elebrities and soccer legends will once more be competing for a very good trigger when Soccer Aid returns tonight.
The charity exhibition match, which has been held since 2006, raises cash and publicity for the worldwide youngsters’s charity Unicef.
A workforce of England legends and celebrities will tackle a World XI.
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The occasion was co-founded by Robbie Williams and his buddy and tv presenter Jonathan Wilkes, with each usually donning their soccer boots to participate. In 2022, Williams as an alternative sang his hit Angels at half-time of the match at West Ham’s London Stadium.
Soccer Aid has raised greater than £75 million for Unicef because it began. It has turn into an annual occasion, having as soon as been held each different yr.
Stormzy has been confirmed as England supervisor, in an announcement made on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (May 11).
In a clip revealing himself as supervisor, the 29-year-old rapper stated: “I’m not even a musician that day. I’ll take ‘gaffer’, ‘boss’, err what else do they call the gaffer?
“This is an opportunity to show the world my football mind.”
Jill Scott, heroine of the England Lioness workforce that gained the Euro 2022 competitors, will captain the house facet. She loved additional success when she gained the ITV actuality present I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in December.
"The Euros, the jungle and now Soccer Aid for Unicef — it’s the holy trinity,” she said. “I’ve won two of them, so I just need Soccer Aid now to complete the treble.”
Scott will be the first female captain of the England side.
She will be joined in the team by former England players Karen Carney, Jack Wilshere, Gary Cahill, Jermain Defoe, David James, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Eni Aluko.
Long-distance running legend Sir Mo Farah has also been confirmed to play for England, as have singer Tom Grennan and DJ Joel Corry. Television presenter Alex Brooker, and YouTuber Chunkz will also play for England.
The team will be co-managed by Chelsea Women’s manager Emma Hayes and Line of Duty’s Vicky McClure.
The former Tottenham and Republic of Ireland striker, Robbie Keane, will manage the Rest of the World Side. Usain Bolt will be the captain, as he has been in previous years.
Confirmed players for the Rest of the World so far include comedian Lee Mack, entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den star, Steven Bartlett, and winner of the season three of Love Island, Kem Cetinay.
England XI: David James; Gary Neville, Gary Cahill, Bugzy Malone; Joel Corey, Jill Scott, Jack Wilshere, Tom Hiddlestone; Liam Payne, Jermain Defoe, Tom Grennan
Subs: Paddy McGuinness, Michael Dawson, Paul Scholes, Eni Eluko, Karen Carney, Alex Brooker, Chunkz, Sir Mo Farah, Asa Butterfield, Scarlette Douglas, Danny Dyer
World XI: Ben Foster; Heather O'Reilly, Sam Clafin, Roberto Carlos; Mo Gilligan; Noah Beck, Patrice Evra; Masie Adam, Usain Bolt, Francesco Totti, Hernan Crespo
Subs: Leon Edwards, Nani, Darren Fletcher, Kaylyn Kyle, Izzy Christiansen, Robbie Keane, Lee Mack, Tommmy Fury, Niko Omilana, Kem Cetinay
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Football-mad Williams is presently touring together with his 2022 album XV. This options orchestral variations of his best hits from his 25-year solo profession.
He is ready to carry out in Romania on June 3 and Spain on June 15, which may go away a handy hole for him to look at Soccer Aid.
His participation has not been confirmed, nonetheless. Yet, as he has been so integral to Soccer Aid, it will be a shock to followers if he had been to not seem in some capability.
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