Soccer Aid 2023 LIVE! England vs World XI charity match stream, result and latest news

Soccer Aid 2023 – LIVE!

The world’s biggest charity match returns tonight as sports stars and celebrities face off for UNICEF. England will be looking to reverse a four-game losing streak to World XI, having lost on penalties at the London Stadium last year, and now trail in the overall head-to-head record.

World XI, though, have the pedigree in the dugout with newly appointed Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino rallying his troops while Stormzy will be tasked with coming up with a much overdue win for the hosts, with help from Harry Redknapp, Emma Hayes, Vicky McClure and David Seaman. Former Lionesses’ star Jill Scott is the captain, with Usain Bolt again taking the World XI armband.

The likes of Liam Payne, Danny Dyer and Tom Hiddleston will be joining Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and others for England, facing off against Tommy Fury, Kem Cetinay, Hernan Crespo, Roberto Carlos and others. Kick off at Old Trafford is at 7.30pm BST, so stick with us!

Soccer Aid 2023 latest news

• GOAL! Cetinay gets his goal!

• GOAL! Keane at the double!

• GOAL! Keane equalises via the post!

• GOAL! Scholes drills home for the lead!

• GOAL! Butterfield levels it up!

• GOAL! Bolt with the breakthrough!

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Thanks for following along tonight. Another hugely entertaining Soccer Aid evening.

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Usain Bolt lifts the trophy as Nessun Dorma blares out of the Old Trafford PA system.

An incredible £14,619,005 has been donated! Donations still welcome until July 27.

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Time for the trophy presentation, which is being led by Manchester United legend Bryan Robson.

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What a second half that was! Five goals, legends scoring and Kem Cetinay making history.

That’s what Soccer Aid is all about.

Full-time!

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91min: That’s it! It’s five in a row for World XI!

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88min: Uh oh, Keane is down injured as McGuinness comes flying out to deny the striker.

He looks like he’ll be OK but that looks like studs down the shin. Ouch.

Story continues

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84min: Farah makes amends for his earlier mistake with a goalline clearance to deny Keane a hat-trick goal. Superb defending.

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83min: Brooker’s time is up, he’s replaced by Scarlet Douglas.

GOAL!

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80min: Cetinay has his goal, scoring his fifth in Soccer Aid history which makes him the highest-ever scorer.

He simply runs through on goal after a dreadful pass from Farah, ignoring a pass to his team-mates to fire home.

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76min: Hines is on for Carney.

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74min: Cetinay is desperate for his goal, having previously scored four times for World XI, and goes close with a curling effort from around 30 yards which McGuinness just about deals with.

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73min: Alex Brooker is now on, replacing Butterfield.

GOAL!

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70min: Keane again! He dinks the ball over the keeper amid a goalmouth scramble.

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69min: Dawson has been forced off with an injury so England bring Defoe back on, which is allowed apparently.

GOAL!

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65min: Keane bends one in via the post! Postage stamp stuff after Evra finds him in space inside the area.

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63min: That’s got to be a handball from Farah while on the ground in the area! Keane, just on for World XI, is screaming for a penalty along with most of his team-mates. It was stonewall!

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62min: Bolt makes way, along with Totti.

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60min: Uh oh, now Bolt looks to be struggling as Totti tries to chip McGuinness.

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59min: Eni Aluko is on for Scholes.

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57min: Scholes is down and it looks like his night might be over. He’s done a job inside 12 minutes, to be fair.

GOAL!

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54min: Scholes drills home from 25 yards! A low drive into the bottom corner after the goalkeeper failed to deal with Brennan’s cross.

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53min: England firmly on top now and Carney is pulling the strings! She releases Hiddleston into the area but his cut-back is cut out.

GOAL!

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50min: Butterfield levels it up with a superb shot inside the near post, completely wrong-footing Edwards in goal!

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49min: Grennan is putting in a shift, he’s back on the pitch. England have brought on Paul Scholes, Michael Dawson, Chunkz and Asa Butterfield at half-time.

Lee Mack and Kem Cetinay are on for World XI.

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48min: Nani wins the ball back inside his own half, crosses the halfway line and has half his team demanding the ball… but he ignores the lot before being tackled by Cahill around 25 yards out.

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47min: It is Wilshere… and it’s well wide.

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47min: Claflin trips Carney on the edge of the area. Wilshere fancies this free kick…

Second half

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46min: We are back underway!

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Right, that was a long half-time break, almost as long as the first half.

The players are back out – surely they will need another warm-up…

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I wonder what these two were talking about.

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Tom Grennan is still in his kit and has what looks like a bloody knee while he sings ‘Here’.

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Tom Hiddlestone is back in jeans and a t-shirt. Surely that’s his game up tonight, then. Tom Grennan is just about to start playing.

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An update on how much money has been raised now and it’s already a remarkable £7,680,141!

Up next, a Tom Grennan performance.

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Robbie Keane and Martin Compston are taking team-talk duties for World XI.

Lots of requests to “get stuck in”. That’ll do it.

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All three pundits are predicting an England win despite trailing at half-time.

Redknapp is giving the England team talk, surely with the permission of manager Stormzy.

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Talking about Defoe being able to pop up at any moment, the same could be said about Totti. He’s another who has Still Got It.

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Usain Bolt’s goal is the difference, and the World XI are good value for their lead.

England haven’t really clicked, but you feel Defoe could pop up at any moment.

Half-time!

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46min: Just the one second of injury time.

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43min: Half a chance for England as Carney looks to round Foster, but the keeper stands tall to deny him.

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42min: Tommy Fury plays football like you’d expect a boxer to play football.

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41min: Robbie Williams is kneeling on the touchline a la Marcelo Bielsa.

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40min: Another chance for World XI as Totti has a pop from 25 yards, which takes a wicked deflection which James does well to stop.

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38min: A great in-game chat with Foster just then, in which he confirmed he is not best friends with Ryan Reynolds and fears Defoe.

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36min: A big chance for Fury, who hits a fierce first-time shot rather than take a touch and it results in a wild finish from inside the area.

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35min: Hiddlestone is very lively, darting all over the pitch while barely breaking a sweat.

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33min: A lovely ping from Carney almost releases Defoe into the area, but Evra has other ideas and soon mops up with the help of Foster.

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31min: Few more changes. Crespo and O’Reilly are off, with Kaitlyn Kyle and Nani are on.

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30min: Payne is replaced by Danny Dyer and Scott makes way for Karen Carney.

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28min: Another change as Malone is replaced by Sir Mo Farah.

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27min: Almost an instant reply from England as Cahill meets Scott’s cross but his header is straight at the keeper.

GOAL!

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25min: Bolt with the breakthrough! Malone pulls up with a hamstring injury, allowing Bolt to run through and slot underneath James for a calm finish.

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24min: Defoe is a class above and it’s showing as he tries to carve open some space near the area before running into traffic. Payne looks to pounce on the loose ball, but his effort is weak.

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22min: Another sub as Adam is replaced by Tommy Fury.

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21min: Beck, who was man of the match last year, bursts through midfield and into the area, before meeting the brick wall of Cahill. Half-hearted shouts for a penalty but nothing doing.

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18min: A lovely touch by Bolt down the left channel sets up Crespo, who opts to feed in Adam, who is in acres near the six-yard box but rather than take a touch instead goes for a first-time punt and it’s easy for James.

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16min: Now Totti is fed into the area, pauses and tries to wrong-foot James with a shot towards the near post but sees it skim past the post.

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14min: A superb ping from Totti finds Crespo inside the area. Neville tries to get a boot in, but Crespo turns away and bends a shot at goal, which is straight into James’ arms.

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12min: Defoe rolling back the years in style to nip between two attempted tackles, much to the delight of the crowd. Unfortunately, he is soon dispossessed.

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10min: First sub as Carlos makes way for Darren Fletcher.

A good innings from Carlos.

CHANCE!

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8min: Bolt runs through, shows a great touch to control the ball but slightly drags a shot from the corner of the area the wrong side of the post.

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8min: Evra looks to burst through the middle but is soon stopped by Scott, and potentially illegally but the referee doesn’t blow up.

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6min: A slow start to proceedings, it’s fair to say. Wilshere is looking to make things happen in the centre for England, but otherwise World XI are fairly comfortable in possession.

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3min: A first shot on target and it’s for England. Adam gives the ball away, allowing Payne to pounce and have a shot from the edge of the area. It was a bit speculative and easy for Foster.

Kick-off!

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1min: A little later than advertised but… here we go!

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And here come the teams! We are minutes away.

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It’s almost time for kick-off. The teams are back in their dressing rooms.

Alex Brooker to ITV

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“Amid all the glitz and the glamour, the reason why we are all here is to raise money.”

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Danny Dyer says he is “still recovering from Wednesday” after seeing West Ham win the Europa Conference League.

He’s done well to get up to Manchester!

How to donate

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Here’s Olivia Colman.

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And here’s the World XI captain Usain Bolt.

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Here’s Mauricio Pochettino, who will next be at Old Trafford as Chelsea manager.

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Injury news as Steven Bartlett, he of ‘Diary of a CEO’ fame, has been ruled out after damaging his left leg during training.

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Here’s the England team announcement.

Robbie’s here

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Robbie Williams, co-founder, is here tonight! He won’t be performing, though, that’s Tom Grennan’s job this year.

“It just gets bigger, and bigger, and bigger, and bigger every year.”

Skipper Scott to ITV

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“It’s a fantastic event, it’s so exciting to be here. I never got the captain’s armband when I played, I’ve been doing my bicep curls.”

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Here’s how World XI manager Mauricio Pochettino confirmed the team earlier today.

Pundits

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Big Zuu, Steph Houghton and Jermaine Jenas are on hand tonight as pundits.

“The standard [of players] have always impressed me, I hear training this week has been a bit feisty. That front line of Hernan Crespo and Francesco Totti is so impressive.”

Usain Bolt to ITV

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“I don’t know what Stormzy is talking about – it’s going to be five straight tonight for World XI. Whenever I come to Old Trafford, I don’t lose.”

Teams in full

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World XI: Ben Foster; Heather O’Reilly, Sam Clafin, Roberto Carlos; Mo Gilligan; Noah Beck, Patrice Evra; Masie Adam, Usain Bolt, Francesco Totti, Hernan Crespo

Subs: Leon Edwards, Nani, Darren Fletcher, Kaylyn Kyle, Izzy Christiansen, Robbie Keane, Lee Mack, Tommy Fury, Niko Omilana, Kem Cetinay

Teams in full

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England XI: David James; Gary Neville, Gary Cahill, Bugzy Malone; Joel Corey, Jill Scott, Jack Wilshere, Tom Hiddlestone; Liam Payne, Jermain Defoe, Tom Grennan

Subs: Paddy McGuinness, Michael Dawson, Paul Scholes, Eni Eluko, Karen Carney, Alex Brooker, Chunkz, Sir Mo Farah, Asa Butterfield, Scarlette Douglas, Danny Dyer

England skipper

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Jill Scott, heroine of the England Lioness team that won the Euro 2022 competition, will captain England tonight.

She enjoyed further success when she won the ITV reality show I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in December.

“The Euros, the jungle and now Soccer Aid for Unicef — it’s the holy trinity,” she said. “I’ve won two of them, so I just need Soccer Aid now to complete the treble.”

Odds

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Interestingly, England are favourites to win tonight and end a four-game winless streak.

• England to win in 90mins: 10/11

• World XI to win in 90mins: 15/8

• Either team to win on penalties: 7/1

I fancy World XI, to be honest.

Training camp

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Both squads have been put through their paces this week at a training camp at Champneys, near Tring in Hertfordshire.

Tom Grennan has described the build-up and game as “the best week of my life”.

He told BBC Three Counties Radio: “I’ve been doing it for three years now and when it finishes, I’m like ‘when’s the next one’?”

Stormzy joins the fun

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Stormzy won’t be getting on the pitch today, having joined the England coaching staff on his Soccer Aid debut.

“I’m taking this really seriously,” Stormzy, whose real name is Michael Omari, said. “I don’t want the players saying they loved my last album – seriously, it’s just about winning the game for me. I’ll put the fire in them. They need to call me ‘boss’ or ‘gaffer’, though – not Mike!”

The Manchester United fan added: “If I could pick any player to play for me it would be Wayne Rooney, all day long – it would be an honour to manage him. My other footballing heroes growing up were Ruud van Nistelrooy and Paul Scholes – but I would have played like Rio Ferdinand had I ever turned pro! I’ve got a really good coaching team with me and if we’re struggling with 10 minutes to go I’ll call my mate Jose [Mourinho]!”

Head to head record

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World XI are aiming for a FIFTH win on the trot and now lead the overall record 6-5.

2006: England 2–1 World XI

2008: England 4-3 World XI

2010: World XI 2-2 England (7-6 pens)

2012: England 3-1 World XI

2014: World XI 4-2 England

2016: England 3-2 World XI

2018: England 3-3 World XI (4-3 pens)

2019: World XI 2-2 England (3-1 pens)

2020: World XI 1-1 England (4-3 pens)

2021: World XI 3-0 England

2022: World XI 2-2 England (4-1 on pens)

Presenting duties

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There won’t just be football and celebrity talent on the pitch this evening, there is as ever plenty of ability presenting the show tonight.

Former England and Arsenal star Alex Scott is joined by presenting royalty Dermot O’Leary.

Rolling back the clock

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As we gear up for the 12th edition of Soccer Aid, let’s roll back the clock to last year.

World XI made it four wins on the bounce over England with a penalty shootout victory at the London Stadium.

A remarkable s £15,673,728 was raised come the end of the day, after Lee Mack bowed out by scoring the winning spot kick.

World XI players and coaches

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World XI: Ben Foster; Heather O’Reilly, Sam Clafin, Roberto Carlos; Mo Gilligan; Noah Beck, Patrice Evra; Masie Adam, Usain Bolt, Francesco Totti, Hernan Crespo

Subs: Leon Edwards, Nani, Darren Fletcher, Kaylyn Kyle, Izzy Christiansen, Robbie Keane, Lee Mack, Tommy Fury, Niko Omilana, Kem Cetinay

Managers: Mauricio Pochettino, Robbie Keane, Martin Compston and Melanie C.

England players and coaches

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England XI: David James; Gary Neville, Gary Cahill, Bugzy Malone; Joel Corey, Jill Scott, Jack Wilshere, Tom Hiddlestone; Liam Payne, Jermain Defoe, Tom Grennan

Subs: Paddy McGuinness, Michael Dawson, Paul Scholes, Eni Eluko, Karen Carney, Alex Brooker, Chunkz, Sir Mo Farah, Asa Butterfield, Scarlette Douglas, Danny Dyer

Managers: Harry Redknapp, Emma Hayes, Stormzy, David Seaman and Vicky McClure.

Prediction

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As ever, the light-hearted event will likely be full of goals. Still, if one was to pick a winner, it’d be foolish to write off the World XI given recent matches.

World XI to win on penalties.

World XI… XI

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…and here’s how World XI look.

England XI

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The starting lineups have already been confirmed. Here’s England…

How to watch for free

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TV channel: Soccer Aid 2023 will broadcast live for free on terrestrial television via ITV. Coverage starts at 6.30pm BST, with kick-off an hour later.

Live stream: Fans can also watch the action live online via the ITVX website or app.

Welcome

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Did you think the season was over? Not until we’ve seen Liam Payne and Tom Fury strut their stuff alongside Gary Neville and Hernan Crespo.

Soccer Aid, seemingly the traditional season send-off these days, is back tonight and back at Old Trafford.

Stormzy and friends are in the England dugout, while Mauricio Pochettino, newly appointed at Chelsea, will be coaching the World XI.

Kick-off is at 7.30pm BST. Stick with us.