A Special Day At Paradise

Shay Given signs up for ‘A Match For Cancer’ charity game.

HE is no stranger to Celtic Park, but returning to Paradise this September will be particularly meaningful for former Celtic youth goalkeeper Shay Given.

Now a goalkeeping coach at Derby County, Given has signed up to take part in ‘A Match for Cancer’, sponsored by Dafabet, on September 8 (kick-off 2pm) and he is thrilled at the prospect of teaming up alongside some old friends.

The match will see Celtic legend, Stiliyan Petrov and Liverpool midfielder, James Milner pull together opposing squads and Shay has had the pleasure of playing with both team captains during his career.

Having played alongside Stiliyan at Aston Villa and James at both Newcastle United and Manchester City, he has actually been invited to feature by both and has jumped at the chance to play in front of the Celtic Park faithful.

He said: “I think it was a joint effort from Stan and James. I’ve known them both for a long time now and they’re both great guys. I was delighted to help when they asked me to play.