Sam Fender teams up with Newcastle United to auction worn Carabao Cup football shirts for charity

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Sam Fender has teamed up with Newcastle United to auction off Carabao Cup shirts, with the funds raised going to charity. Find out more below.The new auction gives Newcastle United fans a chance to own a piece of football history, as shirts worn by the team during the Carabao Cup quarter-final victory at St.

James’ Park are officially available to buy.They come with a bespoke design which celebrates the North Shields-born singer, songwriter and guitarist, and each shirt has been match-worn or issued and signed by players including Alexander Isak, Bruno Guimarães and Joelinton.Available on MatchWornShirt, the proceeds raised from the auction will be donated to the Newcastle United Foundation.

This will benefit community initiatives across the North East, heading to programmes that promote education, opportunities, health and social inclusion for young people and families in the area.Each shirt comes with a personal digital certificate of authenticity, and bidding is open now.

The auction will run until January 19 and you can visit here to place a bid and find out more information.The charity efforts from Fender come in celebration of his highly-anticipated third album ‘People Watching’, which is set to be shared on February 21 via Polydor (pre-order/pre-save here).The record was produced by Fender alongside his bandmates Dean Thompson and Joe Atkinson, producer Markus Dravs and The War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel.He first hinted that he had been working with the latter back in March 2024, sharing footage of them in the studio together alongside producers, engineers and other musicians.