Marcus Stewart has urged fans from Bristol and beyond to revel in a "celebration of football" and raise awareness of motor neurone disease (MND) when teams of legends from across the game clash at the Memorial Stadium in May.
The Bristol Rovers legend, who also represented Bristol City, Ipswich Town, Sunderland and others with distinction throughout a fine playing career, was diagnosed with MND 12 months ago. MND is a rare condition that affects the brain and nerves which significantly shortens life expectancy.
There is no cure for the disease, but Stewart and his wife Louise want to do all they can to raise money for the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation and the Motor Neurone Disease Association to benefit future sufferers and support efforts to find drugs that can cure or significantly delay the symptoms.
