Tuesday 15 September 2015 14:24, UK
Vinnie Jones has agreed to become an official ambassador for the Leeds United Foundation.
Leeds' official club charity has announced the former midfielder and Hollywood actor, 50, will take on the role for its flagship disability programme Ability Counts.
Jones said: "It's an absolute honour to become an ambassador for the Leeds United Foundation and the Ability Counts Programme.
"The Foundation helps thousands of people with physical and mental disabilities every year and is a cause really close to my heart.
"Leeds United is a magnificent club with magnificent supporters and the work the Foundation do as the club's own charity really helps bind the community together and unite the city.
"It's a real hidden gem and I am proud to support the Foundation. We will make a difference, we will march on together."
Jones, who starred in hit films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Swordfish and X-Men 3, follows Leeds boxer Josh Warrington into an ambassador role for the charity after the featherweight's appointment last month.
The Foundation's head of partnership development Simon Fox said: "Vinnie is a global icon in both the football and movie world.
"It is a landmark moment for the Foundation to attract someone of his calibre and standing and it will allow us to strengthen our hugely successful disability programme and gain additional support."
Ability Counts helps thousands of individuals lead more active and healthier lives, delivering over 6,000 cerebral palsy sessions every year as well as supporting those with physical, sensory, learning, mental and pervasive challenges.
Jones became a cult hero at Elland Road when he was signed by Howard Wilkinson in 1989. He spent two seasons at the club and played a key role in their promotion to the top flight in 1990.
