How to watch a Soccer Aid 2025 live stream: Plus everything you need to know about the charity football match

Frank Lampard and Jill Scott lift the trophy after England win Soccer Aid 2024.
England lifted the Soccer Aid crown last year (Image credit: Getty Images)

Soccer Aid returns for 2025 with another star-studded line-up facing off at Old Trafford.

Started by Robbie Williams in 2006 to raise money for Unicef, Soccer Aid has become the world's biggest celebrity football match.

As ever, an England XI will take on a World XI for ultimate bragging rights, and to raise a load of money for charity in the process.

Here's everything you need to know about this year's game.

Live stream Soccer Aid 2025

How to watch Soccer Aid 2025

Soccer Aid 2025 will be broadcast live on Sunday 15 June, with the game kicking off at 7.30pm BST.

Coverage begins at 6pm, with ITV 1, ITVX and STV all showing the charity game.

Soccer Aid 2025 line-ups

Who's playing at Soccer Aid 2025? 

BBC Euro 2024 Frank Lampard, Manager of England celebrates with the trophy following victory in Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2024 at Stamford Bridge on June 09, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

Frank Lampard led the England XI to victory last year (Image credit: Getty Images)

The full line-ups for Soccer Aid 2025 have not yet been revealed, but we've got a good idea of most of the cast involved.

Former pros Jermain Defoe, Joe Hart, Steph Houghton and Gary Neville are all taking to the pitch for England, coached by an unlikely duo in the dugout: Wayne Rooney and Tyson Fury.

Not to be outdone on footballing talent, they'll be facing off against the likes of Leonardo Bonucci, Carlos Tevez, Edwin van der Sar and Nemanja Vidic, all led by Peter Schmeichel on the sidelines.

England Squad

  • Jermain Defoe
  • Toni Duggan
  • Joe Hart
  • Steph Houghton
  • Aaron Lennon
  • Gary Neville
  • Wayne Rooney
  • Paul Scholes
  • Jill Scott
  • Steven Bartlett
  • Alex Brooker
  • Sir Mo Farah
  • Angry Ginge
  • Tom Grennan
  • Bear Grylls
  • Dame Denise Lewis
  • Paddy McGuinness
  • Sam Quek
  • Louis Tomlinson

World XI

  • Leonardo Bonucci
  • Harry Kewell
  • Kaylyn Kyle
  • Nadia Nadim
  • Carlos Tevez
  • Edwin van der Sar
  • Nemanja Vidic
  • Noah Beck
  • Tony Bellew
  • Tobi Brown
  • Martin Compston
  • Richard Gadd
  • Bryan Habana
  • Dermot Kennedy
  • Gorka Marquez
  • Livi Sheldon
  • Billy Wingrove
  • Big Zuu

Which players have appeared at Soccer Aid in the past?

Diego Maradona

(Image credit: Getty)

Soccer Aid has boasted some of the greatest footballers of all time in the past.

Previous line-ups have included: Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho, Wayne Rooney, Luis Figo, Ryan Giggs, Roy Keane, Clarence Seedorf, Edgar Davids, Fabio Cannavaro, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Owen, David Seaman, Yaya Toure, Robert Pires, Patrick Kluivert, Robbie Keane, Eric Cantona, John Terry, Didier Drogba and Michael Essien.

Soccer Aid 2025 Managers

Who are the managers at Soccer Aid 2025? 

Wayne Rooney, Manager of Birmingham City, arrives at the stadium prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Birmingham City at Elland Road

Wayne Rooney is one of the line-up of England XI coaches (Image credit: Getty Images)

A jam-packed technical area will see Wayne Rooney, Tyson Fury, Harry Redknapp, Vicky McClure, Sam Thompson and David James barking instructions from the sidelines in various capacities, with some believing Rooney may pull on a pair of boots himself.

Over in the World XI dugout, only former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has been confirmed, but the full line-up of management and staff for that team has not yet been announced.

Soccer Aid 2025 Stadium

What stadium is Soccer Aid 2025 being played at? 

Old Trafford

Old Trafford is playing host to Soccer Aid this year (Image credit: PA)

Having hosted the event back in 2023, United's Old Trafford has once again been selected to hold the event this year's sold-out event, having switched to Chelsea's Stamford Bridge last year.

For the likes of Rooney, Tevez, Scholes, Neville, Van der Sar, Vidic and Schmeichel, they'll be on very familiar territory.

Isaac Stacey Stronge
Freelance Writer

Isaac Stacey Stronge is a freelance football writer working for FourFourTwo, Manchester United and Football League World. He has been a season ticket holder at Stockport County throughout the Hatters’ meteoric rise from the National League North to League One and is a die-hard Paddy Madden fan.