TORONTO, June 6, 2011 - NXNE and Right To Play are pleased to announce the fifth annual "Put the Boot In" Charity Soccer Match, taking place on Sunday, June 19, 2011  at Lamport Stadium in the heart of Liberty Village in Toronto. The annual full-field soccer match pits the rough-and-tumble "Rockers" against "the Rollers" (a roundup of the deadliest selection of media ringers and a handful of hangers-on...)

Team Captain Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene) is confident that his fresh-off-the-stage team of Rockers are up to the task. He's joined by Nick Greaves (Most Serene Republic), Matt Murphy (Flashing Lights), Murray Foster (Great Big Sea), Darrin Pfeiffer (Goldfinger), Hayley Gene (Tuzo) and many other road-weary musicians who will vie for the Queen and Beaver Cup.

The Rollers team is Captained by Olympic medallist Adam van Koeverden who is confident his team of ragtag media personalities are up to scruff for this year's match. The line-up includes Entertainment Tonight Canada's Rick Campanelli, actor Adam Fergus (Being Erica), host of The Score's 'The Footy Show' James Sharman, award-winning CBC journalist Tom Harrington, the Buffalo Sabres' Steve Montador and journalists from the Toronto Standard, TCHAD, Bravo!  the Globe and Mail, Panicmanual, DirectKickTV, among others.

The Toronto FC will, as usual, send along a handful of trusty players as coaching staff for the afternoon to whip the bedraggled players into shape.

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Spectators are welcome to attend on a pay-what-you-can basis. Kids get in free. All proceeds of the event go to support Right To Play, the leading humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to change children's lives in areas affected by war, poverty and disease. The afternoon also features an on-site raffle with great prizes donated by a variety of local businesses.

In honour of Father's Day, the day will include a one hour kids scrimmage for children 12 and under. Field gates open at 11:30 a.m. and the kids game begins at 12:30 p.m. Parents must RSVP their children to participate to kidssoccer@nxne.com.
 
"Put the Boot In" is coordinated by a volunteer committee of business and music industry professionals. Sponsors who are supporting the 2011 event include Sonic Bids (sponsoring the Rockers team), the Toronto Standard (sponsoring the Rollers team) as well as Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., NXNE, The Queen and Beaver Public House, and Umbro.

 

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