Meet The Sunday League Player Set To Be Benched For Roberto Carlos In One-Off Game

All the funds from bids are going to educational charity Football Beyond Borders and helping disadvantaged children.

29-year-old Liam, who plays for pub team Bull in the Barne United in the Greenhous Shrewsbury & District Sunday Football League, convinced player-manager Ed Speller to put a cheeky bid in.

"Honestly, I put about five seconds of thought into it, it was just a quick share to the group chat," Liam told SPORTbible.

"I didn’t enter and wasn’t planning on it but Ed Speller (manager and goalkeeper) threw an entry in for that 'what if scenario'.

"That was the last we heard about it as conversation moved on, we never thought we’d win.

"We thought it was a wind up, even though we knew we’d entered it seemed more likely to be a cruel joke. It took two days for us to really believe and at that point everyone’s heads had completely gone. I had to message my boss and apologise in advance for being less than productive, I literally couldn’t think straight.

"I’ve never seen everyone so engaged and together, the group chat has been non-stop, morale is at an all time high and we’re seeing record numbers at training. Everyone is working for their spot in the starting line-up. We’ve been putting out some content on socials to promote the day and share more about ourselves."

Carlos, having played with legends like Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Nazario and David Beckham, will now link up with Dan 'Meathead' Davis and Matt 'Chicken' Brown.

Liam, who has been with Bull in the Barne for five seasons, is the team's regular left-back and said he would "take the bench with good grace" to allow the World Cup winner into the starting XI.

But Carlos could well be playing further up the pitch and providing that Brazilian flair in attack.

Liam added: "There