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Jessica Sansome

Who is Julie Fleeting on Soccer Aid 2020?

There's another debut on the Soccer Aid pitch and this time it's Julie Fleeting.

The Scottish former international footballer will join the World XI side for the charity football match on Sunday - which will air live on ITV from Old Trafford.

Julie, 39, last played as a striker for Scottish Women's Premier League club Glasgow City in 2016.

She previously spent nine years at Arsenal Ladies and was the first Scot to play as a full-time professional in the WUSA playing for San Diego Spirit.

Julie played for Scotland from the age of fifteen and won the Scottish Women's League title with Ayr and before picking up seventeen major trophies with Arsenal.

She was also awarded an MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours for services to women's football in 2008.

As for Soccer Aid, the charity match raises money for Unicef, which helps to support the organisations vital work protecting children in the UK and globally.

This year the charity will also recognised the impact coronavirus is having around the world.

As a result, this year, every £1 donated is automatically trebled thanks to the UK Government and Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance.

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