Everton are set to hold a tribute game to mark 10 years since former Saint Alan Ball's death.

The World Cup winner's life will be remembered at the game, which will take place at Goodison Park on October 7.

Everton legends Andy Gray and Peter Reid will manage an ‘Alan Ball All-Stars XI’ against a Premier League XI led by Harry Redknapp and assisted by Saints legends Lawrie McMenemy and Matt Le Tissier.

The match will be kicked off by Sir Geoff Hurst and Colin Harvey.

Ex-Saints pair James Beattie and Peter Crouch have already confirmed they will be playing, with more stars due to be announced over the coming weeks.

Last April marked ten years since Ball’s passing and his children - Mandy, Keely and Jimmy - have been involved in organising a series of events to honour their father and give football fans across the country the opportunity to pay tribute to a legend of English football.

Jimmy Ball said: “As a family we have a huge gap in our lives still and we’ll never forget dad.

“This is something which came to our minds and we thought we’d ask the question. The club have got behind it and we are thrilled.

"We hope it will be a successful day and everyone has a fantastic time.

“I had my little girls on the pitch at Goodison against Burnley recently and they asked me ‘Why are they all clapping?’

“I said ‘They are clapping out of respect for your granddad because they loved him and he loved them.’

“It’s good for the grandkids to see that the stories we tell them are true that he was a special man.”