SOCCER Aid is returning for 2018, and it promises to be bigger and better.
But who is in the line-up? And how do you get a ticket? Here’s what we know…
When is Soccer Aid? And how do I get a ticket?
Soccer Aid kicks off on June 10, 2018, and will be held at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Tickets are on sale now and are priced between £10 and £50.
They are available at www.manutd.com/socceraid or by calling 0161 444 2018
The match will also be screened live on ITV at 8pm.
Who is in the Soccer Aid line up?
The full line-up is yet to be released but we do know who the team captains are.
Robbie Williams will head up the England Team and Olympian Usain Bolt will be captain of the World XI Team.
They will compete against each other with teams made up of A-list stars and footballing legends.
Mo Farah, Gordon Ramsay and Brendan Cole are already confirmed.
Now Olly Murs announced that he’ll be joining the England team once more alongside Mark Wright and Joe Wicks.
Also joining the line up is Paddy McGuinness, Yaya Touré and Michael Owen.
Former professional players like Phil Neville, David Seaman, Robbie Fowler and Wes Brown.
For the World XI, you can expect stars like Kevin Pietersen, Dan Carter, Clarence Seedorf, Robert Pires, Edwin Van Der Saar and Patrick Kluivert.
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What does the money raised from Soccer Aid go towards?
All public donations to Soccer Aid will go towards Unicef’s work protecting children in the UK and globally.
An incredible £24million has already been raised through the event over the last 10 years.
The government announced on April 6, 2018 that it will match every donation made to Soccer Aid for Unicef – doubling the total sum raised.
The money will go towards ending preventable disease in children, saving the lives of newborn babies and helping to end child hunger around the world
So far it has provided life-saving food, vaccines, clean water and protection from violence to millions of children around the world.
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