One Direction stars Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson will be heading to the Midlands today for the Niall Horan Charity Football Challenge. They will be joined by Olly Murs, Rod Stewart, and Robbie Fowler at Leicester's King Power Stadium.
Police and football bosses in Leicester are appealing to fans headed for One Direction star Niall Horan’s charity football match today to plan their travel carefully.
Three of the One Direction boys will be in Leicester for the charity match, with bandmates Louis Tomlinson and Wolverhampton's Liam Payne joining organiser Niall Horan for the event.
With thousands expected to flood through the gates of the King Power Stadium, heavy traffic is expected in the surrounding area.
In addition, Rawdykes Road will be closed before the match and afterwards.
Police match commander, Ch Supt Geoff Feavyor, said many people attending will be strangers to the area.
It isn't realistic to expect to be able to drop people outside the stadium and then pick them up again afterwards - 10,000 car drivers will have had the same idea.
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