For fans of certain generations, the sight of Brazil’s Roberto Carlos taking a few short steps before bursting into a long run-up and smashing a powerful, curling, swirling free-kick beyond a helpless goalkeeper with the outside of his lethal left foot is one of the most iconic in the history of football.
This weekend, supporters at the 3,000-capacity Dripping Pan will be hoping to see just that.
The former Real Madrid left-back, now 51, takes on his World Cup-winning team-mate and ex-Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva in a charity match in the Sussex town of Lewes.
Playing as team captains, the Brazil legends will find out who is drawn from a list of players including ex-Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann and striker Jeremie Aliadiere, as well as former Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov.
Carlos and Gilberto are co-founders of Striver, a social media app designed to prevent the sharing of abusive material, along with Sussex-based tech entrepreneur Tim Chase.
Chase has lost six friends to suicide, the most recent just four weeks ago, and Sunday’s match will be raising money for the suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably [CALM].
