£1m of the proceedings raised by Arsenal Legends v Milan Glorie on Saturday is set to go towards building football pitches in London, Jordan and Somalia in order to give the children in these areas something to enjoy.

Ivan Gazidis spoke about the charity match set to go ahead on Saturday, which features Jens Lehmann, David Seaman, Martin Keown, Marc Overmars, Ray Parlour, Emmanuel Petit, Pascal Cygan, Gilberto, Nigel Winterburn, Kolo Toure, Robert Pires, Freddie Ljungberg, Sylvain Wiltord, Anders Limpar, Gilles Grimandi and Kanu.

Arsenal have worked closely with Save the Children for a long time and we’ve teamed up with them again to build football pitches in areas where the children aren’t fortunate enough to already have them.

Speaking recently, Gazidis said, “It’s important that football and clubs like Arsenal use the global passion for the game to make a difference.

“This game gives us all a chance to create something very special here on the doorstep of Emirates Stadium and in places where children are fleeing war and drought. 

“Using the Arsenal name and football as a motivating force, the club – together with its supporters, returning legends and visitors from Milan – are helping to fund pitches in places where children are living in challenging circumstances.  

“These children are often football fans. The game is part of the joy of their childhood. In some places, so much of that joy has been stripped away by what they’re going through, but football pitches provide them with a place they can play, where they can be children again and do something they love.”

It’s always good to see where this money goes. The match is bound to be a great day out and it’s fantastic to see that proceedings will go to a good cause. This is just one of many examples of brilliant charity work that the Arsenal Foundation does.