Roberto Carlos Comes Out Of Retirement To Play For Shrewsbury Sunday League Team

Sunday League teams around the country could enter eBay's ‘dream transfer raffle’, with a fee of just £5 needed take part in the once-in-a-life opportunity.

All of the funds from those fiver bids have gone towards educational charity Football Beyond Borders, a charity that uses football to change the lives of young people.

Ed Speller, who is the club's player-manager, couldn't believe his luck after entering the competition on a whim.

“Roberto Carlos is a legend and one of the top players to ever play the game, it was a proper ‘wow’ moment when we found out.

“Most people think I’m playing an elaborate trick on everyone, no-one could really believe it. I keep checking my phone thinking to myself someone might be having me on. It gets more surreal each day.

“We’re just an amateur pub team in Shropshire where everyone pays their own subs to pay, so it’s surreal to know he is coming to play with us.”

Callum Bebb, the club's resident centre-back, is "absolutely buzzing" at the thought of playing alongside the veteran defender, but the 29-year-old will not hold back if Carlos doesn't live up to expectations on the Sunday League stage.

"I found out through the team group chat on Friday afternoon and got very little work done afterwards," the 29-year-old told SPORTbible.

"We all knew the manager had entered us but nobody really believed him to begin with. These kind of things you read about and laugh. They don’t happen to you.

"He had some work to do to convince us all it was legit. Even now, I don’t think we’ve fully digested it yet.

"I can't wait to play alongside such a legend of the game, but I won’t hesitate to lambast him if he isn’t fulfilling his defensive duties."

Bebb added: "It's looking like it may well be the most people we