On Thursday 1st May, I will get the chance to fulfill a lifeling ambition to play a football match at a professional stadium.

I'll be playing at Hillsborough (the home of Sheffield Wednesday) in a team of University staff all raising money in support of Motor Neuron Disease research at the University of Sheffield.

Please make a donation today to support the work.

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MND is a terminal condition. It affects the brain and there is currently no cure. 1 in every 300 people, across all UK communities, will develop MND in their lifetime. MND kills six people in the UK every day, with a third of those diagnosed losing their lives within just a year. Tragically, there are currently no treatments that can stop it. Your support can make a much needed breakthrough in MND come sooner. And improve the lives of patients long into the future.

I'll keep you updated how the match goes and fingers crossed I can put in a good performance!

Thanks for your support.