Boys only run to raise funds for testicular cancer research

300 men have already signed up to get fit with their footballing heroes this weekend and raise money and awareness for male cancer research.

Keep Your Eye On The Ball 5k is a running event with a football twist which will take place on Sunday in Victoria Park, east London. Registration for the event closes tomorrow.

A variety of professional footballers including Millwall striker Neil Harris, Derby County's Alan Stubbs, Notts County's Adam Tann and Hull City's Matt Duke will be taking part.

The exclusively male run is organised by the FA, the Professional Footballers Association and the Everyman Male Cancer Campaign.

The charity says that testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer in men aged between 15 and 45, with about 2,000 cases a year in the UK.

Incidence is increasing dramatically, by almost 4-fold in the last 50 years, but thanks to advances made at Everyman, testicular cancer is 99% curable if caught early, and with treatment the overall cure rate is 95%.