By Lloyd Webb
Robert Pires says raising money for The Arsenal Foundation was always the “first objective” of the legends match against Milan Glorie.
Saturday’s exhibition at Emirates Stadium raised £1m to build pitches in England, Somalia and Jordan, and the Arsenal Foundation ambassador says it’s important for former stars to help those less fortunate.
“It was the first objective,” Pires told Arsenal.com. “We play for the Arsenal Foundation, so the most important thing was to raise a lot of money for this foundation because they want to build some pitches in other countries.