Season 14 • Episode 1
LatestSoccer Aid is an English annual charity event that has raised over £106 million in aid of UNICEF UK, through ticket sales and donations from the public.
Soccer Aid is a biennial British charity event that has raised £6.5 million in aid of UNICEF UK through ticket sales and donations. The event is a football match between two teams of celebrities and former professional players, representing England and the Rest of the World. Television coverage began on ITV on 22 May 2006 in a show presented by Ant & Dec. Soccer Aid was initiated by Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes. The event returned on 7 September 2008 and again on 6 June 2010. England beat Rest of the World in 2012.
Practical Effects
Actual retired pros humbling actors in real competitive matches
Production
ITV's commitment to stadium spectacle for charity television
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robbie Williams founded this after becoming obsessed with football during his LA years, dragging half of Hollywood into his British sporting obsession.
Soccer Aid essentially invented the 'celebrity charity match' format that later spawned endless imitators, though few matched its chaotic ITV energy.
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