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England play a World XI at Soccer Aid 2024 with professional players and celebrities in action at Stamford Bridge.
Mauricio Pochettino is back, too, just weeks after being dismissed by the Blues following a season in charge and will coach up the World XI.
Joining the Argentine in the dugout will be his trusted long-time assistant Jesus Perez and Robbie Keane, fresh from guiding Maccabi Tel Aviv to a league title. England’s coaching set-up includes: Frank Lampard, Harry Redknapp, Vicky McClure, Robbie Williams, David Seaman.
England are desperately searching for victory to snap a run of five successive wins for the World XI, including last year’s 4-2 win at Old Trafford, where Kem Cetinay became Soccer Aid’s all-time leading scorer.
Follow all the latest updates from Soccer Aid 2024 below:
FT England XI 6-3 World XI
Robbie Williams announces the final total raised this evening and it’s £15,049,590. That is a monumental total huge. Since the start of Soccer Aid in 2006, more than £106m has been raised.
FT England XI 6-3 World XI
Jill Scott heads onto the stages with the whole England team, the coaches and the staff. Frank Lampard and Jill Scott lift the Soccer Aid trophy together.
The fireworks go off and the music begins to play. It’s a big win for England and a big sigh of relief that they got over the line this time around.
Full-time! England XI 6-3 World XI
90 mins: Theo Walcott fancies another one and has a go from the edge of the box. He blazes the shot over the crossbar.
It’s the last act of the game as England finally get over the line. They’ve ended a run of five years of defeat at Stamford Bridge.
England win Soccer Aid 2024.
England XI 6-3 World XI
83 mins: Gary Cahill deals with a corner ball as England look to hold onto this lead. There’s only a few minutes left to run and England are closing in on victory.
GOAL! England XI 6-3 World XI (Walcott, 81’)
81 mins: Oh naughty!
Karen Carney receives the ball in midfield and slips a perfect pass through the defence to pick out Theo Walcott. Tony Bellew comes flying off his line but Walcott is aware and chips the former world boxing champion to add a sixth for England!
England XI 5-3 World XI
79 mins: Jermain Defoe tries to get in behind but runs into trouble. Karen Carney recovers the ball but gets tackled by a back tracking Eden Hazard.
GOAL! England XI 5-3 World XI (Wingrove, 76’)
Penalty to World XI!
76 mins: Bobby Brazier pulls down Patrice Evra inside the England box and the visitors have a penalty. Bobby Wingrove steps up to take it and nestles a lovely shot into the bottom corner.
GOAL! England XI 5-2 World XI (Bartlett, 73’)
73 mins: Lucky but brilliant from Steven Bartlett.
The World XI send the ball back to Tony Bellew who wants to boot it up the pitch. Bartlett charges him down, blokes the shot and sees the ball dribble over the line.
England lead by three!
England XI 4-2 World XI
70 mins: Ridiculous tackle from Tion Wayne who mullers Steven Bartlett to the ground as he tries to weave around the outside of the defender.
Walcott dinks the resultant free kick into the box and looks for the far post. Michael Essien drops onto the goal line, leaps into the air and nods the ball onto the crossbar!
England XI 4-2 World XI
69 mins: Usain Bolt is taken off the pitch on a stretcher. It looked as though he twisted his ankle or pulled a hamstring. From the replays it was clear were the injury happened.
Jason Manford comes on the replace him.
Source: independent.co.uk
