Overview
- The charity match will kick off at 6:30pm BST on Sunday, May 31, with live coverage and build‑up on ITV1 and ITVX and tickets still available to the public.
- England will be coached by Robbie Williams with Wayne Rooney among the players while Usain Bolt manages the World XI featuring former pros such as Jordi Alba and Leonardo Bonucci.
- Organisers have planned a special extended half‑time show that will feature Robbie Williams to mark the 20th anniversary and to boost visibility and giving.
- Final training sessions and media events in the days before the game saw wide celebrity participation and fundraising stunts, including Olly Murs’s multi‑day endurance challenge to raise money for UNICEF.
- Soccer Aid was founded in 2006 by Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes and has raised more than £121 million for UNICEF to fund projects that keep children healthy, in school and safe.