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A star football team is in the running for a tribute match to Liam Miller in Cork in September.
Former Celtic midfielder, Manchester United and Ireland lost his fight against pancreatic cancer in February at the age of 36.
Ryan Giggs, Robbie Keane, Damien Duff, Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand are some of the most popular.
Roy Keane will lead a team of former Manchester United players against Martin O'Neill's Celtic and Irish Republic at Turners Cross, Cork City on Tuesday, September 25th. Keane's team includes Nicky Butt, David May, Denis Irwin and Ronny Johnsen.
Opponents drawn from the Irish team and Celtic will include Stephen Carr, Kevin Doyle and Kevin Kilbane.
Speaking before the game, Keane, who was Miller's captain at Old Trafford, said he was "delighted" to be part of the tribute game for someone who played for "club and country ".
"Liam unfortunately died last February but he remains one of our teammates and this tribute is an opportunity to celebrate his career in the field but also to remember the man that he was far from football, "he said.
The proceeds of the match and a subsequent gala dinner will help Miller Clare's widow and their three children, and Marymount Hospice, where he died.
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