Football fans living with dementia made history at Wembley Stadium when they joined England and Wales players as mascots for their international friendly. As part of the official charity partnership between Alzheimer's Society and The Football Associations of England and Wales, 22 dementia affected fans walked out and stood for the national anthem alongside the players.
Players of both teams also returned for the second half of the game wearing shirts with their names removed – drawing attention to memory loss, which is one of the most common symptoms of dementia.
A donation from the sale proceeds of the tickets will help fund the charity’s services and dementia research, whilst MatchWornShirt have also partnered with both The FA and The Football Association of Wales to auction off player shirts from the first half, with a percentage of the proceeds going towards Alzheimer's Society.
