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Soccer Aid 2025: How to buy tickets for huge charity match at Old Trafford

SOCCER AID is fast approaching with the iconic charity match returning to Old Trafford TOMORROW!

Some of the biggest names from the world of sport will play alongside many of the most recognisable faces in showbiz.

***EMBARGO: TUESDAY 11TH MARCH 2025, 00:01*** Tyson Fury (right) is England Manager and Wayne Rooney is Player-Manager (left) for UNICEF 2025, which takes place on Sunday 15th of June at Old Trafford, Manchester. Photographed by Daniel Hambury for UNICEF UK and Soccer Aid Productions. ©UNICEF/Soccer Aid Productions/Stella Pictures For further information, please contact pictures@socceraidproductions.com
Tyson Fury and Wayne Rooney will be involved in Soccer Aid this year
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Last year, England stopped the rot and beat World XI for the first time in six years.

Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and boxing legend Tyson Fury will team up and take charge of the Three Lions as they look to match their rivals’ total of seven Soccer Aid wins.

Wazza will also pull on his boots and come out of retirement at his former home.

Fan favourites Jill Scott, Tom Grennan and Sir Mo Farah will feature once again as Joe Hart, Leonardo Bonucci and Steph Houghton are among the stars making their debuts in the iconic charity match.

When is Soccer Aid 2025?

  • Soccer Aid 2025 will take place on Sunday, June 15.
  • The match will kick off at 7.30pm BST.
  • Old Trafford will host.

Are Soccer Aid 2025 tickets still available?

Soccer Aid 2025 tickets are still available for fans to purchase on SeeTickets.

Tickets start at £10.50 for concessions and the cheapest adult ticket is £21 for Category 5 seating.

Prices then go up £10.50, depending on the category you select, with Category 4 set at £31.50, £42 for Category 3, £52.50 for Category 2 and £63 for Category 1.

Premium seats are also available for £94.50.

How to watch Soccer Aid 2025

Can’t make it in person? Fear not, Soccer Aid will be broadcast live on ITV1.

You can live stream all the action via the ITVX app/website.

Alternatively, SunSport will be running a live blog of Soccer Aid.

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Soccer Aid 2025: Date, start time, TV channel, live stream as huge charity match returns with Tyson Fury in the dugout

SOCCER AID is back for another huge charity match at Old Trafford – and the action unfolds TOMORROW!

Soccer Aid is an annual charity match in which celebrities and football legends come together to raise money for Unicef.

EMBARGOED TO 0001 TUESDAY MARCH 11 Handout photo provided by Soccer Aid 2025 of Tyson Fury and Wayne Rooney who will co-manage England for Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2025, which takes place on Sunday June 15 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Issue date: Tuesday March 11, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story SHOWBIZ Soccer Aid. Photo credit should read: Soccer Aid 2025/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Tyson Fury and Wayne Rooney will both be representing England
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EMBARGOED TO 0001 TUESDAY MARCH 11 Handout photo provided by Soccer Aid 2025 of Leonardo Bonucci who will be playing for Soccer Aid World XI FC at Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2025, which takes place on Sunday June 15 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Issue date: Tuesday March 11, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story SHOWBIZ Soccer Aid. Photo credit should read: Soccer Aid 2025/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Leonardo Bonucci will be hoping to break English hearts – like he did in 2021
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EMBARGOED TO 0001 TUESDAY MARCH 11 Handout photo provided by Soccer Aid 2025 of Joe Hart who will be playing for England at Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2025, which takes place on Sunday June 15 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Issue date: Tuesday March 11, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story SHOWBIZ Soccer Aid. Photo credit should read: Soccer Aid 2025/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Joe Hart will be making his Soccer Aid debut
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File photo dated 06-05-2014 of Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic salutes the crowd after the Barclays Premier League match at Old Trafford, Manchester. PA Photo. Issue date: Sunday May 10, 2020. Vidic wore the armband for two of the five championships he won at Old Trafford. The Serbian is widely regarded as one of the finest central defenders in Premier League history. See PA story SOCCER Captains Vidic. Photo credit should read Martin Rickett/PA Wire.
Former Man United defender Nemanja Vidic will be returning to Old Trafford to make his debut
Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

Robbie Williams founded the match way back in 2006.

Since the inception of the match almost 20 years ago, Soccer Aid has raised over £100MILLION for charity.

The game last year at Stamford Bridge – which saw England end their SIX-YEAR wait for a win – raised £15million.

The annual game is usually held during the summer, with this year being no different, as the match is due to come live on Sunday, June 15.

The game will be hosted at Old Trafford.

Tyson Fury is making his Soccer Aid debut and will manage team England, while Wayne Rooney is coming out of retirement to play under the Gypsy King.

They will be joined by famous names such as Joe Hart, Angry Ginge, Louis Tomlinson and Gary Neville.

How to watch Soccer Aid 2025 and is there a live stream?

  • Soccer Aid will be shown on ITV 1.
  • The game will also stream on ITVX.
  • Kick-off is set for 7:30pm BST.
  • SunSport will blog all the build-up, action and reaction from Soccer Aid.

How to get tickets for Soccer Aid 2025?

Soccer Aid 2025 tickets are still available for fans to purchase on SeeTickets.

Tickets start at £10.50 for concessions and the cheapest adult ticket is £21 for Category 5 seating.

Prices then go up £10.50, depending on the category you select, with Category 4 set at £31.50, £42 for Category 3, £52.50 for Category 2 and £63 for Category 1.

Premium seats are also available for £94.50.

Who is playing in Soccer Aid 2025?

A whole host of names have been confirmed with more will be announced in the coming months.

Making their Soccer Aid debuts are:

  • Tyson Fury
  • Angry Ginge
  • Joe Hart
  • Nadia Nadim
  • Steph Houghton
  • Toni Duggan
  • Leonardo Bonucci
  • Nemanja Vidic
  • Tobi Brown
  • Diamond
  • Nadia Nadim

Celebrities returning for the clash at Old Trafford:

  • Louis Tomlinson
  • Vicky McClure
  • Sam Quek
  • Paddy McGuinness
  • Diamond
  • Tom Grennan
  • Sam Thompson
  • Alex Brooker
  • Steven Bartlett
  • Sir Mo Farah
  • Martin Compston
  • Kaylyn Kyle

Ex-pro players returning for the clash:

  • Wayne Rooney
  • Gary Neville
  • Paul Scholes
  • Kaylyn Kyle
  • Jermain Defoe
  • Jill Scott
  • David James
  • Harry Redknapp

Hosts:

  • Alex Scott
  • Dermot O’Leary

Match commentators:

  • Sam Matterface
  • Iain Stirling

Officials:

  • Rebecca Welch
  • Natalie Aspinall
  • Emily Carney
  • Jane Simms

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Americans who own refrigerators from three brands to get $300 from ‘defect’ settlement – you just have to fill in form

AMERICANS could claim up to $300 from a settlement involving defective refrigerators sold by three different companies.

Whirlpool is paying up after it was found that some of its fridges – sold under three different brands – can develop frost build-up that interferes with cooling.

Woman looking inside a refrigerator filled with fresh produce.
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Anyone who bought an affected refrigerator within the seven-year period could claim benefits[/caption]

Whirlpool, KitchenAid and Maytag are appliance brands owned by Whirlpool Corporation, all of which manufacture refrigerators and other home appliances.

The Michigan-based manufacturer agreed to a settlement to resolve claims its refrigerators are defective.

The lawsuit alleges that certain Whirlpool, KitchenAid, and Maytag refrigerators sold between 2012 and 2019 have a manufacturing defect that causes excessive frost to accumulate on the evaporator.

This frost buildup allegedly prevents the refrigerator from properly cooling food and leads to other damage.

The settlement benefits consumers who bought a Whirlpool, KitchenAid or Maytag refrigerator within that seven-year window.

Consumers have been told to check whether their appliance is eligible for searching for its serial number on the settlement website.

Whirlpool has not admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to pay an undisclosed sum.

Class members can receive up to $300 for past refrigerator repairs and replacements, under the settlement terms.

The amount depends on the age of the refrigerator at the time of the repairs.

For example, class members can receive up to $300 for repairs and 75 percent of the original price if it’s 1–3 years old.

Class members who experience frost build-up after January 31, 2025, are still eligible for the same benefits as those who had issues earlier.

The deadline for submitting a valid claim form is June 18.

The deadline for exclusion and objection was March 21.

The final approval hearing took place on May 13.

Meanwhile, there are four other settlements open for claims in June, each with approaching deadlines.

A $4,429,180 settlement involves Defendants Designer Brands and DSW Shoe Warehouse, Inc. (“DSW”).

This settlement covers shoppers who received unwanted promotional texts from DSW between September 1, 2018, and September 1, 2024 – even after asking to stop.

Claimants can expect around $70 each.

Shoppers must file their claim online by June 30, 2025.

Woman looking inside a refrigerator.
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Some of Whirlpool’s fridges can develop frost build-up that prevents them from cooling[/caption]

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Brad Pitt and Bradley Cooper head out on double date in New York with stunning girlfriends Ines de Ramon and Gigi Hadid

BRAD Pitt and Bradley Cooper headed out on a double date in New York with their stunning girlfriends, Ines de Ramon and Gigi Hadid, last night.

Brad, 61, held hands with Ines, 32, as they stepped out in Manhattan before meeting up with Bradley, 50, and Gigi, 30, for dinner at the exclusive COTE Korean Steakhouse.

Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon walking together.
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Brad Pitt and his stunning girlfriend Ines de Ramon headed out on a date last night[/caption]
Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper leaving a restaurant.
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Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid joined them for the NYC dinner[/caption]

Oscar winner Brad turned heads in a shiny lavender silk shirt, left partly unbuttoned to reveal some chest hair, teamed with black velvet trousers and glossy square-toed shoes.

He topped off the eye-catching look with oversized metal-framed sunglasses and his new buzzcut – a nod to his Fight Club character Tyler Durden.

The shirt also echoed the lilac suit Brad wore in Mexico City earlier in the week while promoting his upcoming Formula 1 film, F1.

Ines stunned in a ruched beige minidress that sat off the shoulder and showed off her hourglass figure.

She paired the look with a beige quilted handbag and open-toe stilettos.

Gigi, meanwhile, cut a casual figure in a white T-shirt teamed up with a denim jacket and baggy grey trousers.

Bradley opted for a navy top and jeans.

The couples were seen exiting the celeb hotspot separately after Brad was forced to deny speculation that he’s using his relationship with Ines to generate publicity for F1.

Ocean’s Eleven star Brad, who recently finalised his acrimonious divorce with actress ex-wife Angelina Jolie, 49, has been dating jewelry designer Ines since 2022.

They made their red carpet debut together last September for the premiere of his movie Wolfs at the Venice Film Festival.

Brad and Bradley are longtime friends, with the American Hustle star playing a key role in Pitt’s sobriety journey.

After Bradley’s 2019 split from supermodel Irina Shayk, Pitt made an overture by whisking him off to watch the LA Philharmonic orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl.

A source told The Sun: “They have been busy juggling work with tricky family situations this year, and finally they have some time to themselves to hang out and be there for each other.

“Both Brads had the best night being away from the normal Hollywood crowd, but they still stopped to talk to a few industry friends in the audience.

“They were sipping sparkling water and chatting.

“They can’t go out partying like they used to back in the day because they’ve quit boozing, so they chose a venue where they could stay out of trouble and relax.

“They won’t be out chatting up women any time soon, but they are both single for the first time in over a decade.

“They’ll be good wingmen for each other when the time is right.”

Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper leaving a restaurant.
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The couples dined out at the exclusive COTE Korean Steakhouse[/caption]
Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper leaving a restaurant.
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Gigi kept things casual in a denim jacket and baggy grey trousers[/caption]
Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon holding hands leaving a hotel in New York City.
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Oscar winner Brad turned heads in a shiny lavender silk shirt[/caption]
Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon walking together in New York City.
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Ines stunned in a ruched beige minidress that sat off the shoulder and showed off her hourglass figure[/caption]
Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon walking hand-in-hand.
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The couple were swarmed by fans outside the celeb hotspot[/caption]

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Phichit governor probes school insurance scam at children centre

The governor of Phichit province in northern Thailand has ordered an investigation into an insurance fraud case involving a supposed agent deceiving parents at schools and child development centres. The parents were led to believe they had secured accident insurance for their children, but the money was never forwarded to the insurance company. This came …

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Chiang Mai lottery frenzy over Thai star and plane crash numbers

Lottery enthusiasts in Chiang Mai are flocking to purchase tickets featuring popular numbers associated with the late singer Pumpuang Duangjan and the recent plane crash in India. The numbers are selling out quickly at various lottery stalls across the city. Pannee Lupu-ngern, a lottery vendor on Chiang Mai-Lamphun Road in Saraphi district, revealed that numbers …

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Russian woman arrested in Phuket for illegal medical practice

Phuket’s tourist police have detained a 33 year old Russian woman for practising medicine without a licence. She allegedly offered injectable treatments to both Thais and foreigners across Phuket, promoting her services online. Police Colonel Narapon Wattanakorntawee, commander of the Tourist Police Division 3, instructed investigators to apprehend the Russian national, Viktoriia Freimark. The arrest …

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Pattaya gold robber arrested after daring heist in Lamphun

A 47 year old man has been arrested in Pattaya today following a swift investigation into a daring gold robbery in Lamphun province. The heist, which saw a suspect steal two gold necklaces worth over 500,000 baht, was solved thanks to the tireless efforts of Chon Buri Provincial Police. “The suspect was tracked down to …

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Cambodian rush at Sa Kaeo border amid closure fears

The permanent Ban Klong Luek Border Crossing in Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo province, experienced congestion as many Cambodians hurried back to their country fearing a sudden border closure. Sa Kaeo Governor Parinya Phothisat visited the site to observe the situation and assured that the border will not close. Yesterday, June 13, a large number of …

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Thailand brushes off Cambodia’s border threat as tensions simmer

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has downplayed Cambodia’s threat to stop importing Thai goods amidst escalating border tensions, asserting that Thailand has yet to implement any measures to cut electricity or Internet supplies to its neighbour. Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen recently accused Thailand of preparing to cut essential services along the border, which could include …

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