Chelsea FC: Jose Mourinho To Manage Soccer Aid’s Rest of the World Team
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Chelsea FC manager Jose Mourinho will be managing a different side at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium, but not the one many United fans were hoping for. The Portuguese manager will take charge of the Rest of the World team at Soccer Aid’s charity match on June 8th. He will face off against an England side managed by West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce who Mourinho famously accused of playing 19th century football during their clash in the Premier League. Hopefully this time Big Sam lets his players cross the halfway line against a Mourinho-lead team.
Jose Mourinho’s statement about managing at Soccer Aid’s charity match:
"Thanks to UNICEF for asking me to manage The Rest of the World at Soccer Aid on Sunday June 8th at Old Trafford. I’m looking forward to beating Robbie Williams’ and Big Sam’s England team and raising money for UNICEF."
The teams are tentatively as follows:
England
Sam Allardyce
Robbie Williams (Asst)
Peter Reid (Coach)
Bradley Walsh (Coach)
David Seaman
Jamie Redknapp
Jamie Carragher
Teddy Sherringham
Jamie Theakston (GK)
Stephen Moyer
Jonathan Wilkes
Olly Murs
Ben Shephard
Paddy McGuinnes
Damian Lewis
Matt Smith
Mark Owen
John Bishop
Jack Whitehall
Rest of the World
Edwin Van Der Sar
Jaap Stam
Edgar Davids
Alessandro Del Piero
Patrick Kielty (GK)
Michael Sheen (Cpt)
Gordon Ramsay
James McAvoy
Nicky Byrne
Adam Richman
Santiago Cabrera
Jeremy Renner
From Wikipedia: “Soccer Aid is a biennial British charity event that has raised £12 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. Dermot O’Leary took over as presenter in 2010. 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.”
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