28 Jan Drogba, Trezeguet, Yorke headline host of stars in Football For Fires fundraiser

A host of stars have agreed to play in a charity football match designed to help those affected by the devastating Australian bushfires.

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, French World Cup winner and European champion David Trezeguet and ex-Manchester United star Dwight Yorke headline a slew of former players pulling on the boots on May 23.

Fellow ex-Red Devil Park Ji-sung and former Juventus and Italian midfielder Claudio Marchisio will also travel to Australia to take part.

Drogba, 41, won four Premier League titles and a Champions League crown with the Blues, scoring 164 goals in 381 games over two spells. The Ivorian striker last played for MLS side Phoenix Rising in 2018.

Mark Bosnich, John Aloisi and recently retired Socceroo Mark Milligan will also feature in the bushfire relief match in what will be the final game at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium before its redevelopment.

Below are the players taking part in the Football for Fires match:

Didier Drogba
David Trezeguet
Dwight Yorke
Claudio Marchisio
Dario Simic
John Aloisi
Dwayne De Rosario
Ji-Sung Park
Simon Colosimo
Tore Andre Flo
Alecko Eskandarian
Mark Bosnich
Con Boutsianis
Pedro Mendes
Le Cong Vinh
Emile Heskey
Michael Bridges
Geremi
Stephen Appiah
Rustu Recber
Mark Milligan