Michael Carrick Testimonial

Michael Carrick has been awarded a 2017 Testimonial by Manchester United and will be donating all profits to charity.

The Michael Carrick Foundation has been created to distribute proceeds to chosen charities through the newly-created Michael Carrick Foundation, itself a registered charity.

The game will mark Michael's 11 years with the club and the major highlight will be the match between Manchester United 2008 and Michael Carrick All-Stars XI; to be played at Old Trafford on Sunday 4th June 2017. The confirmed list of players for the United team include players such as Edwin van der Sar, Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs. While the All-Stars line-up will feature Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Michael Owen to name a few.

The charities to which the testimonial proceeds will be distributed by the foundation will be based in Manchester and Newcastle initially, focusing on young people and their development. The vision of the Michael Carrick Foundation is to create opportunities for children to feel safe, valued and inspired to achieve.

Also benefitting will be projects of the Manchester United Foundation which works across some of the most deprived areas of Greater Manchester, using the passion for Manchester United to help and inspire youngsters.

The testimonial was awarded by the club at the request of a testimonial committee following Michael’s service of over eleven years to the club, including a recent period as vice-captain.