Soccer Aid
| Soccer Aid | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Charity event |
| Created by |
Robbie Williams Jonathan Wilkes |
| Presented by |
Ant & Dec (2006–08) Dermot O'Leary (2010–) Kirsty Gallacher (2010–) Backstage: Cat Deeley (2012–14) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ITV TV3 (Republic of Ireland) |
| Original release | 22 May 2006 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champions | England (4th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | England (4 titles) |
| Television broadcasters |
ITV TV3 |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England |
| Dates | 22 May – 27 May |
| Venue(s) | 2 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 England (1st title)
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| Runners-up | Rest of the World |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 14 (3.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 71,960 (17,990 per match) |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England |
| Dates | 7 September |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
England (2nd title)
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| Runners-up | Rest of the World |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 1 |
| Goals scored | 7 (7 per match) |
| Attendance | 45,000 (45,000 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Alan Shearer (2 goals) Paolo Di Canio (2 goals)
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | England |
| Dates | 6 June |
| Teams | 2 |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rest of the World (1st title) |
| Runners-up | England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 1 |
| Goals scored | 4 (4 per match) |
| Attendance | 65,493 (65,493 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Jamie Redknapp (1 goal)
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England |
| City | Manchester |
| Dates | 27 May |
| Teams | 2 |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
England (3rd title)
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 1 |
| Goals scored | 4 (4 per match) |
| Attendance | 67,346 (67,346 per match) |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England |
| City | Manchester |
| Dates | 8 June |
| Teams | 2 |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rest of the World (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 1 |
| Goals scored | 6 (6 per match) |
| Attendance | 65,574 (65,574 per match) |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England |
| City | Manchester |
| Dates | 5 June 2016 |
| Teams | 2 |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
England (4th title)
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| Runners-up | Rest of the World |
Soccer Aid is a biennial British charity event that has raised over £20 million in aid of UNICEF UK, through ticket sales and donations from the public. The event is a football match between two teams of celebrities and former professional players, representing England and the Rest of the World (RoW). Soccer Aid was initiated by Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes.
Television coverage began on ITV on 22 May 2006 in a show presented by Ant & Dec. Dermot O'Leary took over as main presenter in 2010. The event returned on 7 September 2008, won by England for a second time and again on 6 June 2010, won by the Rest of the World after a penalty shoot-out. England beat the RoW a third time on 27 May 2012 and RoW won for a second time in June 2014. England won for the fourth time on 5 June 2016.
ITV, 22–27 May 2006
The practice matches were over 60 minutes, with the Soccer Aid match over 90 minutes.
The competition was organised on behalf of UNICEF UK, with profits from the matches along with donations and sponsorship donated to UNICEF programs in Africa, Asia and the Americas.
England beat the Rest Of The World 2–1 with the goals coming from Les Ferdinand and Jonathan Wilkes, which put England into a two-goal lead but a handball inside the area from David Gray resulted in a penalty converted by Diego Maradona. Wilkes won the Man of the Match award.
The England squad was managed by former England national football team manager Terry Venables, assisted by David Geddis and Ted Buxton. The original squad comprised 16 players, with Bryan Robson added later. A handful of the players, notably Angus Deayton, had previous celebrity international experience from the previous month's England v Germany: The Legends match in Reading, which Germany won 4–2. The England squad went into the match with no major injury worries. Their victory over a squad of ex-England internationals from the 1960s to 1990s on Tuesday morning was tempered with defeats to the Rest of the World in a penalty shootout and football quiz.
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