The Soccer Aid line-up for 2023 has been revealed - and the celebrity football match for UNICEF is returning to the home of Manchester United.
Old Trafford will host the star-studded match on Sunday, June 11. The England squad captained by Lionesses’ Euro 2022 winner and Queen of The Jungle Jill Scott who is making her Soccer Aid debut.
Olympic sprinting legend Usain Bolt is back off the starting block as the World XI captain and The Last Leg co-host Alex Brooker, who was the first-ever physically disabled person in the game, returns this year The match was last held at Old Trafford in 2020 behind closed doors, in line with Covid protocols at the time, and with fans it was last held at Old Trafford in 2018 and was a sell-out.
In 2021 it was held at the Etihad Stadium and last year, raising a record-breaking £15million it took place at London Stadium. READ MORE: The Vivienne defended by fans as message addressing 'attack on drag' on Dancing on Ice receives 'abuse and hate' after she suffers nasty fall The match ended 4-1 with penalties to Soccer Aid World XI, taking them into the overall lead with 6-5 wins since the inaugural 2006 match.
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