ENGLAND stars Declan Rice and James Maddison will swap their boots for arrows this weekend when they face-off in a darts lockdown tournament.
The Three Lions pair will be joined by West Brom striker Charlie Austin and Scotland and Preston star Paul Gallagher for a ‘Darts at Home Footballers Special’ at 2pm on Sunday.
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James Maddison and Declan Rice will swap their boots for arrows when they face-off in a darts lockdown tournamentCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The two Premier League and two Championship players will battle each other over the internet live from their living rooms as they bid to become crowned football’s top darts player.
West Ham midfielder Rice will face Leicester forward Maddison in the opening match of the round-robin format.
All matches are the best-of-three legs and players will start each leg on 301 not the traditional 501.
It will be broadcast live on the PDC’s YouTube channel and fans can donate to the NHS Charities Together.
If successful, the plan is to extend the event to other sports like cricket and boxing.
Then there would be a special one-off champions’ tournament involving the group winners.
Darts At Home: Footballers Special (Sunday May 10): James Maddison v Declan Rice; Paul Gallagher v Charlie Austin; Declan Rice v Charlie Austin; James Maddison v Paul Gallagher; Paul Gallagher v Declan Rice; Charlie Austin v James Maddison.
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