{"id":687,"date":"2010-12-17T16:12:35","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T16:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?687"},"modified":"2010-12-17T16:12:35","modified_gmt":"2010-12-17T16:12:35","slug":"marathon-football-event-held-for-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/marathon-football-event-held-for-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Marathon football event held for Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A marathon football event has been held in an effort to generate cash for injured soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-hour tournament took place at Shepprton school and more than &pound;2,500 was raised through the spectacle, Staines News reports.<\/p>\n<p>It was kicked off by deputy mayor of Spelthorne Sam Budd and lasted from 14:00 GMT on Saturday December 11th and ended at the same time the following day.<\/p>\n<p>Around 96 games were played &ndash; with 704 goals scored in total &ndash; by more than 300 pupils, 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