Ashton aid Team GB's Euro challenge

By David Watters

Ashton United

Ashton United are taking on the Great Britain Deaf Football Team team to help them prepare for a European qualifier against Greece.

Team GB's side are the most successfully Deaflympic team in the world and should prove a tough test for the Evo-Stik NPL Premier Division Robins having won the world title a record six times.

Still ranked No 1 in the world, they face Greece in September and play Ashton this Sunday at the Manchester Communication Academy in Silchester Drive, Harpurhey.

Kick off at the new home of the Manchester County FA is at 2pm. On Saturday Team GB also take on Hyde United's U21s in another warm-up friendly at Egerton Youth Club.

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