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Christina Schmid visits Fratton Park to support nPower Tickets For Troops Month

Tickets for Troops patron Christina Schmid was at Fratton Park last weekend to support the npower Tickets for Troops Month.

Throughout November, Football League title sponsor npower provided 950 tickets for members of our Armed Forces, so they could go and watch 19 games at 13 different clubs.

Forces campaigner Christina took a tour of the stadium and met Portsmouth legend Linvoy Primus on the pitch ahead of Pompey's 1-1 draw with Leicester City last Saturday.

Christina, whose late husband Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his work defusing bombs in Afghanistan, said: "Tickets for Troops is a brilliant charity.

"Offering free tickets is a terrific gesture of thanks for the hard work undertaken by each and every member of our Armed Forces.

"npower's Tickets for Troops Month is a great initiative and I would be delighted to see it repeated next year." 

Emma Collins, npower Head of Sponsorship, added: "We are tremendously proud of our Armed Forces. We are grateful for all they do for this country.

"November is a time for remembrance. We hope the 950 servicemen and women who enjoyed tickets as part of npower Tickets for Troops Month enjoyed the matches and the clubs they visited."

The 13 clubs involved in npower Tickets for Troops Month, selected for their proximity to major UK barracks, were: Aldershot Town, Oldham Athletic, Oxford United, Preston North End, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town, Colchester United, Hereford United, Swindon Town, Leeds United, Cardiff City, Plymouth Argyle and Portsmouth.

The Football League - and all member clubs - regularly donate tickets to Tickets for Troops.