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Paul Gorst

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher to be reunited as Jude Bellingham joins Merseyside cause

Steven Gerrard is set to reunite with fellow Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher this month to help raise funds for the Football For Change initiative as Jude Bellingham becomes the latest ambassador for the cause.

Iconic former Reds captain Gerrard signed up to give his support to the FFC campaign last year as he joined the likes of Gary Lineker and his former team-mate at Anfield Carragher.

Current Liverpool stars Trent Alexander-Arnold and James Milner are also patrons of the Merseyside-based charity that aims to help young people in some of the most deprived communities in the north west.

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Back in November, Alexander-Arnold donated his executive box for April's Merseyside derby at Anfield to a half-dozen Reds fans, fetching £14,000 in the process at a Titanic Hotel event that raised £250,000.

And Aston Villa boss Gerrard will sit down with Carragher for the Football For Change VIP Chairman's lunch at a city centre hotel for a Q&A session hosted by broadcaster Alastair Campbell.

Brit Award-nominee Tom Grennan is set to perform on the day as FFC looks to continue its work of raising hundreds of thousands for young people across the region with the help of some of the most famous footballing names in the country.

Carragher, who is chairman of the Football For Change initiative, said: “Tom is a fantastic musician and we’re looking forward to having him perform this intimate and one-off at the fundraising lunch next week. It is going to be a great afternoon. It is incredible that Steven will be joining us for it too.”

Public relations executive Dan Hughes, who helped launch Football For Change added: “The event is already set to be an incredible occasion, with Gerrard and Carragher reuniting to take part in a special Q&A in front of a select audience of footballers and business leaders.

“Adding Tom Grennan to the line-up, and having him perform is only going to make the event even better.”

Borussia Dortmund star Bellingham became the latest to put his name to the cause this week as he joined Everton duo Anthony Gordon and Andre Gomes as well as Gary Neville, Leeds winger Jack Harrison and Wolves captain Conor Coady.

"I'm really proud to support Football For Change," Bellingham said. "It's a unique collaboration between business leaders and footballers who are combining their efforts to help young people facing disadvantages in some of the most challenged communities in the country.

"We're aiming to fund projects which support young school leavers, particularly those who are facing economic and social barriers to achieving their potential, intro education, employment or training.

"We're also deploying business leaders and football as role models to help young people facing adversity onto a positive path in life. We want to change lives and improve social mobility."

Football For Change's gala launch at the Titanic Hotel in November saw over a quarter of a million raised at a black-tie dinner that was bookended by performances from M People's Heather Small and Pixie Lott, with a special-guest appearance from Rod Stewart.

For more information about the Football For Change lunch please email josh@thisgeneration.uk

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