How would you like to 'Live The Dream' at Stamford Bridge on Friday 26^th May 2017 (kick-off 19:45pm) and take part in a truly memorable 90 minute match on the hallowed turf?

Well now's your chance as Football Aid -  www.footballaid.com - are offering Blues fans the unique opportunity to create their own piece of club history by playing at Stamford Bridge in 2017, while raising valuable funds for charity at the same time.

Football Aid have been organising charity games for over 15 years now and are regarded as the original and best in delivering the ultimate pitch day experience. The game offers Chelsea fans the unrivalled opportunity to experience a matchday in the same way the likes of Thibaut Courtois, Gary Cahill, Eden Hazard, Diego Costa and the rest of the squad do every other week.

As a player you'll get the chance to pull on your very own exclusive personalised Chelsea replica shirt, experience the thrill of walking down the tunnel to the sound of a cheering crowd and step out onto the hallowed turf proudly sporting your official playing kit and represent The Blues in a never to be forgotten 90 minutes of football!

To add to that, the matches at Stamford Bridge have also been supported by a host of fantastic Chelsea legends, with the likes of Clive Walker, John Bumstead, Scott Minto, Gary Chivers and Jason Cundy all lending their extra special support by playing alongside or managing the fans on their big day.

Positions are now available for Bidding from just £195 and securing a position couldn’t be easier, just visit www.footballaid.com and choose the Chelsea game. You’ll then have three options: Option 1: Bid to Play - Enter your Maximum Bid and if you're the highest bidder when the position closes you'll win your place on your Field of Dreams, or Option 2: Buy Now - Close the auction early and secure your place with a one off payment online and Option 3: Sponsored to Play - Pay a non-refundable £100 deposit for your place, then pay off the remaining balance anytime before Fri 31^st March. Positions close for Bidding Tue 28th - Thu 30th March.

Chelsea fan Matt Day took part in 2007 and told Football Aid about his experience after the game:

"Can I just say a huge thank you for yesterday, I fulfilled a lifetime ambition by playing at Stamford Bridge! (Despite the fact that "Playing" may not be the correct choice of words!) A thoroughly enjoyable day thanks to all those involved for arranging it". 

So if you're keen to secure a place on your Field of Dreams this season, why not visit www.footballaid.com and sign up today! If you’d like any additional information, you can call Football Aid on tel: 0131 220 5999, e-mail: [email protected], post on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/footballaid or send a tweet to @FootballAid.

Since forming in 2001 Football Aid have allowed over 17,000 football fans the chance to Live the Dream in 645 matches all over the UK, while raising over £2.3M for charity. The unique concept was the brainchild of businessman and Football Aid Founder Craig Paterson and funds raised from this year's event will benefit the work of a charitable project nominated by Football Aid’s parent charity Field of Dreams.

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A friend of mine did this at the King Power and had a brilliant time. He nutmegged Matty Elliott!

I might actually do this.

Only £1,450 to ensure that you can secure 90 mins playing time 

Yikes.

@FootballAidMan Curious to know what % of money raised is given to the charities ?

Striker position gone, would have to play Right Back or Centre Mid :(

What about left wing, left back or up top?  Loved playing in those areas.

I was too lazy for centre mid and not composed enough 

Hi Zola,

Thanks for your interest, as you point out the 90min Buy Now prices are set at a premium due to the exceptional demand for our Chelsea game, however positions are also available for Bidding and some of the 45min positions are sitting at just £195 as it stands, so there’s every chance those interested will be able to sign up for quite a bit less than the highest quoted prices.

With regards to our charitable donations, thanks to the fantastic support of our fans our parent charity Field of Dreams has been able to donate over £212,000 to charitable causes in the last 2 years alone and over £2.3M has been donated to charities since we were founded in 2001. In that time we've organised 645 games and allowed over 17,000 fans to Live the Dream.

We do have a number of costs we have to cover for our events, including purchasing the official strips, matchday balls, travel, accommodation, year round staffing and operational costs, and that means like every other charity we're unable to donate all the income we generate to charity, however we have a very small team of staff and are fortunate to have the support of students and helpers during the events period which keeps our costs down.

The exact percentage we're able to donate to charity varies each year depending on the amount of clubs that host events, but since 2001 we've been able to donate a sizable percentage of our income to charity, while providing our supporters with a great experience at the same time. 

If anybody would like to know more about our charity activity then you can see details here - http://www.footballaid.com/field-dreams and our parent charity Field of Dreams is registered with the Scottish Charity Regulator here - http://www.oscr.org.uk/search-oscr/charity-details?number=SC030419#results

We like to think that everybody benefits from our events, the players get a once in a lifetime experience, their friends and family get to come along and cheer them on and we're able to raise money for charity at the same time. 

Kind Regards

The Football Aid Team