New York’s Finest will take on New York’s Bravest as the NYPD and FDNY squads will meet at Belson Stadium at St John’s University in Queens, N.Y. on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The game will benefit local charities.

The FDNY is represented by the College Point Flames of the Long Island Soccer Football League while the police team performs in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League.

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Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.