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7.6/10 IMDb Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 6 First episode date 22 May 2006 | 4.7/5 Facebook Genre Charity event Original language(s) English No. of episodes 13 Number of episodes 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by Robbie WilliamsJonathan Wilkes Cast Similar Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Tak, The X Factor (UK), SMTV Live, Dancing on Ice, CD:UK Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soccer aid 2016 michael sheen louis tomlinson and their teams are ready for sunday
Soccer Aid is a biennial British charity event that has raised over £20 million in aid of UNICEF UK, through ticket sales and donations from the public. The event is a football match between two teams of celebrities and former professional players, representing England and the Rest of the World (RoW). Soccer Aid was initiated by Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes.
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- Soccer aid 2016 michael sheen louis tomlinson and their teams are ready for sunday
- Ben shephard tries to defend his soccer aid dirty tackle red card send off good morning britain
- Soccer Aid 2006
- Event schedule
- England squad
- Rest of the World squad
- Other notable participants
- Soccer Aid 2010
- Soccer Aid 2012
- Soccer Aid 2014
- Soccer Aid 2016
- Top goalscorers
- References
Television coverage began on ITV on 22 May 2006 in a show presented by Ant & Dec. Dermot O'Leary took over as main presenter in 2010. The event returned on 7 September 2008, won by England for a second time and again on 6 June 2010, won by the Rest of the World after a penalty shoot-out. England beat the RoW a third time on 27 May 2012 and RoW won for a second time in June 2014. England won for the fourth time on 5 June 2016.
Ben shephard tries to defend his soccer aid dirty tackle red card send off good morning britain
Soccer Aid 2006
ITV, 22–27 May 2006
Event schedule
The practice matches were over 60 minutes, with the Soccer Aid match 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 with the goals coming from Les Ferdinand and Jonathan Wilkes, which put England into a two-goal lead but a handball inside the area from David Gray resulted in a penalty converted by Diego Maradona. Wilkes won the Man of the Match award.
England squad
The England squad was managed by former England national football team manager Terry Venables, assisted by David Geddis and Ted Buxton. The original squad comprised 16 players, with Bryan Robson added later. A handful of the players, notably Angus Deayton, had previous celebrity international experience from the previous month's England v Germany: The Legends match in Reading, 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 penalty shootout and football quiz.
Celebrities
Legends
Rest of the World squad
The Rest of the World squad was managed by Ruud Gullit, with Gus Poyet as his assistant. Captain Gordon Ramsay 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 buildup to the competition. Lothar Matthäus 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 Diego Maradona 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 Ruud Gullit and Gus Poyet coming on as substitutes on Wednesday and in the match itself.
Celebrities
Legends
Other notable participants
The match was refereed by Pierluigi Collina, the Italian referee considered by many fans as the best referee of all time.
Event schedule
England v Rest of the World, at 19:30 just before kick-off Jonathan Ansell sang the footballing anthem "Nessun Dorma" whilst the players were introduced to Sir Geoff Hurst.
England squad
The England squad was coached by Harry Redknapp, with Bryan Robson as his assistant manager.
Celebrities
Legends
Rest of the World squad
The Rest Of The World squad was coached by Kenny Dalglish, with Ian Rush as player-assistant manager.
Celebrities
Legends
Other notable participants
The referee at the start of the match was Pierluigi Collina, 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.
Soccer Aid 2010
Soccer Aid 2010 was played on 6 June 2010. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV and presented by Dermot O'Leary.
England squad
Rest of the World squad
Soccer Aid 2012
Soccer Aid 2012 was played on 27 May 2012, as something of a precursor to UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2012 Summer Olympics. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV and presented by Dermot O'Leary. Cat Deeley presented the backstage build-up show before the main event.
England squad
Rest of the World squad
Soccer Aid 2014
The 2014 match was played at Old Trafford on 8 June 2014.
The main match was hosted by Dermot O'Leary with Kirsty Gallagher, and Cat Deeley presented the backstage build-up show before the main event. Caroline Flack presented from the BT Tower in London. Match commentators were Sam Matterface and Graham Taylor, and Sol Campbell was a studio guest.
By full-time, the total raised for UNICEF was £4,233,019.
England squad
Rest of the World squad
Soccer Aid 2016
The 2016 match was played at Old Trafford on Sunday, 5 June. The main match was hosted by Dermot O'Leary and Kirsty Gallacher, with commentary from Clive Tyldesley and Chris Kamara.
England squad
Rest of the World squad
Top goalscorers
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal