2016
SJ8097 : Temporary Football Pitch, MediaCityUK
taken 9 years ago, near to Trafford Park, Trafford, England
Temporary Football Pitch, MediaCityUK
This temporary pitch was erected on the plaza outside the BBC's Quay House building at MediaCityUK to accommodate "Battle of the Five-A-Sides", a 57 hour marathon of non-stop football to raise money for the Sport Relief charity.
The match, between teams representing BBC 5 live and Match of the Day started on Thursday morning and ended on Saturday evening by which time, £370592 had been raised for the charity (Link
BBC Sport).
About 1000 people played 30 minutes each alongside BBC pundits Robbie Savage and Alan Shearer.
The match, between teams representing BBC 5 live and Match of the Day started on Thursday morning and ended on Saturday evening by which time, £370592 had been raised for the charity (Link
About 1000 people played 30 minutes each alongside BBC pundits Robbie Savage and Alan Shearer.
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- Grid Square
- SJ8097, 1212 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 3 March, 2016 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 8 March, 2016
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 802 973 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.3397N 2:17.9405W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
- View Direction
- Northwest (about 315 degrees)