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Soccer Aid

Network
ITV
Genre
Reality
Premiered
22 May, 2006
Soccer Aid

Soccer Aid is a British charity annual event that has raised over £38 million in aid of UNICEF UK, through ticket sales and donations from the public. The televised event is a friendly-style football match between two teams, England and the Soccer Aid World XI, composed of celebrities and former professional players representing their countries. Soccer Aid was initiated in 2006 by Robbie Williams and Freddy Shepherd. It initially took place every two years, however, from the 2018 edition, it is now held annually. It is produced by Initial and distributed by Endemol Shine Sport, a Dutch company that distributes Dutch Eredivisie coverage. 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 England team lead the head-to-head with 5 wins to the ROW/World XI's 4 wins. On 16 June 2019, the fixture was the first to include female players as part of the squads.

Genre Charity event
Created by Robbie Williams, Freddy Shepherd
Presented by Ant & Dec (2006–08), Dermot O'Leary (2010–present), Kirsty Gallacher (2010–2020), Alex Scott (2021–present), Backstage, Cat Deeley (2012–14), Regular Pundit, Maya Jama (2020–present)
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 9
No. of episodes 16
Location(s) Old Trafford, Greater Manchester (2006, 2010–18, 2020), Wembley Stadium, London (2008), Stamford Bridge, Fulham, London (2019), Etihad Stadium, Manchester (2021)
Production company(s) Initial
Distributor Endemol Shine Sport
Original network ITV, Virgin Media Sport

Sobre Soccer Aid

Biennial British charity football event in which two teams of celebrities and ex-legends, England and the World Eleven (WXI) (formerly Rest of the World until 2018), compete against one another.

Conquista de Soccer Aid

More than £20 million in aid had been raised for UNICEF UK. It takes place at Old Trafford stadium in Greater Manchester. It was created by Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes.

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World XI - The World XI, also known as the FIFA World Stars, is an association football team consisting of players from various countries. The World XI play one-off games against clubs, national teams, collectives of continental teams.. Charity events in the United Kingdom.. UNICEF.. Biennial events.

Últimas informações sobre Soccer Aid atualizado em 28 de Julho, 2021.