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From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more.Signup +Once a week...And its LIVE!Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off!Signup +Join the clubGet full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.Subscribe to our newsletterThe charity match, now in its twentieth year, will bring an exclusive taste of World Cup football to London ahead of the summer tournament.The 2026 edition of Soccer Aid, held at the London Stadium on 31 May, is set to feature a star-studded line-up including A-List celebrities and retired football legends.Robbie Williams, who co-founded Soccer Aid in 2006, will manage England in a game that features an exclusive taste of World Cup football. You may like LaLiga legend joins Soccer Aid 2026 cast as teamsheet revealed FIFA World Cup 2026: Dates, fixtures, stadiums, tickets and everything you need to know Im convinced it will be unforgettable Javier Zanetti tells FourFourTwo about joining forces with Rivaldo, Didier Drogba and Andriy Shevchenko to launch new global tournament at Walt Disney World Soccer Aid players will get to feel like World Cup footballersGet VIP England tickets HERE with Seat Unique!England games are a rite of passage for any match-going fan and unsurprisingly, hospitality tickets for the national side are amongst the very best in the country with pre-match lounge access, premium padded seats, quality dining and complimentary drinks. Matchday programmes and souvenirs are included, while the views are outstanding. You won't want to miss this.View DealFor a selection of players on the teamsheet of this years Soccer Aid, featuring the likes of ex-England internationals Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart, Jermain Defoe and Jill Scott, World Cup football is a familiar experience.For the A-List celebrities and internet personalities participating, including Hollywood actors Owen Cooper, Damson Idris and Tom Hiddleston, they will have the exclusive opportunity to play like World Cup footballers, before even the professionals themselves do this summer.Soccer Aid for UNICEF will play on its twentieth anniversary with the Adidas Trionda ball - the first time that the football will be used before the World Cup kicks off this summer.World XI players will also wear a bespoke Adidas kit with all proceeds going to UNICEF, adding to the �121 million raised since the event's first match in 2006.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.The World XI squad is set to be managed by Usain Bolt, eight-time Olympic gold medalist with six appearances in Soccer Aid matches, and led on the pitch by Leonardo Bonucci.The former Italian centreback will be joined by recently retired debutant Jordi Alba in World XIs backline, which Bolt described as exciting were going for gold!.GK Barry, social media personality and podcaster, will make her debut for England, with the event being the only mixed-sex football match officially sanctioned by the FA.Damson Idris, who starred opposite Brad Pitt in F1: The Movie, expressed excitement at the prospect of making his Soccer Aid debut, which will make participants among the first in the world to try the Adidas Trionda ball.Idris said: "One of my boyhood dreams was to play professional football... I cant quite believe I will join the England team at Soccer Aid".The twentieth anniversary of Soccer Aid for UNICEF takes place on Sunday 31st May at the London Stadium. Tickets are on sale now at socceraid.org.uk/ticketsTOPICSJordi AlbaWayne RooneyLeonardo BonucciJermain DefoeWorld CupSoccer AidKedar BayleySocial Links NavigationFreelance WriterKedar Bayley is a trained journalist specialising in culture reporting. As a fan of Liverpool FC,he writes on the Reds often. Knowledgable about all things sports, cinema and television,you can find his words in Screen International, FourFourTwo, Manchester Evening News and more.
