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SPORTS: Toronto is still under the sway of football club fever following Real Madrid’s recent clouting of our Toronto FC. On Saturday, soccer lovers and music fans will mix together at Athletes for Africa's 5v5 Charity Soccer Tournament. Teams of five players each have raised nearly twenty thousand dollars in advance of Saturday’s Cherry Beach games, the proceeds from which will go to a new youth centre in northern Uganda. The most successful fundraising team gets to play against the recently revealed “mystery” celebrity team consisting of Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, Ted Leo (of Pharmacists fame), two members of Great Big Sea, soccer whiz Steve Elias, and Athletes for Africa founder Adrian Bradbury. Other well-known players headlining their own teams are Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning and Eon Sinclair of Bedouin Soundclash. There are prizes for all attendees (players and fans), including possible invites to see Modest Mouse play the private after-party at the Sound Academy. Cherry Beach Fields (275 Unwin Avenue), Saturday 2–8 p.m., FREE to watch.

MUSIC: The talented and well-loved Howie Beck plays the Mod Club tonight in support of his latest album, How to Fall Down in Public. Exclaim's Chris Whibbs calls the album "expertly crafted pop music that easily captivates" and "damn fine." Expect the live show to be more of the same unassuming perfection. Dan Griffin opens. Mod Club Theatre (722 College Street), 8 p.m., $12.