Soccer Aid line-up 2025: Confirmed England XI and World XI celebrities and former players
Your complete guide to the celebrities and former players in the Soccer Aid line-ups for 2025.
Soccer Aid 2025 has finally arrived.
A sold-out Old Trafford will play host to the much-loved charity match on Sunday – as some of the nation's favourite celebrities take to the famous turf to mix it with sporting legends and a host of ex-footballers.
Over nearly two decades, the event has established itself as a fixture at the start of the British summer of sport and has raised more than £100 million.
The Theatre of Dreams is a fitting venue for this year's match as Man Utd great Wayne Rooney will be joined by former heavyweight champion of the world, and lifelong Red Devils fan, Tyson Fury on the England management team – with the former teasing a late appearance on the pitch.
Rooney and Fury will be joined by on the sidelines by Sam Thompson after the TV personality was forced to swap his playing role for a coaching one due to injury.
Alongside a returning roster of celebs and ex-players in the Three Lions squad, ex-One Direction bandmate and Man Utd fan Louis Tomlinson returns after eight years away while Joe Hart, Toni Duggan and Steph Houghton will pull the white shirt back on to make their Soccer Aid debuts alongside another new face in Angry Ginge.
The World XI is not short on star power either. Leonardo Bonucci, Edwin van der Sar, Robbie Keane, Harry Kewell, Nadia Nadim, Carlos Tevez, and Nemanja Vidic represent plenty of footballing talent and experience.
They'll be joined in the away dressing room by the likes of Tobi Brown, Martin Compston, Richard Gadd, Gorka Marquez, and Brian Habana.
Man United great Peter Schmeichel is part of the World XI coaching staff that will hope to get back to winning ways after England ended a five-year wait for a victory with a 6-3 win at Stamford Bridge last year.
World XI have a narrow 7-6 lead in the overall standings – but who are the confirmed names that are set to battle it out this time around?
RadioTimes.com brings you all the details you need to know about which celebrities and legends will take part in the line-ups at Soccer Aid 2025.
Who is playing in Soccer Aid 2025?
The full Soccer Aid 2025 squads have not yet been confirmed but ITV has dropped the majority of the line-ups.
As in recent years, more star power will likely be added to the England and World XI squads this weekend.
Check out the Soccer Aid line-ups, coaches and managers as well as presenters and commentators.
England Soccer Aid team line-up
- Steven Bartlett (Entrepreneur)
- Alex Brooker (TV personality)
- Jermain Defoe (Former footballer)
- Toni Duggan (Former footballer)
- Sir Mo Farah (Former Olympian)
- Angry Ginge (YouTuber)
- Tom Grennan (Musician)
- Bear Grylls (TV personality)
- Joe Hart (Former footballer)
- Steph Houghton (Former footballer)
- Aaron Lennon (Former footballer)
- Dame Denise Lewis (Olympic gold medallist)
- Paddy McGuinness (TV personality)
- Gary Neville (Former footballer)
- Sam Quek (Former hockey player/TV personality)
- Wayne Rooney (Former footballer and manager)
- Paul Scholes (Former footballer)
- Jill Scott (Former footballer)
- Louis Tomlinson (Musician)
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England Soccer Aid manager and coaches
- Wayne Rooney (Former footballer and manager)
- Tyson Fury (Boxer)
- Harry Redknapp (Former football manager)
- Vicky McClure (Actor)
- Sam Thompson (TV personality)
- Goalkeeping coach: David James (Former footballer)
World XI Soccer Aid team line-up
- Noah Beck (Actor)
- Tony Bellew (Boxer)
- Leonardo Bonucci (Former footballer)
- Tobi Brown (Sideman star)
- Martin Compston (Actor)
- Richard Gadd (Actor/comedian)
- Bryan Habana (Rugby)
- Dermot Kennedy (Musician and halftime performer)
- Harry Kewell (Former footballer)
- Kaylyn Kyle (Former footballer)
- Gorka Marquez (Strictly)
- Nadia Nadim (Footballer)
- Livi Sheldon (Diamond from Gladiators)
- Carlos Tevez (Former footballer)
- Edwin van der Sar (Former footballer)
- Nemanja Vidic (Former footballer)
- Billy Wingrove (Freestyle footballer)
- Big Zuu (Musician and TV personality)
World XI Soccer Aid manager and coaches
- Peter Schmeichel
The full World XI management and coaching staff has not yet been confirmed.
Last year former Chelsea and Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino his long-term assistant Jesus Perez took charge, with freestyle footballer Billy Wingrove in as a skills coach.
Soccer Aid 2025 commentators
Leading the commentary will be Sam Matterface, the familiar voice of England games on ITV and the Premier League on talkSPORT.
Iain Stirling will again be swapping the Love Island voiceover booth for the Old Trafford gantry to join on co-comms.
Soccer Aid 2025 presenters
Dermot O’Leary returns as host in the role has held since 2010 while he will once again be joined by former England star Alex Scott.
Joining the pair throughout the evening will be a revolving roster of special guests, experts and familiar faces.
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