.”
Former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison will be taking a break from recording her new Channel 5 dating programme show, It’s Not You, It’s Me, to get her kit on.
Vicky, 28, said: “Howay, wear your shirt to work, support our boys and raise a load of cash to beat cancer.”
Companies across Britain are encouraging staff to take part, with credit reference agency Experian among those screening the England-Wales match.
More than 11,000 workers at 492 Morrisons stores will be wearing football shirts. And the supermarket has kindly agreed to collect donations, with buckets at 8,300 tills.
Teacher Dan King, who watched England draw with Russia in the France-hosted tournament while on a stag do in Marseille last weekend, will be joining pupils at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary in Bournemouth in wearing his footie shirt.
PE co-ordinator Dan, 26, said: “When I put my England shirt on I won’t just be proud to support my team, I’ll also know I’ll be supporting a great charity.”
Bristol greengrocer Simon Line, 28, is also getting in on the fun and said: “Everyone round here can get behind the team and raise money for charity.”
Scaffolders Adam Styles and Jack Blackmore, 40, will be sporting their shirts in Basingstoke, Hants.
England fan Adam, 28, said: “A group of us will be there to wind Jack up. He’s the only Welsh guy working here so gets a lot of stick when it comes to sport.”
Jack, who is originally from Glynneath, South Wales, added: “Hopefully I’ll spot more red shirts. It would be nice to know I’m not the only Welsh fan in Basingstoke.”
WEAR your team's shirt and donate £2 to the Bobby Moore Fund.
Text HERO062 (that's Bobby's shirt number 06 and 2 for £2) to 70070.
For more information go to https://donation.cancerresearchuk.org/football-shirt-thursday
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