Portsmouth FC fans raise cash for charity in Gibraltar

PUBLISHED: August 16, 2012 at 7:00 pm • LAST EDITED: August 25, 2012 at 8:08 am
Andalucia, Gibraltar • 1 Comments

• Pompey fans cheer on their beloved team

FANS of cash-strapped Portsmouth FC have raised over £1,000 for charity after descending on the Rock for a match against Gibraltar’s national team.

Nearly 500 supporters travelled from the UK and across Spain to cheer on Pompey, who eventually lost 4-0 in the pre-season friendly.

Portsmouth’s Costa del Sol supporter’s club chairman Gary Benham turned his home into an impromptu B&B for around 60 fans, all in aid of the Tom Prince Teenage Cancer Research Trust.

The charity is named after a young Portsmouth fan who died in 2004 from an aggressive form of the disease, known as Osteosarcoma.

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August 18th, 2012 12:25 am

its always amazed me that with all the ex pats here along the coast that pompey were the first supporters club from the english leagues to be established here in 2000??but they always create a good atmosphere wherever they go..known for it.

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