Soccer Aid is an English annual

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event that has raised over £106 million in aid of UNICEF UK, through ticket sales and donations from the public. The televised event is an

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-style

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match between two teams, England and the Soccer Aid World XI (formerly

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(ROW) until 2018), composed of celebrities and former professional players representing their countries. It is the only mixed-sex match officially sanctioned by

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Event details

''Soccer Aid'' was initiated in 2006 by

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and Jonathan Wilkes. It initially took place every two years, but since the 2018 edition it is now held annually. The television broadcast is produced by

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and distributed by Endemol Shine Sport, a Dutch company that distributes Dutch Eredivisie coverage. Television coverage began on ITV on 22 May 2006 in a show presented by Ant & Dec.

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took over as main presenter in 2010. The ROW/World XI team narrowly leads the head-to-head, with eight wins to the England team's six. On 16 June 2019, the fixture was the first to include female players as part of the squads. In 2020, the match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Soccer Aid 2006

Soccer Aid 2006 was held between 22–27 May 2006, and broadcast in the UK on ITV.

Event schedule

*22 May 2006 – Start of the television coverage, presented by Ant and Dec. Rest of the World defeats England in a penalty shoot-out *23 May 2006 – Practice match: England 1–0 England Legends (

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, London) *24 May 2006 – Practice match: Rest of the World 3–7 Scotland Legends (

, London) *25 May 2006 – Rest of the World defeats England in a Football Quiz *26 May 2006 – Coaches name starting line-ups for the match *27 May 2006 – Soccer Aid Match: England 2–1 Rest of the World (

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), attendance 71,960 The practice matches were played over 60 minutes, with the Soccer Aid match played over 90 minutes. The competition was organised on behalf of UNICEF UK with profits from the matches, along with donations and sponsorship, donated to UNICEF programs in Africa, Asia and the Americas. England beat the Rest of the World 2–1. Goals from Les Ferdinand and Jonathan Wilkes put England into a two-goal lead but a handball inside the area from David Gray resulted in a penalty, converted by

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. Wilkes won the Man of the Match award.

England squad

The England squad was managed by former

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manager Terry Venables, assisted by

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and Ted Buxton. The original squad comprised 16 players, with Bryan Robson added later. A handful of the players, notably

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, had previous celebrity international experience from the previous month's ''England v Germany: The Legends'' match in

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, which Germany won 4–2. The England squad went into the match with no major injury worries. Their victory over a squad of ex-England internationals from the 1960s to 1990s on Tuesday morning was tempered with defeats to the Rest of the World in a

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and football quiz. Celebrities *

(captain) * David Gray *

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* Bradley Walsh * Jonathan Wilkes * Ben Shephard *

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Dean Lennox Kelly Dean Lennox Kelly (born 30 November 1975) is an English actor and voice over artist. He is known for his television roles as Kev Ball in '' Shameless'' and Meredith Rutter in '' Jamestown''. Early life Kelly is from Lytham St Annes, Lancashir ...

Legends *

David Seaman David Andrew Seaman (born 19 September 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In a career lasting from 1981 to 2004, he is best known for his time playing for Arsenal. He won 75 caps for England, and is the country ...

* Tony Adams * Paul Gascoigne * Jamie Redknapp * Les Ferdinand *

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* Graeme Le Saux Coaching Staff *Manager: Terry Venables *Assistant manager:

*Coach: Ted Buxton

Rest of the World squad

The Rest of the World squad was managed by

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, with Gus Poyet as his assistant. Captain

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injured his leg in the early training sessions and was considered doubtful for the match. The original squad of 16 players, which later saw 2 changes, was supplemented by the addition of Diego Maradona during the build-up to the competition.

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had appeared in the England v Germany: The Legends match the previous month. The Rest of the World squad was wracked by injuries and withdrawals, and suffered from a lack of players. Desailly, Matthäus, Schmeichel and Ginola all arrived with only 2 or 3 days to spare before the match; Ginola arrived during half time of their warm-up defeat to the Scotland Legends on Wednesday afternoon, and

only joined the squad on the day before the match. Also, Craig Doyle and Brian McFadden went into the match carrying knocks, which led to management members

and Gus Poyet coming on as substitutes on Wednesday and in the match itself. Celebrities *

(captain) *

David Campese David Ian Campese, AM (; born 21 October 1962), also known as Campo, is a former Australian rugby union player (1982–1996), who was capped by the Wallabies 101 times, and played 85 Tests at wing and 16 at fullback. He retired in 1996 and ...

* Patrick Kielty *

Eddie Irvine Edmund "Eddie" Irvine Jr. (; born 10 November 1965) is a former racing driver from Northern Ireland, who competed Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom, under the British flag in Formula One from to . Irvine was runner-up in the Formula ...

(withdrew and was replaced by Gareth Thomas) * Gareth Thomas (replacement for

) * Ben Johnson * Sergei Fedorov * Brian McFadden *

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* Craig Doyle * Alessandro Nivola * Michael Greco Legends *

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Marcel Desailly Marcel David Desailly (; 7 September 1968) is a French former professional Association football, footballer, who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. During a successful career at club level, lasting from 1986 to 2006, Desailly won se ...

* David Ginola * Dunga *

* Peter Schmeichel *

Coaching Staff *Player/Manager:

*Player/Assistant Manager: Gus Poyet Other notable participants
The match was refereed by

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, the Italian

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considered by many fans as the best referee of all time.

The match

Soccer Aid 2008

Soccer Aid 2008 was played on 7 September 2008. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV and presented by Ant & Dec. Before kick-off Jonathan Ansell sang the footballing anthem " Nessun Dorma", whilst the players were introduced to Sir Geoff Hurst. The referee at the start of the match was

, who also refereed the previous match in 2006 and is regarded as the best referee of all time. However, after Collina was injured in the first half he was replaced by Scottish referee Hugh Dallas. The process of two professional referees overseeing one half of the match each has since been maintained in subsequent series.

England squad

The England squad was coached by

Harry Redknapp Henry James Redknapp (born 2 March 1947) is an English former association football, football manager (association football), manager and player. He has previously managed AFC Bournemouth, West Ham United F.C., West Ham United, Portsmouth F.C., ...

, with

as his assistant manager. Celebrities * Ben Shephard *

* Kyran Bracken * Jonathan Wilkes * Gareth Gates * Tom Felton * Danny Jones *

Craig David Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981) is an English singer. He rose to fame in 1999, featuring on the single " Re-Rewind" by Artful Dodger. David's debut studio album, '' Born to Do It'', was released in 2000, to great commercial success. In to ...

* Chris Fountain *

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Legends *

Alan Shearer Alan Shearer (born 13 August 1970) is an English Association football, football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker (association football), striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of t ...

* Jamie Redknapp *

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* Graeme Le Saux *

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Rest of the World squad

The Rest of the World squad was coached by

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, with

Ian Rush Ian James Rush (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He is regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of the best Welsh playe ...

as player-assistant manager. Celebrities *

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* Nicky Byrne * Kenny Logan * Patrick Kielty *

* Gethin Jones *

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* Gilles Marini * Brian McFadden * Jesse Metcalfe (withdrawn) Legends * Franco Baresi * Jaap Stam *

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* Luís Figo * Cláudio Taffarel (replacement for Peter Schmeichel) *

* Peter Schmeichel (withdrew and was replaced by Cláudio Taffarel)

The match

Soccer Aid 2010

Soccer Aid 2010 was played on 6 June 2010. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV and presented by

England squad

;Celebrities *

(captain) * Paddy McGuinness * Bradley Walsh *

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* Jonathan Wilkes * Dominic Cooper * Ralf Little * Rupert Penry-Jones (injured) * Danny Cipriani (injured) * Ben Shephard ;Legends *

* Jamie Redknapp *

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*Manager:

*Assistant manager: James Corden *Coach:

Rest of the World squad

;Celebrities *

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(captain) * James Kyson *

* Patrick Kielty *

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* Nicky Byrne *

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Joe Calzaghe Joseph William Calzaghe ( ; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including unified and lineal titles at super-middleweight, and ...

* Gethin Jones *

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* Ronan Keating (withdrawn) *

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;Legends * Jens Lehmann * Henrik Larsson *

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Ryan Giggs Ryan Joseph Giggs (né Wilson; born 29 November 1973) is a Welsh football coach, former player and co-owner of Salford City. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, and one of the best wingers in the history of footba ...

* Luís Figo * Sami Hyypiä (replacement for

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) *

(withdrew and was replaced by Sami Hyypiä) *Manager:

*Coaches:

and Eric Harrison

The match

Soccer Aid 2012

Soccer Aid 2012 was played on 27 May 2012, as something of a precursor to

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and the

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. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV and presented by

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presented the backstage build up show before the main event.

England squad

;Celebrities *

* Paddy McGuinness * Marvin Humes *

* Aston Merrygold * John Bishop *

* Jonathan Wilkes (Captain) * Jason Isaacs *

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;Legends *

* Kevin Phillips* *

* Graeme Le Saux ;Coaching Staff *Manager: Sam Allardyce *Assistant manager: Peter Reid *Coach: Bradley Walsh

Rest of the World squad

;Celebrities *

(captain) *

Will Ferrell John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including ...

* Gerard Butler * Patrick Kielty * James McAvoy * Serge Pizzorno *

Edward Norton Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City ...

;Legends *

Edwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar (; born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch association football, football executive and former professional player who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He was most recently the chief executive of AFC Ajax, A ...

* Jaap Stam *

Clarence Seedorf Clarence Clyde Seedorf (; born 1 April 1976) is a Dutch former professional Association football, football manager and player. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest midfielders of all time. He is currently working primarily remotely as ...

Roy Keane Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971) is an Irish football pundit, former coach, and former professional player. He is best known for his career in the Premier League, in particular his captaincy of Manchester United. He is the joint most ...

Hernán Crespo Hernán Jorge Crespo (; born 5 July 1975) is an Argentine professional football coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of UAE Pro League club Al Ain. A prolific striker, Crespo scored over 300 goals in a career spanning ...

Freddie Ljungberg Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg ( ; born 16 April 1977) is a Swedish former professional association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger. He is also a former Manager (association football), manager, and was most recent ...

Ruud van Nistelrooy Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (; born 1 July 1976), commonly known as Ruud van Nistelrooy (), is a Dutch professional Association football, football manager and former player who is the current manager of EFL Championship club Leic ...

(withdrawn) ;Coaching Staff *Manager:

*Assistant manager:

*Coach: Eric Harrison

The match

Soccer Aid 2014

The 2014 match was played at

on 8 June 2014. The main match was hosted by

with Kirsty Gallacher, and

presented the backstage build-up show before the main event.

Caroline Flack Caroline Louise Flack (9 November 1979 – 15 February 2020) was an English television presenter and actress. Flack grew up in Norfolk and took an interest in dancing and theatre while at school. She began her professional career as an actress, ...

presented from the

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in London. Match commentators were Sam Matterface and Graham Taylor, and

Sol Campbell Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell (born 18 September 1974) is an English professional football manager and former player. Widely regarded as one of the best centre-backs of his generation, he spent 20 years playing in the Premier League and had a ...

was a studio guest. By full-time, the total raised for

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was £4,233,019.

England squad

;Celebrities * Danny Jones * Stephen Moyer * Jack Whitehall *

* Paddy McGuinness * Jonathan Wilkes (captain) *

* Ben Shephard * John Bishop * Marvin Humes * Dominic Cooper *

Matt Smith Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is known for playing the Eleventh Doctor in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' (2010–2013), Prince Philip in Netflix's historical series ''The Crown ( ...

(withdrawn injured) ;Legends * Jamie Redknapp * Jamie Carragher *

Paul Ince Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince (; born 21 October 1967) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently manager of Reading. A midfielder, Ince played professionally from 1986 to 2007, starting his career with West ...

(withdrawn) *

(withdrawn injured) *

Matt Le Tissier Matthew Paul Le Tissier (; born 14 October 1968) is a former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Le Tissier spent his entire professional club career with Southampton F.C., Southampton, before turning to non- ...

* Kevin Phillips (replacement for

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) ;Coaching Staff *Manager: Sam Allardyce *Assistant manager:

(injured) *Coach: Peter Reid *Coach: Bradley Walsh

Rest of the World squad

;Celebrities *

(captain) * James McAvoy *

* Kevin Bridges * Nicky Byrne * Patrick Kielty * Adam Richman * Jeremy Renner *

* Sam Worthington * Mark Salling * Martin Compston ;Legends *

* Jaap Stam * Edgar Davids *

Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro Del Piero (; born 9 November 1974) is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a second striker, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions. Since 2015, he has worked as a pundit for ...

Andriy Shevchenko Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko (, ; born 29 September 1976) is a Ukrainian former Manager (association football), football manager and Football player, player. Shevchenko is considered one of the greatest Striker (association football), strik ...

;Coaching Staff *Manager:

José Mourinho José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix (; born 26 January 1963) is a Portuguese professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of Süper Lig club Fenerba ...

*Assistant manager: Rui Faria *Coach: José Morais *Coach: Vic Bettinelli

The match

Soccer Aid 2016

The 2016 match was played at Old Trafford on Sunday, 5 June. The main match was hosted by

and Kirsty Gallacher, with commentary from Clive Tyldesley and Chris Kamara.

England squad

;Celebrities *

Louis Tomlinson Louis William Tomlinson ( ; born 24 December 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, and fashion designer. Born and raised in Doncaster, England, Tomlinson auditioned for British singing competition ''The X Factor'' as a solo artist in 2010, w ...

* Paddy McGuinness *

* Ben Shephard * Jonathan Wilkes (Captain) * Jack Whitehall *

(Goalkeeper) * John Bishop * Mark Wright * Marvin Humes * Danny Jones (Withdrawn due to injury) ;Legends * Jamie Carragher * Robbie Fowler *

Phil Neville Philip John Neville (born 21 January 1977) is an English association football, football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. He is also the co-owner of Salford City F.C., Salford ...

* Jermain Defoe * Danny Murphy * Kieron Dyer *

(Goalkeeper) ;Coaching Staff *Manager: Sam Allardyce and

*Assistant manager:

(Player-assistant manager) *Coach: Bradley Walsh

Rest of the World squad

;Celebrities *

(Withdrawn due to injury) * Nicky Byrne *

Niall Horan Niall James Horan ( ; born 13 September 1993) is an Irish singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction, formed in 2010 on the singing competition ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor''. The gr ...

* Serge Pizzorno *

AP McCoy Sir Anthony Peter McCoy (born 4 May 1974), commonly known as AP McCoy or Tony McCoy, is a Northern Irish former National Hunt horse racing jockey. Based in Ireland and Britain, McCoy rode a record 4,358 winners and was Champion Jockey a recor ...

(Captain) * Matthew Morrison *

Shayne Ward Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984) is an English singer and actor. He rose to fame as the winner of the second series of ''The X Factor''. His debut single, "That's My Goal", was released in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2005 a ...

* Iwan Rheon * Sean Fletcher * Thom Evans * Rickie Haywood Williams * Patrick Kielty (Goalkeeper) * Gareth Thomas (Replacement for

) ;Legends *

Ronaldinho Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho () or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian former professional Association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or left winger. Widely reg ...

Cafu Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 7 June 1970), known as Cafu (), is a Brazilian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back. Widely regarded as one of the greates ...

* Jaap Stam *

Samuel Eto'o Samuel Eto'o Fils (; born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian Association football, football administrator and former Football player, player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation. He is often regarded as one of the ...

(withdrawn due to injury) *

Fabio Cannavaro Fabio Cannavaro (; born 13 September 1973) is an Italian professional association football, football coach and former player who last was the head coach of Croatian club GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb. He is regarded as one of the greatest De ...

* Dimitar Berbatov * Edgar Davids * Dida (Goalkeeper) ;Coaching Staff *Manager:

Claudio Ranieri Claudio Ranieri (; born 20 October 1951) is an Italian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the head coach of Serie A club AS Roma, Roma but will leave on 30 June 2025, followin ...

*Assistant Manager:

(Player-assistant manager)

The match

Soccer Aid 2018

The 2018 match was played at Old Trafford on Sunday 10 June. The main match was hosted by

and Kirsty Gallacher, with commentary from Clive Tyldesley and Robbie Savage.

England squad

;Celebrities *

(Captain) *

Mo Farah Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; 23 March 1983) is a Somali-British former long-distance runner. Considered one of the greatest runners of all time, his ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World tit ...

* Joe Wicks * Mark Wright * Paddy McGuinness *

* Myles Stephenson * David Harewood *

Andrew Flintoff Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff (born 6 December 1977), is an English television and radio presenter and former international cricketer. Flintoff played all forms of the game and was one of the sport's leading all-rounders, a fast bowler, middle-ord ...

Lee Mack Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968), known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian and actor, famed for his quick wit. Mack’s better known work includes creating, writing and starring in sitcom ''Not Going Out'', and featuring ...

* Blake Harrison * Jack O'Connell * Jeremy Lynch *

(withdrawn due to injury) * Billy Wingrove (withdrawn due to injury) * Ben Shephard (withdrawn due to injury) ;Legends *

* Wes Brown *

* Jamie Redknapp * Danny Murphy *

Michael Owen Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker for Liverpool F.C., Liverpool, Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid, Newcastle United ...

* Darren Bent *

Darius Vassell Darius Markus Vassell (born 13 June 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Ankaragücü and Leicester City. Vassell began his career at his home town club Aston Villa in ...

* Robbie Fowler (withdrawn due to injury) ;Coaching Staff *Manager: Sam Allardyce *Assistant Manager: Bradley Walsh *Coach:

*Coach: John Bishop *Coach: Ben Shephard

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities *

Usain Bolt Usain St. Leo Bolt (; born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who is widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time. He is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist and the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, ...

(Captain) *

* Brendan Cole *

Kevin Pietersen Kevin Peter Pietersen (born 27 June 1980) is a former England international cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest England batsmen to have played the game, and renowned for his competitive, and often controversial nature. He was a ri ...

* Dan Carter * Ashley Fongho * Martin Compston * Ioan Gruffudd * Nicky Byrne * Danny O'Carroll * Hayden Christensen ;Legends *

* Jaap Stam *

Yaya Touré Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983) is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach for the Saudi Arabia national team. Touré aspired to be a striker during h ...

* Robert Pires * Juan Sebastián Verón * Claude Makélélé *

Patrick Kluivert Patrick Stephan Kluivert (; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Indonesia national team. As a player, he played as a striker for Ajax, Barcelona and the Netherlands national te ...

* Eric Cantona * Robbie Keane ;Coaching Staff *Manager:

and Eric Cantona *Coach:

The match

Soccer Aid 2019

The 2019 match was played at Stamford Bridge. The main match was hosted by

and Kirsty Gallacher, with commentary from Clive Tyldesley and Graeme Le Saux. The game was opened by poet Hussain Manawer with his poem Game of Hearts. The 2019 edition was the first to feature female players. As in 2018, the referee was

Mark Clattenburg Mark Clattenburg (born 13 March 1975) is an English former professional Association football, football Referee (association football), referee. Clattenburg is a former member of the Premier League and the Durham County Football Association an ...

. At

half-time In several team sports, matches are played in two halves. Half-time (also written halftime or half time) is the name given to the interval between the two halves of the match. Typically, after half-time, teams swap ends of the field of play in or ...

British singer and actress

Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (; born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, she rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh's 2012 single, "Hot Rig ...

performed new song "

Ritual A ritual is a repeated, structured sequence of actions or behaviors that alters the internal or external state of an individual, group, or environment, regardless of conscious understanding, emotional context, or symbolic meaning. Traditionally ...

" with British DJ Jonas Blue and Dutch DJ

Tiësto Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( , ), is a Dutch DJ and record producer. He was voted "The Greatest DJ of All Time" by ''Mix (magazine), Mix'' magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, h ...

, the first time a musician has performed at Soccer Aid. American actor and filmmaker

Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Ha ...

kicked-off this year's Soccer Aid. Alan Sexton played in the England team as the first and only non-celebrity or legend player at Soccer Aid.

England squad

;Celebrities *

(

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

) * Jeremy Lynch * Mark Wright * Joe Wicks * Ben Shephard * David Harewood * Marvin Humes * Danny Jones * Ant Middleton *

* Sam Claflin * Alan Sexton ;Legends *

* Jamie Carragher * Glen Johnson *

John Terry John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is an English professional Coach (association football), football coach and former Association football, player who played as a centre-back. He was previously captain of Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, the En ...

* Jamie Redknapp * Joe Cole * Katie Chapman *

* Rachel Yankey *

Casey Stoney Casey Jean Stoney (born 13 May 1982) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who currently serves as the head coach of the Canada women's national soccer team. A versatile ...

(withdrawn due to injury) ;Coaching Staff * Manager: Sam Allardyce * Assistant Manager: Susanna Reid * Coach: Bradley Walsh

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities *

(

) * Billy Wingrove *

Kem Cetinay Kemal Cetinay (born ) is an English media personality. He currently hosts The Capital Weekender on Capital and appeared on the ITV2 reality series '' Love Island'', winning the show's third series in 2017. Early life Kemal Cetinay was born i ...

* Martin Compston * Danny O'Carroll * Jack Savoretti * Roman Kemp *

Locksmith Locksmithing is the work of creating and bypassing locks. Locksmithing is a traditional trade and in many countries requires completion of an apprenticeship. The level of formal education legally required varies by country, ranging from no formal ...

* Nicky Byrne * James McAvoy ;Legends * Júlio César *

Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho (; born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese professional association football, football coach and former player who is currently assistant head coach of the Portugal national football team, Portugal national team ...

* Roberto Carlos *

Michael Essien Michael Kojo Essien (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian Association football, football coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach at Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland. During his prime he was regarded as on ...

* Robert Pires * Rosana * Francielle *

Didier Drogba Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian former professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He is the Top international association football goal scorers by cou ...

* Robbie Keane * Eric Cantona ;Coaching Staff * Manager:

* Assistant Manager:

Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (; O'Meara, born 30 March 1965) is an English journalist and media personality. He began his career in 1988 at the tabloid ''The Sun (United Kingdom), The Sun''. In 1994, at the age of 29, he was appointed editor of ...

The match

Soccer Aid 2020

The 2020 match was scheduled to be played at Old Trafford on 6 June 2020. With the outbreak of

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...

, the match was postponed with a rescheduled date of 6 September 2020. This Soccer Aid 2020 match was played behind closed doors.

England squad

;Celebrities *

(captain) * Joe Wicks *

Joel Dommett Joel Patrick Dommett (born 8 June 1985) is an English comedian, television presenter and actor. After beginning his career as an actor, and appearing in various television shows including '' Casualty'' and '' Skins'', he embarked on stand-up com ...

* Marvin Humes * Russell Howard (withdrawn) * Danny Jones * Mark Wright *

* Tom Davis *

James Bay James Bay (, ; ) is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. It borders the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, and is politically part of Nunavut. Its largest island is Akimiski Island. Numerous waterways of the ...

* John Bishop * Alfie Allen * Yung Filly * Chunkz * Paddy McGuinness *

Liv Cooke Liv Cooke (born 20 April 1999) is a British freestyle football world champion, seven-time world record holder and entrepreneur. Rising to fame following her freestyle football success, she became a prime-time BBC Sport presenter on 'MOTDx' and a ...

(withdrew due to injury) ;Legends * David James * Wes Brown * Ashley Cole *

* Katie Chapman * Joe Cole * Gareth Barry * Kelly Smith *

Andy Cole Andrew Alexander Cole (born 15 October 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. His professional career lasted from 1988 to 2008, and is mostly remembered for his time with Manchester United, who paid a Brit ...

(withdrew due to injury) *

(withdrew due to injury) * Emile Heskey ;Coaching Staff * Manager:

Wayne Rooney Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Association football, player who was most recently the head coach of EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle F.C., Pl ...

, Sam Allardyce and Bradley Walsh

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities *

Mo Gilligan Mosiah Bikila Gilligan (born 19 February 1988) is a British stand-up comedian, television presenter and content creator. He is known for his observational comedy. After several years of uploading comedy clips to social media, he found a wider au ...

(captain) *

* Jason Manford * Dave * Chelcee Grimes * Iain Stirling * Jeremy Lynch *

Dermot Kennedy Dermot Joseph Kennedy (born 13 December 1991) is an Irish singer and songwriter. He is known for his 2019 singles " Outnumbered" and " Power Over Me", his 2020 single " Giants", and his feature on the 2020 Meduza single " Paradise". He is signed ...

* Roman Kemp *

Ore Oduba Ore Oduba (born 17 November 1985) is a British television and radio presenter who has also worked as an actor. From 2008 until 2013, he presented the CBBC news programme '' Newsround''. In 2018 he hosted the game show ''And They're Off!'' in a ...

* Serge Pizzorno * Billy Wingrove (Withdrew due to injury) ;Legends *

Shay Given Séamus John James Given (born 20 April 1976) is an Irish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Irish goalkeepers of all time ...

* Patrice Evra *

Mikael Silvestre Mikael is a masculine given name, a variant of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God". It is used predominantly throughout Scandinavia and Finland. Mikaela is the feminine form of the name. In France, the name is ...

* Jaap Stam (withdrew) *

(removed from squad) *

Darren Fletcher Darren Barr Fletcher (born 1 February 1984) is a Scottish football coach and former professional player who is currently serving as a first-team coach at Manchester United, where he spent the majority of his playing career and won 13 trophies i ...

* Claude Makélélé *

* Robbie Keane * Lianne Sanderson * Julie Fleeting * Roberto Carlos (withdrew) ;Coaching Staff * Manager:

and Vic Bettinelli Note: Yaya Touré was dropped from the event after sending inappropriate messages in a squad

WhatsApp WhatsApp (officially WhatsApp Messenger) is an American social media, instant messaging (IM), and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by technology conglomerate Meta. It allows users to send text, voice messages and video messages, make vo ...

group.

The match

Soccer Aid 2021

The 2021 match was held at the

City of Manchester Stadium The City of Manchester Stadium, currently known as Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons, and commonly shortened as The Etihad, is the home of Premier League club Manchester City F.C., Manchester City, with a domestic football capacity of 53, ...

on 4 September 2021. Lee Mack switched teams to the Rest of the World squad, due to his Irish heritage.

England squad

;Celebrities *

(captain) *

(withdrew due to illness) *

James Arthur James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012. His debut single, a cover of Shontelle's " Impossible", was released by Syco Music aft ...

* Paddy McGuinness (withdrew due to an injury) * Chunkz * Mark Wright *

* Aitch * Max Whitlock *

* Harriet Pavlou * Stephen Mulhern ;Legends * David James *

Gary Neville Gary Alexander Neville (born 18 February 1975) is an English football pundit, former coach and player, and co-owner of English Football League club Salford City. As a player, Neville was a right-back and spent his entire career with Manches ...

* Jamie Carragher * Paul Scholes * Jamie Redknapp *

Fara Williams Fara Tanya Franki Merrett (born 25 January 1984), known professionally as Fara Williams, is an English former Women's association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. A consistent goalscorer and set-piece specialist, Williams was co ...

* Shaun Wright-Phillips * Joe Cole *

* Kelly Smith ;Coaching Staff * Manager:

Sven-Göran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson (; 5 February 1948 – 26 August 2024) was a Swedish association football, football player and Coach (sport), manager. After a playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management ...

* Coaches:

Micah Richards Micah Lincoln Richards (born 24 June 1988) is an English Association football, football pundit and former professional player who played as a right-back. Richards began his senior career with Manchester City F.C., Manchester City and made 245 a ...

and

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities *

(captain) *

* Roman Kemp (withdrew due to illness) *

* Tom Grennan * Martin Compston *

Yungblud Dominic Richard Harrison (born 5 August 1997), known professionally as Yungblud, is an English singer, songwriter and actor. In 2018, he released his debut EP ''Yungblud'', followed by his first full-length album ''21st Century Liability''. In ...

* Chelcee Grimes * Big Zuu *

;Legends *

* Roberto Carlos * Patrice Evra *

Pablo Zabaleta Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod (; born 16 January 1985) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a right back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player ...

* Ingrid Moe Wold * Wes Morgan *

Nigel de Jong Nigel de Jong (born 30 November 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the technical director of the KNVB, the national Dutch football federation. He has also worked as an English ...

* Robbie Keane (replacement for

Rivaldo Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (; born 19 April 1972), known simply as Rivaldo, is a Brazilian former footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder but also as a second striker, and on occasion deployed as a wide midfielder or as ...

) *

(withdrawn) * Julie Fleeting ;Coaching Staff * Manager:

* Player-Assistant Manager: Robbie Keane * Tea Lady / Dish Washer : Judy Murray

Other staff

* UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador:

David Beckham Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham ( ; born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. Primarily a right winger and known for his range of passing, cross ...

The match

Soccer Aid 2022

The 2022 match was held at the

London Stadium London Stadium (formerly and also known as the Olympic Stadium and the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford, London, Stratford district of London. It is loc ...

, home of

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...

, on 12 June 2022.

England squad

;Celebrities * Liam Payne (captain) *

Lucien Laviscount Lucien Leon Laviscount (; born 9 June 1992) is an English actor. He appeared in teen drama ''Grange Hill'' in 2007. He later appeared in ITV's ''Coronation Street'' (2009) and BBC One's '' Waterloo Road'' (2010–11). In 2015, Laviscount playe ...

(withdraw) * Tom Grennan * Chunkz * Alex Brooker *

* Mark Wright * David Harewood * Aitch * Russell Howard ;Legends * David James *

* Jamie Carragher * Anita Asante *

* Joe Cole *

Mark Noble Mark James Noble (born 8 May 1987) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the sporting director of Premier League club West Ham United F.C., West Ham United. A fan of the c ...

* Stewart Downing *

* Eniola Aluko ;Coaching Staff * Manager:

and

Emma Hayes Emma Carol Hayes (born 18 October 1976) is an English professional football manager who is the head coach of the United States women's national team. She was previously manager of Chelsea Women from 2012 to 2024, winning seven Women's Super ...

* Coach:

and Vicky McClure

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities *

(captain) * Martin Compston *

* Chelcee Grimes * Steven Bartlett *

* Noah Beck *

Munya Chawawa Munyaradzi Oliver Chawawa (born 29 December 1992) is a British–Zimbabwean actor, comedian and comedy rapper. Early life Munyaradzi Oliver Chawawa was born on 29 December 1992 in Derby, England, and spent his childhood in Zimbabwe. In his y ...

Mark Strong Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is a British actor best known for his film roles such as Prince Septimus in '' Stardust'' (2007), Archibald in '' RocknRolla'' (2008), Lord Henry Blackwood in ''Sherlock Holmes'' (200 ...

* Tom Stoltman ;Legends * Petr Cech * Patrice Evra *

* Roberto Carlos *

Andrea Pirlo Andrea Pirlo (; born 19 May 1979) is an Italian association football, football manager (association football), manager and former professional player. Considered one of the greatest Midfielder (association football)#Deep-lying playmaker, mi ...

(withdrew) * Heather O'Reilly *

Carli Lloyd Carli Anne Hollins (; born July 16, 1982) is an American former professional Association football, soccer player. She is a two-time Olympic Games, Olympic gold medalist (2008 and 2012), two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion (2015 and 2019) ...

* Dimitar Berbatov * Robbie Keane ;Coaching Staff * Manager:

Arsène Wenger Arsène Charles Ernest Wenger (born 22 October 1949) is a French former association football, football Manager (association football), manager and football player, player who is currently serving as FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development. ...

* Player/Coach: Robbie Keane * Coach:

Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba Order of the British Empire, OBE ( ; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor and musician. He has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards and six Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards. He w ...

and Graham Stack

The match

Soccer Aid 2023

The 2023 match was held at Old Trafford on 11 June 2023. Jill Scott became the first female to captain a team in any edition. Steven Bartlett withdrew from the game after a

hamstring A hamstring () is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles in human anatomy between the hip and the knee: from medial to lateral, the semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris. Etymology The word " ham" is derived from the Old ...

injury he picked up during practice.

England squad

;Celebrities * Paddy McGuinness * Bugzy Malone * Tom Grennan *

* Alex Brooker * Chunkz *

Joel Corry Joel Corry (born 10 June 1989) is an English DJ, producer and television personality. He came to prominence in 2019 with the release of his single " Sorry", featuring vocals from Hayley May, which reached number six in the UK Singles Chart. In ...

* Scarlette Douglas * Liam Payne *

Danny Dyer Danial John Dyer (born 24 July 1977) is an English actor and presenter. Dyer's breakthrough role was as Moff in ''Human Traffic'' (1999), with other notable roles Billy the Limpet in ''Mean Machine (film), Mean Machine'' (2001) and as Tommy J ...

* Asa Butterfield *

Tom Hiddleston Thomas William Hiddleston (born 9 February 1981) is a British actor. He gained international fame portraying Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), beginning with ''Thor (film), Thor'' in 2011 and incl ...

;Legends * David James *

* Gary Cahill * Michael Dawson * Jill Scott (captain) * Karen Carney *

Jack Wilshere Jack Andrew Garry Wilshere (born 1 January 1992) is an English Association football, football coach and former professional Association football, player who played as a midfielder. He was most recently the interim head coach of EFL Championshi ...

(withdrew) * Paul Scholes *

Zavon Hines Zavon Albert Hines (born 27 December 1988) is a football coach and former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger. He is currently assistant coach for the West Ham United F.C. Under-21s and Academy ...

* Eniola Aluko * Jermain Defoe ;Coaching Staff * Manager:

Stormzy Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. (born 26 July 1993), known professionally as Stormzy, is an English-Ghanaian rapper, singer, and songwriter. In 2014, he gained attention on the UK underground music scene through his ''Wicked Skengman'' ...

and

* Player/Coach:

* Coach: Vicky McClure,

and

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities *

(captain) *

* Steven Bartlett (withdrew) *

Maisie Adam Maisie Elizabeth Adam (born 24 January 1994) is an English stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian. Early life Maisie Adam was born on 24 January 1994. She grew up in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, with her parents Phillip and Jill Adam, and her younge ...

* Tommy Fury * Noah Beck * Leon Edwards * Sam Claflin * Niko Omilana ;Legends * Ben Foster * Roberto Carlos * Patrice Evra * Kaylyn Kyle * Heather O'Reilly * Nani *

* Izzy Christiansen *

Francesco Totti Francesco Totti (; born 27 September 1976) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer who played solely for AS Roma, Roma and the Italy national football team, Italy national team. He was a technically gifted and creati ...

Gabriel Batistuta Gabriel Omar Batistuta (; born 1 February 1969) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer. During his playing career, Batistuta was nicknamed Batigol () as well as El Ángel Gabriel (; Spanish for ''Archangel Gabriel, A ...

(withdrew) * Robbie Keane ;Coaching Staff * Manager: Mauricio Pochettino and Martin Compston * Assistant Manager: Jesús Pérez * Player/Coach: Robbie Keane * Coach:

Melanie C Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born 12 January 1974), commonly known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an English singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Sporty Spice. W ...

and Daniel Bachmann

The match

Soccer Aid 2024

The 2024 match was held at Stamford Bridge on 9 June 2024. Steven Bartlett switched teams to the England squad. England lifted the trophy for the first time since 2018, after a 6–3 win against the World XI, breaking the previous highest scoring record from

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

of seven. Ellen White also became the first female player to score in a Soccer Aid match.

England squad

;Celebrities * Stuart Broad * Bobby Brazier * Sam Thompson * Paddy McGuinness * Tom Grennan *

* Alex Brooker * Erin Doherty (withdrew) * Steven Bartlett *

Sam Quek Samantha Ann Quek (born 18 October 1988) is an English former field hockey player and television presenter. She played as a defender for both the England women's national field hockey team, England and Great Britain women's national field hockey ...

* Miniminter * Eddie Hearn *

;Legends * David James * Gary Cahill * Ashley Cole * Jill Scott (captain) * Karen Carney *

* Joe Cole * Theo Walcott * Ellen White * Jermain Defoe ;Coaching Staff * Manager/Coach:

Frank Lampard Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of English club Coventry City. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, one of Chelsea's greates ...

, Vicky McClure,

, and

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities *

(captain) *

* Tommy Fury * Livi Sheldon * Martin Compston * Roman Kemp *

* Theo Baker * Jason Manford * Tony Bellew * Tion Wayne * Micheal Ward * Emmett J. Scanlan * Billy Wingrove * Iain Stirling ;Legends * Petr Čech * Roberto Carlos (withdrew) * Patrice Evra *

* Mikel John Obi (withdrew) * Kaylyn Kyle * Kheira Hamraoui * Eden Hazard *

* Olga García * Robbie Keane ;Coaching Staff * Manager/Coach: Mauricio Pochettino, Jesús Pérez and Toni Jiménez * Player/Coach: Billy Wingrove and Robbie Keane

The match

Soccer Aid 2025

The 2025 match was held at

on 15 June 2025. The World XI team won the match 5-4, with Big Zuu scoring the winner, with 6 minutes left.

Carlos Tevez Carlos Alberto Tevez (; né Martínez; born 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. A dynamic forward (association football), forward in his prime, Tevez ...

also scored 4 goals, as they came from 3-0 down.

England squad

;Celebrities * Paddy McGuinness (GK) *

* Sam Thompson * Steven Bartlett * Alex Brooker *

* Angryginge * Tom Grennan *

Bear Grylls Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls (; born 7 June 1974) is a British adventurer, writer, television presenter and former Special Air Service, SAS trooper who is also a survival expert. He first drew attention after embarking on a number of notable ...

(withdrew) * Denise Lewis * James Nelson-Joyce *

Bella Ramsey Isabella May Ramsey (born September 2003) is an English actor. They are known for their breakthrough role as young noblewoman Lyanna Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series '' Game of Thrones'' (2016–2019) and Ellie in the HBO post-ap ...

* Roman Kemp ;Legends * Joe Hart (GK) * Phil Jagielka * Steph Houghton *

* Paul Scholes (withdrew) *

* Jill Scott (captain) *

Michael Carrick Michael Carrick (born 28 July 1981) is an English professional Association football, football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of club Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough. He is considered as one of the best midfield ...

* Aaron Lennon * Toni Duggan *

* Jermain Defoe ;Coaching Staff * Manager/Coach:

Tyson Fury Tyson Luke Fury (born 12 August 1988) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2024. He held multiple world heavyweight championships, including unified titles from 2015 to 2016, the '' Ring'' magazine title twice bet ...

, David James, Vicky McClure,

and

* Player/Coach:

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities * Nicky Byrne (GK) * Livi Sheldon *

(withdrew) * Gorka Márquez * TBJZL * Bryan Habana *

* Tony Bellew * Richard Gadd * Billy Wingrove * Noah Beck * Big Zuu *

* Asim Chaudhry ;Legends *

(GK) * Nemanja Vidić (Captain) * Leonardo Bonucci *

John O'Shea John Francis O'Shea (; born 30 April 1981) is an Irish professional football coach and former player who is currently assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland men's national team. He was known for his versatility in playing several defensi ...

* Kheira Hamraoui * Kaylyn Kyle *

Harry Kewell Harry Kewell (born 22 September 1978) is an Australian soccer coach, manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Yokohama F. Marinos in the J1 League. As a player, Kewell represented Leeds United F.C., Leeds United, Liverpool ...

* Nadia Nadim (withdrew) * Robbie Keane *

David Trezeguet David Sergio Trezeguet (, ; born 15 October 1977) is a French former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Trezeguet began his career in Argentina with Club Atlético Platense at ...

;Coaching Staff * Managers: Peter Schmeichel, Robbie Keane, Martin Compston and Emmett J. Scanlan * Player/Coach: Robbie Keane

The match

Statistics

As of the 2025 match for scorers, 2023 for appearances.

Top scorers

Most appearances

Notes

References

External links

Event details

Soccer Aid 2006

Event schedule

England squad

Rest of the World squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2008

England squad

Rest of the World squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2010

England squad

Rest of the World squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2012

England squad

Rest of the World squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2014

England squad

Rest of the World squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2016

England squad

Rest of the World squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2018

England squad

Soccer Aid World XI squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2019

England squad

Soccer Aid World XI squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2020

England squad

Soccer Aid World XI squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2021

England squad

Soccer Aid World XI squad

Other staff

The match

Soccer Aid 2022

England squad

Soccer Aid World XI squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2023

England squad

Soccer Aid World XI squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2024

England squad

Soccer Aid World XI squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2025

England squad

Soccer Aid World XI squad

The match

Statistics

Top scorers

Most appearances

Notes

See also

References

External links