Soccer Aid LIVE: England take on World XI in annual charity match at London Stadium – UK Times

Also in action this evening are the World XI, several of which would also have been eligible for England. Fifa really need to clear up these qualification criteria.

Jordi Alba – Former Barcelona and Spain player

Leonardo Bonucci – Former Juventus and Italy player

Lukas Podolski – Former Arsenal and Germany player

Michael Essien – Former Chelsea and Ghana player

Dimitar Berbatov – Former Manchester United and Bulgarian player

Nemanja Matic – Former Manchester United and Serbia player

Ali Krieger – Two-time World Cup winner with United States’ Women

Behzinga – YouTuber and member of the Sidemen

Dermot Kennedy – Singer

Edwin van der Sar – Former Manchester United and Netherlands player

Jen Beattie – Former Arsenal and Scotland player

Nicky Byrne – Singer (Westlife)

Nitro – Former Team GB sprinter and Gladiators star

Chris O’Dowd – Actor and comedian

Simon Neil – Singer (Biffy Clyro)

Richard Gadd – Actor and comedian

Nikolaj Coster Waldau – Actor

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey – Former Commonwealth athlete and Gladiators star

Molly McCann – Former UFC fighter

TBJZL – YouTuber and member of the Sidemen.

Frankie Dettori – Former champion horse racing jockey

It’s another merry band of footballers and celebrities representing England this year, all in the name of a good cause:

Wayne Rooney – Former Manchester United and England player

Jermain Defoe – Former Tottenham and England player

Jill Scott – Former Manchester City and England player

Jack Wilshere – Former Arsenal and England player

Shaun Wright-Phillips – Former Manchester City and England player

Paddy McGuinness – Comedian and presenter

Danny Dyer – Actor and TV personality

Theo Walcott – Former Arsenal and England player

Chloe Burrows – Former Love Island star and radio host

Jack Whitehall – Comedian

Jordan North – Radio presenter and podcaster

Sam Thompson – Reality TV star and podcaster

Steph Houghton – Former Manchester City, Arsenal and England player

Toni Duggan – Former Manchester City and England player

Joe Marler – Former England rugby player

Joe Hart – Former Manchester City and England goalkeeper

GK Barry – Influencer and podcaster

Alex Brooker – Comedian

Yes, it’s the 20th anniversary of the launch of this fixture, still popular among celebrities and (seemingly) fans. About £121m has been raised for Unicef over the years – some effort.

A fixture in the footballing and charitable calendars, Soccer Aid returns with another band of celebrities ready to take to the London Stadium in the name of raising money and not embarrasing themselves in a sporting sense. 20 years on from the first edition, England face a World XI (sort of) from 6.30pm BST.