Soccer Aid
7th September 2008
General admission turnstiles open: 5.30pm
Kick off: 7.30pm
World Cup legends and top celebrities go head-to-head in an England versus The Rest of The World football match, as Soccer Aid 2008, in aid of UNICEF and its partners, returns to ITV1.
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is stepping up to manage England and his squad includes football legends Jamie Redknapp and Alan Shearer, as well as celebrities Kyran Bracken, Ben Shephard, Gareth Gates, Jamie Theakston, and Jonathan Wilkes. Meanwhile, legendary Scot Kenny Dalglish will take charge of the Rest of the World and players hoping to make it into his starting line up include Westlife’s Nicky Byrne, Alastair Campbell, Patrick Kielty, Brian Lara, Jesse Metcalfe and Peter Schmeichel.
Click here for further squad members
Gordon Ramsay returns to captain Rest of the World, but team England have a new skipper. Robbie Williams is passing on his captain’s armband, and the responsibility of deciding who will take his place is in the capable hands of manager Harry Redknapp.
Each squad comprises eleven celebrities and five world cup greats. With less than a week for the players to train and bond before the big game, the pressure is on to get match fit and performance ready.
Last time round, England reigned victorious at Old Trafford. But on new turf with new teams, at the new Wembley Stadium, it’s a clean slate. With all players determined to score that winning goal and lift the prestigious Soccer Aid 2008 trophy, it’s anyone’s game.
For more information on how Soccer Aid will benefit UNICEF and its partners and how the public can get involved in football fundraising, visit www.unicef.org.uk/socceraid
Ticket information
Tickets can now be bought in person only from the Stadium ticket office (subject to availability) on Saturday (10am-4pm) or on match day (Sunday 7 Sep) from midday.
To buy tickets at the Stadium, please visit the east box office on Level B1 situated below the Bobby Moore Statue.
The Box Office is open for sales from Saturday 10am to 4pm and Sunday from 12noon to 9pm (half time).
Please note tickets can not be purchased by calling Wembley Stadium by phone.
Ticket collection
Any tickets purchased via the Seeticket hotline or website will now need to be collected from Wembley Stadium Box Office.
before 6pm on Sunday. The ticket collection booths are located on the level below the Bobby Moore Statue.
Tickets can be collected on Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Please note tickets must be collected before 6pm
Buy the T shirt!
You can buy the exclusive Soccer Aid 2008 T shirt from the Wembley Store. The shirts cost £10 with 20% going to Unicef.
Click here to buy, or visit the Wembley Store at the stadium
Click here to view the stadium plan
Information for fans travelling to this match
Wembley Stadium is a public transport destination. For information on how to get to Wembley from all over the country using public transport and for access to live travel information in advance of events, please click here. For live travel information on the day of the event call the Wembley Stadium Travel Information Line on 0845 6000 555 (calls charged at standard local rate).