Football Stars Raise Over £18,000 in Combat Corona Charity FIFA Event

When it comes to what we miss most about football, there are any numbers of things on an ever-growing list. From the anxiety that can only come from looking forward to a big game before it kicks off, to the player interviews, the highlights, the aftershock of a managerial sacking or news headline, the memes, we miss it all.

Footballer-to-footballer banter is very high up on that list too, though. So it’s good news for football and Esports fans that the Combat Corona challenge has taken place, with some high profile footballers facing off in a couple of games of FIFA20 for the fans, with viewers on Twitch donating over £18,000 to combat the spread of Coronavirus in the process.

The action was really well presented, with some same-club clashes as well as deadly rivals swapping bragging rights too.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin took on Jordan Pickford in an all-Everton clash that saw the superstar striker get the better of his club and International teammate Pickford.