Pop stars, actors and football legends are set to play in a charity football match this bank holiday.
The latest names to be announced for the match at the King Power Stadium on Monday, May 26 include comedians John Bishop and James Corden, Towie star Mark Wright and cricketing legend Freddie Flintoff.
TV presenter Piers Morgan will also be managing one of the teams and former Leicester City stars Steve Walsh and Muzzy Izzet are also involved.
Tweeting about the match, Piers Morgan said: "Two weeks to go – start panicking."
More than 10,000 tickets have already been sold for the Niall Horan Charity Football Challenge.
Organiser and One Direction star, Niall, is to lead a team including fellow band mates Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson, Olly Murs, James Corden, John Bishop, Freddie Flintoff, Jack Whitehall, Ronan Keating, Robbie Fowler, Jason McAteer, Mark Wright, Matt Le Tissier, Terry Phelan, Gareth Gates and Keith Duffy.
The other team, managed by Piers Morgan and captained by Robbie Savage, is scheduled to include Rod Stewart, Jimmy Bullard, Martin Kemp, Michael Vaughan, John Aldridge, Kevin Davies, Robert Pires, Ashley Taylor-Dawson, Shayne Ward, Steve Walsh, Muzzy Izzet, Dean Holdsworth, Mark Chapman and Danny O'Carroll.
The match will raise money for three charities – the Foxes Foundation, Irish Autism Action and another autism charity, the UK Heart and Minds Challenge.
Former Southampton and England player Matt Le Tissier tweeted: "Lookin 4ward to playing at the King Power Stadium on 26th May on @NiallOfficial team v @piersmorgan team. Come along and watch."
Leicester City ambassador Alan Birchenall said the line up was "all star".
He said: "You put them together and it is one glorious mix. Obviously the foxes foundation is close to my heart.
"Hopefully there will be a great turnout – it is an opportunity for people to see their favourite show-business people.
"We have had a fantastic season as a football club. We are a Premier League club and have a Premier League charity match.
"It also enables three charities to put a lot of money in for a good cause.
"It will be a great occasion, a great way to finish off a great season, to have all these stars performing for charity."
Cheryl Broadfoot, ambassador for UK Heart and Minds Challenge, said: "The more names that get added, the more gob smacked I become. It is amazing the amount of support we have been given.
"Everyone is working very closely together to make it the best day possible.
"The money is going to make a fantastic difference. It will be used to continue to support families affected by autism."
She added that it was going to be a great day.
"My daughter is really excited, she is already planning her outfit," she said.
A Leicester City club spokesman said: "Leicester City are delighted to be hosting the stars of One Direction at King Power Stadium for the Niall Horan Charity Football Challenge this month.
"The event has been really well received by fans with over 10,000 tickets already sold, meaning it should be a great day for the whole family.
"The money raised will go to a number of worthy causes, including our own LCFC Foxes Foundation, which supports numerous charities in Leicestershire and beyond."
Kick-off is at 3pm. Tickets start at £16. Go to:
www.ticketmaster.co.uk
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