Sir Alex Ferguson to return to Old Trafford to manage GB and Ireland in Beckham charity match

A selection of footballing greats are among the stars being lined up for David Beckham's charity football match at Old Trafford next month.

Ryan Giggs, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho and Luis Figo will all appear along with other ex-England internationals and World Cup winners in Beckham's Match for Children to raise money for Unicef.

Former Manchester United managerSir Alex Ferguson will coach the Great Britain and Ireland team, with ex-Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti managing the Rest of the World XI.

Legendary Italian referee Pierluigi Collina will take charge of the sold-out match, which kicks off at 3pm on Saturday November 14.

Money raised through ticket sales and donations will help support some of the world's most vulnerable children through the charity Unicef.

Ex-England captain Beckham, who is a Unicef ambassador, said the match is a "fantastic opportunity" to improve the lives of children across the world.

Sir Alex Ferguson will return to manage GB and Ireland in the charity match next month. Credit: PA Images

Beckham added:

Here are the full squad lists for the game at Old Trafford on Saturday November 14th.

GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND: David Seaman, David James, Sol Campbell, John Terry, Phil Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Nicky Butt, David Beckham (captain), Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Michael Owen, Andy Cole.

REST OF THE WORLD: Edwin van der Saar, Cafu, Fabio Cannavaro, Alessandro Nesta, Patrick Vieira, Michael Ballack, Massimo Ambrosini, Robert Pires, Luis Figo, Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane (captain), Dwight Yorke, Patrick Kluivert, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Landon Donovan.