Rod Stewart is donating £10,000(€13,000 equivalent) to Carlisle United to assist the club in its recovery following recent flooding.
Carlisle's media officer Andy Hall has revealed that Stewart's representatives contacted him this week about the money, according to the BBC.
Carlisle's Brunton Park stadium was badly damaged by flooding from Storm Desmond in December. As a result, the team was obliged to play away from home for weeks.Rod - a long-timeCeltic fan - is scheduled to perform a gig at Brunton Park in June.
"To us it's a measure of the man, " Mr Hall told BBC Cumbria. "He's been fantastic to work with since day one when they came to do a reconnaissance of the stadium to see if he could play a concert here. For someone internationally renowned to help us puts smiles on faces."
The announcement arrives as Carlisle United host Everton in the FA Cup, the club's second game back at Brunton Park since the stadium was flooded.
