The perfect 10 will be joining the England korfball team this weekend as the nation does battle for the International Korfball Federation European Championship.

Ben King, of Tooting-based Bec, will skipper a side featuring seven of his clubmates - Amy Swain, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Jo-Anne Wilson, Joe Bedford, Andrew Hall, Blake Palfreyman and Davesh Patel.

Joining them are Sytze Bijker, of Epsom side Nomads, and Steph Allen, who plays for Croydon outfit Trojans.

The England national senior korfball team will be flying out to Maia in Portugal tomorrow (Thursday), and their first clash pits them against Russia, ahead of games against Germany and world champions Holland.

England have been playing several warm-up matches over the past few weeks, including wins over Scotland and Wales, but defeats to Belgium and Catalonia twice.