1D’s Niall Horan raises over £300k with charity football game! so INSANE !

One Direction star Niall Horan has raised £300K for charity after organizing a star studded football match.

The 20-year-old put together the fixture – called the Niall Horan Charity Football Challenge – with the help of some of his celebrity friends.

'Team Niall' consisted of his One Direction bandmates, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne, along with a host of other celebs, including Jack Whitehall and James Corden.

The Little Things singer's team pitted their skills against a squas created by Piers Morgan, who enlisted the help of some of his famous pals, with the likes of Keith Duffy, getting their kit on for the good cause.

Over 15,000 people turned out for the match yesterday – most of whom we think are likely to be directioners if the screams were anything to go by – which saw Team Piers come out on top.

Niall took to his Twitter today to thank fans for their support, and said after the game: “Although my team didn’t win, I still enjoyed every minute of this game.

“I would like to thank all the players who donated their time free of charge to support this event. I am looking forward to making this even bigger and better next year. I am delighted we have raised significant funds for Irish Autism Action which is based in my home town of Mullingar, UK based Heart and Minds Challenge and the Leicester Foxes Foundation.”

In other fundraising news, fellow Directioner Liam Payne managed to raise £17,129.46 for cancer charity Letsfcancer after auctioning off his OnePiece. Isn't that nice?

Well done boys, we're very proud of you!