Blackburn Rovers stars Damien Duff and David Dunn have paid tribute to the club's late benefactor Jack Walker by lining up in a very special team.

The Man Alive FC features a host of Premiership stars whose lives have all been touched by cancer coming together for a squad photograph.

The photo will be available as a 99p Father's Day card, which will be sold in Cancer Research's UK shops ahead of June 15 to persuade dads and sons to pay more attention to their health.

Damien, 24, said he was taking part in memory of Jack, who died in 2000 after losing his battle against cancer and whose millions helped Blackburn to a famous Premiership triumph in 1994/5,

The Republic of Ireland winger said: "I was devastated by the death of Jack from cancer. He practically made this club what it is today and I came through the Youth Academy with players like David Dunn under Jack, who was like a second father to me -- God bless him.

"The last few years of his life weren't good for Jack and it was sad to see his deterioration. Hopefully, Uncle Jack will be smiling now."

David, 23, said: "I wanted to be involved in the Man Alive FC because my auntie underwent treatment for breast cancer and I was greatly saddened by the death of Jack Walker. Like all the players here, I owe Uncle Jack an enormous debt of gratitude."

Other stars taking part include England internationals Sol Campbell, David James, Ashley Cole, former Blackburn Rovers striker, now with Southampton, James Beattie and former Rovers captain Tim Sherwood.

The initiative has been launched as a new league table of testicular cancer rates among the world's top 20 footballing nations shows Englishmen are three times as likely to develop the disease than Brazilians.

The aim of the campaign is to get men to confront cancer as a reality.

Manager of the team is Sir Bobby Robson, the Newcastle United manager who underwent treatment for a malignant growth in his nose in 1995 and three years earlier overcame bowel cancer.

Assistant manager is Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp, a friend and former team-mate of England's World Cup captain Bobby Moore, who died of bowel cancer in 1993.