The Alan Ball Memorial Cup: England v The World was played at Milton Keynes’ new stadium:mk in 2007 in front of 18,000 spectators.

Broadcast on Sky One, the game, which celebrated the life of Alan Ball, featured Ferdinand, Ince, Wise, Walker, David Gray, Le Saux, Schwarz, Limpar, Freund, Hysen, Schillachi, Amoruso, Carbone, Gough, Kevin Campbell, Darren Campbell, Fitzroy Simpson, Tamar Hassan, Danny Dyer, Frank Bruno, Allesandro Nivola, Vierchowod, Poyet, Signori, Baulch, Aldridge, Kamaark, Iwan Thomas, Southall, JK, Steve Thompson, Ben Cohen. The Alan Ball memorial cup was the first and only time since that stadium:mk has achieved an 18,000 attendance.