10 Mar 2010Celebrities don 'shirt of hurt' for Sport Relief

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Former players and celebrity football fans are being encouraged to wear the shirt of their team's biggest rivals as part of the BBC's Sport Relief fundraising drive.

The 'shirt of hurt' campaign was started by BBC Radio Five Live presenter Danny Baker and has already claimed several high-profile victims, including Match of the Day 2 host Adrian Chiles and DJ Colin Murray.

Lifelong West Bromwich Albion fan Chiles donned a Wolverhampton Wanderers shirt to present his show, while Liverpool supporter Murray joined in by pulling on an Everton jersey.

Shortly after Chiles's stunt, the tables were turned when former England striker Steve Bull, the all-time record goalscorer at Wolves, agreed to wear a Baggies shirt.

Baker has revealed that the next participant is set to be actor Ray Winstone, who will be swapping his beloved West Ham United colours with the DJ's favourite Millwall top this Saturday (March 13th).

This year's Sport Relief will run from March 19th to 21st, with people around the country being encouraged to join in by completing the Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile.

Written by Mark Thompson

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