One Direction star Louis Tomlinson to don number 28 shirt in Doncaster Rovers debut

Tuesday 10 September 2013 10:30 BST

Hopefully Tomlinson will do better than during his last match (PA)

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Pop star Louis Tomlinson is to fulfil a lifelong dream this month when he plays for Doncaster Rovers.

More used to stepping out onto the stage of the O2 Arena or Madison Square Gardens, Tomlinson will reportedly wear the number 28 shirt in a Central League game against Scunthorpe United at the Keepmoat Stadium. Proceeds from the September 18 game will go to Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.

He - and no doubt his management - will be hoping he fares better than during his last football game, a charity match, when he hobbled from the pitch to vomit on the sidelines after a robust tackle from Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor.

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