Soccer Aid is an English annual

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event that has raised over £106 million in aid of

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, 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

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match officially sanctioned by

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Event details

''Soccer Aid'' was initiated in 2006 by

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and

Jonathan Wilkes Jonathan Wilkes (born 1 August 1978) is an English television presenter and singer. Early life and career Jonathan Wilkes was born in Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, to Eileen Wilkes and Graham Wilkes, and spent most of his childhood in Pa ...

. 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

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coverage. Television coverage began on

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on 22 May 2006 in a show presented by

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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

Event schedule

*22 May 2006 – Start of the television coverage, presented by

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. 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

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and

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

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, assisted by

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and

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. 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 *

Jamie Theakston James Paul Theakston (born 21 December 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, narrator and actor. He has hosted television programmes for the BBC, ITV (TV network), ITV, Channel 4 and 5 (British TV channel), Channel 5. He co-present ...

Bradley Walsh Bradley John Walsh (born 4 June 1960) is an English actor, television presenter, comedian, singer, and former professional footballer. Walsh's acting roles on television include Danny Baldwin in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2004 ...

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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 ...

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Coaching Staff *Manager:

*Assistant manager:

*Coach:

Rest of the World squad

The Rest of the World squad was managed by

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, with

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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,

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and

Brian McFadden Brian Nicholas McFadden (born 12 April 1980) is an Irish pop singer and television presenter. He rose to fame in 1998 as a member of the Irish boy band Westlife. Following his departure from the group in 2004, McFadden released his debut solo ...

went into the match carrying knocks, which led to management members

and

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 Patrick Kielty (born 31 January 1971) is a comedian, presenter and actor from Northern Ireland. He is the host of '' The Late Late Show'' on RTÉ One and presents a Saturday morning programme on BBC Radio 5 Live. His television credits include ...

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 *

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* Michael Greco Legends *

Gianfranco Zola Gianfranco Zola (; born 5 July 1966) is an Italian football executive, Manager (association football), manager, and former Association football, footballer who played predominantly as a Forward (association football), forward. He is currently v ...

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 David Ginola-Ceze (born 25 January 1967) is a French former professional footballer. A television personality, he has also worked as an actor, model and football pundit. A forward, Ginola played for ten seasons in France with Toulon, Racing Par ...

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Peter Schmeichel Peter Bolesław Schmeichel (born 18 November 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During eight seasons at English club Manchester United, he won 15 trophies including five Premier League titles, three FA C ...

Coaching Staff *Player/Manager:

*Player/Assistant Manager:

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

and presented by

. Before kick-off

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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

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referee

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. 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

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, with

as his assistant manager. Celebrities *

* Kyran Bracken *

Gareth Gates Gareth Paul Gates (born 12 July 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show ''Pop Idol'' in 2002. As of 2008, Gates had sold over 3.5 million records in the UK. He is ...

Tom Felton Thomas Andrew Felton (born 22 September 1987) is an English actor. Born in Surrey, Felton began appearing in commercials and made his screen debut in the role of Peagreen Clock in ''The Borrowers'' (1997). He portrayed Louis T. Leonowens in ...

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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 Christopher Ryan Fountain (born 3 September 1987) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Justin Burton in ''Hollyoaks'' and Tommy Duckworth in ''Coronation Street''. Early life Fountain was born in the West Yorkshire city of Brad ...

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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 ...

Teddy Sheringham Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham (born 2 April 1966) is an English football manager and former player. He played as a forward, mostly as a second striker, in a 24-year professional career. Sheringham was part of the Manchester United team tha ...

Des Walker Desmond Sinclair Walker (born 26 November 1965) is an English football coach and former player who played as a defender. At club level he played in seven cup finals for Nottingham Forest at Wembley, winning five of them. He was Forest's play ...

Rest of the World squad

The Rest of the World squad was coached by

Kenny Dalglish Sir Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (born 4 March 1951) is a Scottish former association football, football player and manager (association football), manager. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time as well as one of Celtic's, Liv ...

, 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 *

Brian Lara Brian Charles Lara, (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely renowned as one of the greatest Batting (cricket), batsmen of all time. He holds several cricketing records, including the record for the highest in ...

Nicky Byrne Nicholas Bernard James Adam McGarry Byrne Jr. (born 9 October 1978) is an Irish pop singer, songwriter and radio and television presenter. He is best known for being a member of the pop group Westlife; Westlife has since released twelve albums, ...

Kenny Logan Kenneth McKerrow Logan (born 3 April 1972) is a Scottish retired rugby union player who played wing (rugby union), wing for Stirling County RFC and Glasgow District (rugby union), Glasgow District at amateur level; Glasgow Warriors, Wasps RF ...

Gethin Jones Gethin Clifford Jones (born 12 February 1978) is a Welsh television presenter. He was an active rugby union player while at Manchester Metropolitan University and, after graduation, he began his television career on Welsh language channel S4C a ...

Rodrigo Santoro Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro (; born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor. He is known in Brazil for his appearance on local telenovelas and internationally for his portrayal of Persian King Xerxes I of Persia, Xerxes in the film ''300 (film), ...

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(withdrawn) Legends *

Franco Baresi Franchino Baresi (; born 8 May 1960) is an Italian football youth team coach and a former player and manager. He mainly played as a sweeper or as a central defender, and spent his entire 20-year career with Serie A club AC Milan, captaining th ...

Jaap Stam Jakob "Jaap" Stam (; born 17 July 1972) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a centre-back and is regarded as one of the best defenders of all-time. Stam was part of the Manchester United team that w ...

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Luís Figo Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo (; born 4 November 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a winger for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Inter Milan. He won 127 caps for the Portugal national team, a one-t ...

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(replacement for

) *

(withdrew and was replaced by

)

The match

Soccer Aid 2010

Soccer Aid 2010 was played on 6 June 2010. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on

and presented by

England squad

;Celebrities *

(captain) *

Paddy McGuinness Patrick Joseph McGuinness (born 14 August 1973) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television presenter. He rose to fame with the help of fellow comedian Peter Kay, who invited him to appear on the television comedy series '' That Peter ...

Ricky Hatton Richard John Hatton (born 6 October 1978) is a British former professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and has since worked as a boxing promoter and boxing trainer, trainer. During his boxing career he held multiple world champi ...

Olly Murs Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence after participating on the sixth series of the television talent show ''The X Factor'' in 2009, where he finished as runn ...

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Ralf Little Ralf Alastair John Little (born 8 February 1980) is an English actor, writer, presenter, narrator and former semi-professional Association football, footballer. He has worked mainly in television comedy, including playing Antony Royle in ''The ...

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(injured) *

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(injured) *

;Legends *

Martin Keown Martin Raymond Keown ( ; born 24 July 1966) is an English football pundit and former professional footballer. A defender, he played from 1984 to 2005, notably in the Premier League for Arsenal, where he made over 400 appearances for the club an ...

Nicky Butt Nicholas Butt (born 21 January 1975) is an English football coach and former player who was most recently the head of first-team development at Manchester United. He is also a co-owner of Salford City. Butt played professional football as a midf ...

*Manager:

*Assistant manager:

James Corden James Kimberley Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English comedian, actor, writer, producer, singer, and television host. In the United Kingdom, he is best known for co-writing and starring in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom '' Gavin & S ...

*Coach:

Rest of the World squad

;Celebrities *

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(captain) *

James Kyson James Kyson is an American actor best known for his television work. Best known for his role as Ando Masahashi on the NBC television series ''Heroes'', his guest appearances on television series include '' Hawaii Five-0'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles' ...

Shane Filan Shane Steven Filan (born 5 July 1979) is an Irish singer best known as a member of the pop vocal group Westlife, which was formed in 1998, disbanded in 2012, and regrouped in 2018. Westlife has released thirteen albums, embarked on twelve wor ...

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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 ...

Woody Harrelson Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor. He first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1985–1993), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in ...

Ronan Keating Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and presenter. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop g ...

(withdrawn) *

Simon Baker Simon Lucas Baker (born 30 July 1969) is an Australian actor and director. He first gained prominence on the Australian soap opera ''E Street (TV series), E Street'' (1992–1993). He later starred in the CBS legal drama ''The Guardian (TV ser ...

;Legends *

Jens Lehmann Jens Gerhard Lehmann (; born 10 November 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a member of Arsenal's " Invincibles", playing every match of their unbeaten title-winning season. He holds the UEFA ...

Henrik Larsson Edward Henrik Larsson (; born 20 September 1971) is a Swedish professional association football, football coach and former player who played many times for the Sweden men's national football team, Swedish national team. A Striker (association f ...

Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane (; ; ''Zineddin Lyazid Zidan''; ; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as an attacking midfi ...

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 ...

Sami Hyypiä Sami Tuomas Hyypiä (; born 7 October 1973) is a Finnish professional football manager and a former player who played as a centre-back. Hyypiä began his playing career with Ykkönen side Kumu and soon moved to Veikkausliiga outfit MyPa. He s ...

(replacement for

Paolo Maldini Paolo Cesare Maldini (; born 26 June 1968) is an Italian football executive and former professional footballer who played as a left-back or as a centre-back for AC Milan and the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greates ...

) *

(withdrew and was replaced by

) *Manager:

*Coaches:

and

Eric Harrison Sir Eric John Harrison, (7 September 1892 – 26 September 1974) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was the inaugural deputy leader of the Liberal Party (1945–1956), and a government minister under four prime ministers. He was lat ...

The match

Soccer Aid 2012

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

UEFA Euro 2012 The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2012 or simply Euro 2012, was the 14th UEFA European Championship, European Championship for List of men's national association football teams#UEFA (Europe), men's ...

and the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on

and presented by

Cat Deeley Catherine Elizabeth Deeley (born 23 October 1976) is an English television presenter. She is currently the main co-presenter for ITV's '' This Morning'', alongside Ben Shephard. Deeley began her career as a co-presenter of the ITV children' ...

presented the backstage build up show before the main event.

England squad

;Celebrities *

Marvin Humes Marvin Richard James Humes (born 18 March 1985) is an English singer-songwriter, disc jockey, radio host, television presenter, and former actor. Before rising to prominence as a member of the British boy band JLS, he had an acting role in Hol ...

Aston Merrygold Aston Iain Merrygold (born 13 February 1988) is a British singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and television presenter. He is known for being a member of the British boy band JLS, who were the runners-up to Alexandra Burke in the fifth series ...

John Bishop John Bishop (born 30 November 1966) is an English comedian, presenter, actor and former semi pro footballer. His first television appearance was in 2007 on the RTÉ topical-comedy show '' The Panel'', where he was a regular panelist until 20 ...

(Captain) *

Jason Isaacs Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of D.J. in ''Event Horizon'' (1997), Ronald Quincy in ''Armageddon'' (1998), Colonel William Tavington in '' The Patriot'' (2000), Michael D. Steele in '' ...

Mark Owen Mark Owen (born 27 January 1972) is an English singer and songwriter best known for being a member of pop group and band Take That; as of 2024, the group have sold 14.4 million albums and 14 million singles in the UK. In Owen's solo career, he h ...

;Legends *

* Kevin Phillips* *

;Coaching Staff *Manager:

Sam Allardyce Samuel Allardyce (born 19 October 1954) is an English football manager and former professional player. Allardyce made 578 league and cup appearances in a 21-year career spent mostly in the Football League, as well as brief spells in the North ...

*Assistant manager:

Peter Reid Peter Reid (born 20 June 1956) is an English football manager, pundit and former player. A defensive midfielder in his playing days, Reid enjoyed a long and successful career. He built his reputation as one of England's brightest midfield tale ...

*Coach:

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 Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as '' Mrs Brown'' (1997), the James Bond film ''Tomorrow Never ...

James McAvoy James McAvoy (; born 21 April 1979) is a Scottish actor and director. He made his acting debut as a teen in '' The Near Room'' (1995) and appeared mostly on television until 2003, when his film career began. His notable television work inclu ...

Serge Pizzorno Sergio Lorenzo "Serge" Pizzorno (born 15 December 1980) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, and second vocalist of the rock band Kasabian, for whom he became th ...

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 ...

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:

The match

Soccer Aid 2014

The 2014 match was played at

on 8 June 2014. The main match was hosted by

with

Kirsty Gallacher Kirsty Jane Gallacher (born 20 January 1976) is a British television presenter and model. She began her career at Sky Sports News in 1998 and hosted '' Kirsty's Home Videos'', '' RI:SE'' and '' Simply the Best'' before returning to Sky Sports N ...

, 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

BT Tower The BT Communications Tower, also known simply as the BT Tower, is a Listed building, grade II listed Radio masts and towers, communications tower in Fitzrovia, London, England, owned by BT Group. It has also been known as the GPO Tower, the P ...

in London. Match commentators were

Sam Matterface Samuel Peter Matterface (born 27 April 1978) is an English sports broadcaster currently working for TalkSPORT, TNT Sports and ITV Sport. Matterface was also the commentator on the ITV skating competition ''Dancing on Ice'' from 2018 to 2024. Ca ...

and

Graham Taylor Graham Taylor (15 September 1944 – 12 January 2017) was an English football player, manager, pundit and chairman of Watford Football Club. He was the manager of the England national football team from 1990 to 1993, and also managed Lincoln ...

, 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

UNICEF UNICEF ( ), originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Development a ...

was £4,233,019.

England squad

;Celebrities *

Stephen Moyer Stephen John Moyer (né Emery; born 11 October 1969) is an English actor and film director. He is best known for portraying the vampire Bill Compton in the HBO television series '' True Blood''. This was followed by the television film ''Lord ...

Jack Whitehall Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall (born 7 July 1988) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television personality. He is known for his roles as JP in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series '' Fresh Meat'' (2011–2016) and as Alfie Wickers in the BBC ...

(captain) *

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 Carragher James Lee Duncan Carragher ( ; born 28 January 1978) is an English football analyst and former player who played as a defender for Premier League club Liverpool during a career which spanned 17 years. A one-club man, he was Liverpool's vice ...

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

Sheringham Sheringham (; population 7,367) is a seaside town and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England.Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East''. . The motto of the town, granted in 1953 to the Sheringham Urban District ...

) ;Coaching Staff *Manager:

*Assistant manager:

(injured) *Coach:

*Coach:

Rest of the World squad

;Celebrities *

(captain) *

Kevin Bridges Kevin Andrew Bridges (born 13 November 1986) is a Scottish stand-up comedian. His 2012 television series ''Kevin Bridges: What's the Story?'' was based on his stand-up routines. He has appeared on many television panel shows, including '' Woul ...

Adam Richman Adam Montgomery Richman is an American actor and television host. He has hosted various dining and eating-challenge programs on the Travel Channel, History Channel, and Discovery+. Early life and education Richman, an only child, was born in ...

Jeremy Renner Jeremy Lee Renner (born January 7, 1971) is an American actor. He began his career by appearing in independent films such as ''Dahmer (film), Dahmer'' (2002) and ''Neo Ned'' (2005), then supporting roles in bigger films, such as ''S.W.A.T. (20 ...

Sam Worthington Samuel Henry John Worthington (born 2 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He is known for playing Jake Sully in the ''Avatar'' franchise (2009–present), Marcus Wright in '' Terminator Salvation'' (2009), and Perseus in '' Clash of the Titan ...

Mark Salling Mark Wayne Salling (; August 17, 1982 – January 30, 2018) was an American actor and musician known for his role as Noah "Puck" Puckerman on the television series ''Glee''. Salling studied at the Los Angeles College of Music before work ...

Martin Compston Martin Compston is a Scottish actor and former professional footballer. He played Anti-Corruption Unit Detective Inspector Steve Arnott in the BBC drama ''Line of Duty'', Liam in Ken Loach's '' Sweet Sixteen'', Paul Ferris in '' The Wee Man'', ...

;Legends *

Edgar Davids Edgar Steven Davids (; born 13 March 1973) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer. Davids was nicknamed "The Pitbull" because of his marking ability, aggression, and hard tackling style of play. After beginning his care ...

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 Rui Filipe da Cunha Faria (born 14 June 1975) is a Portuguese football coach, known for his work with football manager José Mourinho for 17 years. Biography Early life Faria was born in Balugães, a tiny parish of Barcelos in Portugal. Like ...

*Coach:

José Morais José Manuel Ferreira de Morais (born 27 July 1965) is a Portuguese professional football coach and former player. He is the current manager of Turkish Süper Lig club Bodrum. Morais arrived at Inter Milan in July 2009 to replace the departing ...

*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

, with commentary from

Clive Tyldesley Clive Tyldesley (born 21 August 1954) is an English television sports broadcaster. He was ITV's senior football commentator from 1998 until 2020. In that role, he led the ITV commentary team at five World Cups and five European Championships an ...

and

Chris Kamara Christopher Kamara (born 25 December 1957) is an English former professional footballer and manager who worked as a presenter and football analyst at Sky Sports from 1992 to 2022. As a player, he was known as a tough-tackling midfielder. He joi ...

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 ...

(Captain) *

(Goalkeeper) *

* Mark Wright *

(Withdrawn due to injury) ;Legends *

Robbie Fowler Robert Bernard Fowler (born 9 April 1975) is an English football coach and former player. He most recently managed Saudi First Division League side Al-Qadsiah. As a player, he was a striker, and is the ninth-highest goalscorer in the histor ...

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 Jermain Colin Defoe (born 7 October 1982) is an English football coach and former professional player. He was most recently the under-18s coach at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Defoe was a striker and began his career with Charlto ...

* Danny Murphy *

Kieron Dyer Kieron Courtney Dyer (born 29 December 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is a first team coach at Chesterfield FC. Born in Ipswich, Dyer played youth football for his home club Ipswich Town befo ...

(Goalkeeper) ;Coaching Staff *Manager:

and

*Assistant manager:

(Player-assistant manager) *Coach:

Rest of the World squad

;Celebrities *

(Withdrawn due to injury) *

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 ...

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 Matthew James Morrison (born October 30, 1978) is an American actor, dancer, and singer, best known for his role as Will Schuester on the Fox television show ''Glee'' (2009–2015). He has starred in multiple Broadway and off-Broadway produ ...

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 Iwan Rheon (; born 13 May 1985) is a Welsh actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Simon Bellamy in the E4 series '' Misfits'' (2009–2011), Ramsay Bolton in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2013–2016), and Mötley Crüe gu ...

Sean Fletcher Sean Fletcher (born 20 April 1974) is an American-English journalist, and television presenter best known as a presenter on '' Good Morning Britain'' and on '' Countryfile''. Fletcher has also presented the ITV daytime game show '' Rebound'' ( ...

Thom Evans Thom Evans (born 2 April 1985) is a Scottish former international rugby union player and model. He last played on the wing for Glasgow Warriors in the Celtic League. Evans's rugby career ended aged 24 on his tenth appearance for Scotland when ...

Rickie Haywood Williams Richard Haywood-Williams (born 3 June 1980) is a British radio DJ and television presenter best known for his work with Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges on Kiss FM, later BBC Radio 1 and the 2016 TV series ''Bang on the Money'' on ITV. Early ...

(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 ...

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 Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov (; born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Known for his technique and ball control, Berbatov is regarded as one of the greatest Bulgarian players of all time. He cap ...

Dida In England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man, the Diploma in Digital Applications (DiDA) was an optional information and communication technology (ICT) course, usually studied by Key Stage 4 or equivalent school students (aged 14–16) ...

(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

, with commentary from

and

Robbie Savage Robert William Savage (born 18 October 1974) is a Welsh former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder, now a association football, football pundit and head coach at National League North club Macclesfield F.C., ...

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 *

Myles Stephenson Rak-Su are an English R&B group, formed in Watford. In 2017, they won the fourteenth series of ''The X Factor'', becoming the first male group to do so. The group is made up of Ashley Fongho, Jamaal Shurland and Myles Stephenson; Mustafa Rahim ...

David Harewood David Michael Harewood (born 8 December 1965) is a British actor, presenter and the current president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is best known for his roles as CIA Counterterrorism Director David Estes in ''Homeland'' (2011–2012 ...

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 Blake Keenan Harrison is an English actor. He is best known for playing Neil Sutherland in the BAFTA-winning E4 comedy ''The Inbetweeners'' and more recently as 'Medium' Dan, in the ITV sitcom '' Kate & Koji''. Career Harrison starred in thr ...

* Jack O'Connell * Jeremy Lynch *

(withdrawn due to injury) * Billy Wingrove (withdrawn due to injury) *

(withdrawn due to injury) ;Legends *

* Wes Brown *

* Danny Murphy * Michael Owen * Darren Bent * Darius Vassell *

(withdrawn due to injury) ;Coaching Staff *Manager:

*Assistant Manager:

*Coach:

*Coach: John Bishop *Coach:

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities *Usain Bolt (Captain) *

*Brendan Cole *Kevin Pietersen *Dan Carter *Rak-Su, Ashley Fongho *

*Ioan Gruffudd *

*Mrs. Brown's Boys, Danny O'Carroll *Hayden Christensen ;Legends *

*Yaya Touré *Robert Pires *Juan Sebastián Verón *Claude Makélélé *Patrick Kluivert *Eric Cantona *Robbie Keane ;Coaching Staff *Manager:

and Eric Cantona *Coach:

The match

Soccer Aid 2019

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

and

, with commentary from

and

. 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. At half-time British singer and actress Rita Ora performed new song "Ritual (Tiësto, Jonas Blue and Rita Ora song), Ritual" with British DJ Jonas Blue and Dutch DJ Tiësto, the first time a musician has performed at Soccer Aid. American actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks 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 (association football), Captain) * Jeremy Lynch * Mark Wright * Joe Wicks *

* Ant Middleton *

* Sam Claflin * Alan Sexton ;Legends *

* Glen Johnson * John Terry *

* Joe Cole * Katie Chapman * Michael Owen * Rachel Yankey * Casey Stoney (withdrawn due to injury) ;Coaching Staff * Manager:

* Assistant Manager: Susanna Reid * Coach:

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities * Usain Bolt (Captain (association football), Captain) * Billy Wingrove * Kem Cetinay *

* Mrs. Brown's Boys, Danny O'Carroll * Jack Savoretti * Roman Kemp * Rudimental, Locksmith *

;Legends * Júlio César (football goalkeeper, born 1979), Júlio César * Ricardo Carvalho * Roberto Carlos * Michael Essien * Robert Pires * Rosana dos Santos Augusto, Rosana * Francielle * Didier Drogba * Robbie Keane * Eric Cantona ;Coaching Staff * Manager:

* Assistant Manager: Piers Morgan

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, 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 *

* Russell Howard (withdrawn) *

* Mark Wright *

* Tom Davis (British actor), Tom Davis * James Bay (singer), James Bay * John Bishop * Alfie Allen * Yung Filly * Chunkz *

* Liv Cooke (withdrew due to injury) ;Legends * David James (footballer, born 1970), David James * Wes Brown * Ashley Cole * John Terry * Katie Chapman * Joe Cole * Gareth Barry * Kelly Smith * Andy Cole * Casey Stoney (withdrew due to injury) * Michael Owen (withdrew due to injury) * Emile Heskey ;Coaching Staff * Manager: Wayne Rooney,

and

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities * Mo Gilligan (captain) * Kem Cetinay * Jason Manford * Dave (rapper), Dave * Chelcee Grimes * Iain Stirling * Jeremy Lynch * Dermot Kennedy * Roman Kemp * Ore Oduba * Rudimental, Locksmith *

* Billy Wingrove (Withdrew due to injury) ;Legends * Shay Given * Patrice Evra * Mikael Silvestre *

(withdrew) * Yaya Touré (removed from squad) * Darren Fletcher * Claude Makélélé * Michael Essien * 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 group.

The match

Soccer Aid 2021

The 2021 match was held at the City of Manchester Stadium on 4 September 2021. Lee Mack switched teams to the Rest of the World squad, due to his Irish heritage.

England squad

;Celebrities *

(captain) * Liv Cooke (withdrew due to illness) * James Arthur *

(withdrew due to an injury) * Chunkz * Mark Wright * Joel Dommett *

* Aitch (rapper), Aitch * Max Whitlock * James Bay (singer), James Bay * Harriet Pavlou * Stephen Mulhern ;Legends * David James (footballer, born 1970), David James * Gary Neville *

* Paul Scholes *

* Fara Williams * Shaun Wright-Phillips * Joe Cole * Wayne Rooney * Kelly Smith ;Coaching Staff * Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson * Coaches:

, Micah Richards and

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities * Usain Bolt (captain) * Kem Cetinay * Roman Kemp (withdrew due to illness) * Ore Oduba * Tom Grennan *

* Dermot Kennedy * Yungblud * Chelcee Grimes * Big Zuu *

;Legends * Shay Given * Roberto Carlos * Patrice Evra * Pablo Zabaleta * Ingrid Moe Wold * Wes Morgan * Nigel de Jong *

* Darren Fletcher * Robbie Keane (replacement for Rivaldo) * Rivaldo (withdrawn) * Julie Fleeting ;Coaching Staff * Manager:

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

Other staff

* UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador: David Beckham

The match

Soccer Aid 2022

The 2022 match was held at the London Stadium, home of West Ham United F.C., West Ham United, on 12 June 2022.

England squad

;Celebrities * Liam Payne (captain) * Lucien Laviscount (withdraw) * Tom Grennan * Chunkz * Alex Brooker *

* Mark Wright *

* Aitch (rapper), Aitch * Russell Howard ;Legends * David James (footballer, born 1970), David James * Gary Neville *

* Anita Asante * Fara Williams * Joe Cole * Mark Noble * Stewart Downing *

* Eniola Aluko ;Coaching Staff * Manager:

and Emma Hayes * Coach:

and Vicky McClure

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities * Usain Bolt (captain) *

* Mo Gilligan * Chelcee Grimes * Steven Bartlett (businessman), Steven Bartlett *

* Noah Beck * Munya Chawawa * Kem Cetinay * Mark Strong * Tom Stoltman ;Legends * Petr Cech * Patrice Evra *

* Roberto Carlos * Andrea Pirlo (withdrew) * Heather O'Reilly * Carli Lloyd *

* Robbie Keane ;Coaching Staff * Manager: Arsène Wenger * Player/Coach: Robbie Keane * Coach: Idris Elba and Graham Stack (footballer), 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 injury he picked up during practice.

England squad

;Celebrities *

* Bugzy Malone * Tom Grennan *

* Alex Brooker * Chunkz * Joel Corry * Scarlette Douglas * Liam Payne * Danny Dyer * Asa Butterfield * Tom Hiddleston ;Legends * David James (footballer, born 1970), David James * Gary Neville * Gary Cahill * Michael Dawson (footballer), Michael Dawson * Jill Scott (footballer), Jill Scott (captain) * Karen Carney * Jack Wilshere *

(withdrew) * Paul Scholes * Zavon Hines * Eniola Aluko *

;Coaching Staff * Manager: Stormzy,

and Emma Hayes * Player/Coach: Zavon Hines * Coach: Vicky McClure,

and

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities * Usain Bolt (captain) *

* Steven Bartlett (businessman), Steven Bartlett (withdrew) * Kem Cetinay * Mo Gilligan * Maisie Adam * Tommy Fury * Noah Beck * Leon Edwards * Sam Claflin * Niko Omilana ;Legends * Ben Foster (footballer), Ben Foster * Roberto Carlos * Patrice Evra * Kaylyn Kyle * Heather O'Reilly * Nani (footballer), Nani * Darren Fletcher * Izzy Christiansen * Francesco Totti *

* Gabriel Batistuta (withdrew) * Robbie Keane ;Coaching Staff * Manager: Mauricio Pochettino and

* Assistant Manager: Jesús Pérez * Player/Coach: Robbie Keane * Coach: Melanie C 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 #Soccer Aid 2008, 2008 of seven. Ellen White (footballer), Ellen White also became the first female player to score in a Soccer Aid match.

England squad

;Celebrities * Stuart Broad * Bobby Brazier * Sam Thompson (TV personality), Sam Thompson *

* Tom Grennan *

* Alex Brooker * Erin Doherty (withdrew) * Steven Bartlett (businessman), Steven Bartlett * Danny Dyer * Sam Quek * Miniminter * Eddie Hearn * Tom Hiddleston ;Legends * David James (footballer, born 1970), David James * Gary Cahill * Ashley Cole * Jill Scott (footballer), Jill Scott (captain) * Karen Carney * Jack Wilshere * Joe Cole * Theo Walcott * Ellen White (footballer), Ellen White *

;Coaching Staff * Manager/Coach: Frank Lampard,

, Vicky McClure,

, and

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities * Usain Bolt (captain) * Maisie Adam * Tommy Fury * Livi Sheldon *

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

England squad

;Celebrities *

(GK) *

* Sam Thompson (TV personality), Sam Thompson * Steven Bartlett (businessman), Steven Bartlett * Alex Brooker *

* Angryginge * Tom Grennan * Sam Quek * Bear Grylls (withdrew) * Denise Lewis * James Nelson-Joyce * Bella Ramsey * Roman Kemp ;Legends * Joe Hart (GK) * Phil Jagielka * Steph Houghton * Gary Neville * Paul Scholes (withdrew) * Jack Wilshere * Jill Scott (footballer), Jill Scott (captain) * Michael Carrick * Aaron Lennon * Toni Duggan * Wayne Rooney *

;Coaching Staff * Manager/Coach: Tom Hiddleston, Tyson Fury, David James (footballer, born 1970), David James, Vicky McClure,

and

* Player/Coach: Wayne Rooney

Soccer Aid World XI squad

;Celebrities *

(GK) * Livi Sheldon *

(withdrew) * Gorka Márquez * TBJZL * Bryan Habana * Dermot Kennedy * Tony Bellew * Richard Gadd * Billy Wingrove * Noah Beck * Big Zuu * Maisie Adam * Asim Chaudhry ;Legends *

(GK) * Nemanja Vidić (Captain) * Leonardo Bonucci * John O'Shea * Kheira Hamraoui * Kaylyn Kyle * Harry Kewell * Nadia Nadim (withdrew) * Robbie Keane * Carlos Tevez * David Trezeguet * Rivaldo ;Coaching Staff * Managers:

, Robbie Keane,

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

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Event details

Soccer Aid 2006

Event schedule

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Soccer Aid 2008

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Rest of the World squad

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Soccer Aid 2010

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Rest of the World squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2012

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Rest of the World squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2014

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Rest of the World squad

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Soccer Aid 2016

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Rest of the World squad

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Soccer Aid 2018

England squad

Soccer Aid World XI squad

The match

Soccer Aid 2019

England squad

Soccer Aid World XI squad

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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