Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has been announced as a patron of Cure Leukaemia.

Lineker commented 'I'm incredibly proud to become a patron of Cure Leukaemia and there are two reasons why. Firstly, my son contracted leukaemia when he was a tiny baby and to be perfectly honest, if there weren't people raising money for research he wouldn't be with us today. That has really motivated me into wanting to help out. Secondly, Cure Leukaemia are trailblazers in this fight against this horrible disease via the funding of the globally-significant Trials Acceleration Programme (TAP). They have exciting plans to fund the equivalent programme for children'.