Annual fundraiser honouring Legends of Football for music therapy charity @NordoffRobbins. Since 1996, £8.5m has been raised!
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Thirty years, two icons, one legendary night.
Legends of Football are delighted to announce this year’s recipients of the coveted award: Thierry Henry and Karen Carney⭐
In our 30th year of raising a total nine million pounds for music therapy of Nordoff and Robbins ⚽️🎶
Carra’s tribute to Thierry really had it all😂
20 years on from giving him nightmares - now teammates on the biggest show around 🤝
@Carra23 paid a lovely (albeit chaotic) tribute to our 2026 Legend of Football alongside Karen Carney🏆
Micah keeps catching strays🥲💔
BIG MEEKS MAYHEM😂
@Carra23 and @MicahRichards introduced our showcase prize: a day behind the scenes at #UCLToday courtesy of the brilliant @cbssportsgolazo
When Micah took over, chaos ensued🤪
A stumbling start to heroic end with an amazing gesture towards @nordoffrobbins
Legends of Football retweeted
Thierry Henry describes his connection with Nordoff and Robbins charity and non-verbal autistic Arsenal fan George ❤️
Combining the worlds of football and music for an extraordinary cause✨
Ahead of #LOF2026 and our 30th anniversary, our Legend of Football Thierry Henry alongside superstar and close friend Sharleen Spitteri visited the brilliant @nordoffrobbins centre in London🎶
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Now to hear from our other Legend! #LOF2026
The amazing, trailblazing Karen Carney not only came to visit our centre, but shared some lovely words on the work we do❤️
The man of the hour is here!🤩
Ahead of #LOF2026 Thierry stopper and told us all about his love for music, how Nordoff and Robbins took his breath away, and his love for UK garage?!?!
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What a special night at the Legends of Football, celebrating 30 years of football, music and fundraising for the brilliant Nordoff & Robbins
A privilege to see Thierry Henry and Karen Carney honoured, two exceptional footballers and, above all, two fantastic role models
Brilliantly presented by Geoff Shreeves and Kelly Cates
A real privilege to be at the CBS table (thank you, Matt!). It’s one of the highlights of my career to be part of this team, full of opinionated people, but even better teammates
A brilliant night for a brilliant cause ❤️⚽️
#LOF2026
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“I’m incredibly humbled to be recognised alongside some of the greats of the women’s game. Evenings like this play a huge role in helping Nordoff and Robbins improve people’s lives and I’m looking forward to celebrating and supporting the wonderful work they do.”
- Karen Carney
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