SOU MADE IT

Football legend arrives in France to raise 1m for skin charity in Isla’s name

- RORY CASSIDY

FOOTBALL legend Graeme Souness and his team completed their swim across the English Channel yesterday raising more than £1.1million for charity.

The 70-year-old Scotland, Rangers and Liverpool icon took on the challenge after being inspired by the bravery of Scots schoolgirl Isla Grist and other children who suffer from painful skin condition epidermolysis bullosa (EB).

The team made up of Souness, Isla's dad Andy, and four others - was due to set off from Dover at midday yesterday.

But the challenge was brought forward by 14 hours, due to changes in the weather and tide forecasts.

Graeme and the others left England at 10pm on Saturday night and took 12 hours and 17 minutes to cross the 21-mile stretch of the channel.