Bracknell Town striker Liam Ferdinand and former Reading City forward Mitchell Parker will head to the Falkland Islands on Wednesday 7th November to play for a FA XI and now the shirt they will wear has been revealed.
A spokesperson for the Falkland Islands government said: “The FA XI will be wearing standard England kits but they will be known as a Football Association XI.”
Ferdinand may be joined by team mate Joe Grant on the trip which appears to include a match on Saturday and Sunday according to the itinerary, but there has been no update on the squad composition.
Here’s the shirt the FA players will be wearing:
Ferdinand will be the latest player associated with Bracknell to wear a national shirt after Sam Barratt represented England C while playing for Maidenhead United.
On Tuesday, the Falkland Islands twitter account revealed the shirt the Islands players will turn out in.
The #Falklands team #football kit has arrived for the 3pm 10.11.18 #FA XI match against players from @barkingfc @BasildonUTDYFC @BracknellTownFC @BuryTownFC @Buxton_FC @csp_afc @didcottownfc @HertfordTownFC @HT_FC @levgreenfc @NorthwoodFC @ReadingCityFC @StPaulsFc @Withamtownfc pic.twitter.com/D4TQylVGHD
— FalklandsinUK (@FalklandsinUK) October 30, 2018
Main image by David Loveday.
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