Bent beach ball auctioned off | FourFourTwo

Newspaper the _News of the World_ won a fierce bidding war to secure the inflatable sphere - thrown on to the pitch by a Liverpool fan - which caused mass controversy at the Stadium of Light

on October 17 after the former Tottenham Hotspur forward's fifth-minute effort deflected in off it. The publication has donated the ball to the Alder Hey Imagine Appeal after obtaining

it from a Reds' supporter. The auction opened at 12pm on Saturday November 9 on eBay and will run for seven days. You may like To place a bid click here Alder Hey Imagine Appeal was

launched in 2005 and supports the amazing work of Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, which cares for 250,000 patients every single year. The busiest children’s hospital in Europe and treats

patients for everything from broken bones to more complex conditions such as cancer and congenital heart disease. The Appeal aims to raise around £3 million every year to improve the quality

of life for children in hospital by enhancing the environment to providing facilities for patients and their families. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox

every week. In addition, Imagine funds the most advanced medical equipment and research into those conditions our children suffer from today, in the hope that they won't in the future.