Game4Ukraine

Game4Ukraine was a charity football match played on 5 August 2023 to raise money for the United24 initiative, a fundraiser to help in Ukraine's rebuilding of facilities and infrastructure that suffered damage from the Russian invasion of Ukraine as well as the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War.

The event was covered by We Stream, who provided video and photo documentation of the entire match.

[5] Fans in the stadium, as well as those watching on TV in the UK and around the World, saw a great line-up of players and celebrities on the pitch.

There were also two DJ sets, two sopranos performing the national anthems, an address from the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, live stage performances from Tom Walker, Pete Doherty, BoomBox, Vakarchuk, Tom Grennan, and The Pretenders, as detailed below.

Pete performed a version of Dirty Old Town in Ukrainian, BoomBox with lead singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk performed Hey Hey Rise Up with his band, and Tom Walker followed with his first big hit, "Leave a Light On".

Game4Ukraine was a charity football match played on 5 August 2023 to raise money for the United24 initiative
Oleksandr Zinchenko, Photo of Oleksandr Zinchenko, captured by András Stefuca, part of the We Stream team, at Game4Ukraine.