Former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury and ex-Manchester United and England ahead Wayne Rooney will be part of forces to co-manage the England Soccer Help aspect at Previous Trafford in June.
The occasion, co-founded by singer Robbie Williams and supported by UNICEF, has raised over £106 million ($137m) for charity since its inception in 2006.
England will tackle a Remainder of the World XI in a match full of celebrities and former athletes.
Fury, who introduced his retirement from boxing in January, will take cost of the England aspect together with Rooney, who may even play within the match.
Ex-England stars Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Joe Hart and Jermain Defoe in addition to Lionesses legends Jill Scott, Steph Houghton and Toni Duggan have been confirmed to play. Sir Mo Farah, Louis Tomlinson, Sam Quek and Steven Bartlett are additionally within the combine.
“Tyson Fury: England supervisor … Who would ever have thought it,” Fury mentioned.
“I’ve had some massive fights in my profession and the prospect of main my England staff to victory this June fills me with simply as a lot pleasure as any heavyweight battle.
“Everybody is aware of that I’m an enormous Manchester United fan too, so it is much more particular for me that the sport is at Previous Trafford this 12 months — and I get to handle considered one of my heroes, Wayne Rooney. How can we lose?
“The work UNICEF does all world wide is so particular and so essential. I actually hope which you could come alongside and assist us this summer time.”
Rooney mentioned he was trying ahead to linking up with United fan Fury.
“I’ve been fully blown away by the success of Soccer Help for UNICEF,” Rooney mentioned.
“By no means in my wildest goals did I believe it could be this profitable. I am so proud that Soccer Help has raised greater than £106m for UNICEF since 2006 — only a few issues in life give me as a lot pleasure as realizing youngsters’s lives may have been made higher due to it.
“Final 12 months, the match raised £15m and we need to make this 12 months larger and higher than ever.”
