A football tournament held at the FA's national training centre in memory of a bank employee who died of a brain injury has raised more than £12,000 for Headway.
Now in its third year, the annual five-a-side match was hosted by national finance broker Aldermore to honour the firm's former employee Adam Massen at St George's Park, the Football Association's National Football Centre, in Staffordshire.
This year’s tournament, the biggest yet, saw a record 20 teams sign up, including 13 broker teams and a number of other financial services providers. Co-hosting the event was ex-professional footballer, Ray Parlour, who made more than 300 appearances for Arsenal and was capped 10 times for England during a glittering 20 year career.
The teams battled it out for the Adam Massen cup, the eventual winners were the talented players from LDF Operations Limited who beat Kennet Leasing in the final by a score of 1 - 0.
Carl D’Ammassa, Group Managing Director, Business Finance at Aldermore, said: “The whole day was a huge success and a fitting tribute to Adam Massen, our fondly remembered asset finance colleague and a big football fan.
“A huge thank you to all the teams that participated and congratulations to the winning team, LDF Operations Limited. It was great to see other funders participate this year making this a true industry wide charity event.
"Aside from the football, the biggest result of the day was beating our original target of raising £10,000, making this year’s tournament the best yet.
“Headway is a great charity to be involved with and it is our pleasure raising money for such a worthwhile cause, and one that is close to our hearts.”
Jo Plant, Director of Fundraising at Headway, said: “We are extremely grateful to Aldermore’s staff and all the other participants who took part. The tournament always has a wonderful atmosphere and is such a fitting memorial to Adam.
“The funds raised will help ensure more brain injury survivors and their families access crucial support from the charity.”
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