This is a charity game in aid of Unicef between England against rest of the world. Both teams are composed of ex-football players and celebrities. Below are the list of players on both teams. England Team Harry Redknapp ( Manager ) – Tottenham Hotspur manager James Corden (Assistant Manager) – BAFTA winning actor and writer Bryan Robson (Coach) – former England captain Robbie Williams (Captain) – singer, songwriter, UNICEF ambassador Jamie Theakston – radio & tv presenter Jonathan Wilkes – tv presenter Ben Shephard – tv presenter Bradley Walsh – actor & comedian Rupert Penry-Jones – actor Damian Lewis – actor Ricky Hatton - boxer Danny Cipriani – rugby player Paddy McGuiness – actor and comedian David Seaman – former England goal keeper Martin Keown – former footballer now TV pundit Alan Shearer – former England & Newcastle United player Jamie Redknapp – former football player now TV pundit Teddy Sheringham – former England & Manchester United player Nicky Butt – former England & Newcastle United player REST OF THE WORLD Kenny Dalglish (Manager) – former Celtic & Scotland player Ian Rush (Assistant Manager) – former Welsh captain & Liverpool player Eric Harrison (Coach) – former footballer and coach Michael Sheen (Captain) – actor Patrick Kielty – TV presenter & comedian Nicky Byrne – former footballer & singer from Westlife Joe Calzaghe – Boxer Gordon Ramsay – Michelin star chef Ronan Keating – singer/songwriter from Boyzone Shane Filan – singer with Westlife James Kyson Lee – actor Brian Lara – former West Indian cricketer Gethin Jones – TV presenter Mike Myers – actor, screenwriter, and comedian Simon Baker – actor Zinedine Zidane – former French footballer Jens Lehmann – Former Arsenal & Germany goal keeper Ryan Giggs – former Wales captain and Manchester United player Henrik Larsson – former Celtic player Luis Figo – former player for FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Sporting Lisbon and Inter Milan
Laugh no more, my friend from http://www.filmshaft.com/woody-harrelson-scores-winning-goal-in-charity-soccer-game/ Woody Harrelson Scores Winning Goal At Soccer Aid 2010 By: Martyn Conterio This content is protected If somebody told me Woody Harrelson would be in the city of Manchester, England playing soccer with Mike Myers, Michael Sheen and footballing legends Luis Figo and Zinadine Zidane, Id have said youve been eating too much cheese before bedtime or youre a complete mentalist. Actually Simon Baker was there, too. As unlikely as such events do seem, they did occur tonight. Pop star Robbie Williams has run Soccer Aid for the past six years now, bringing together celebrities and football stars past and present to raise money for UNICEF. This years game took place in a packed Old Trafford with an England team filled with the likes of Damien Lewis and Dominic Cooper versus the Rest of the World. Captain Michael Sheen took his role very seriously and kept describing the whole event as the best experience of his life. See? Something are better than acting. The game was a 2 2 draw after ninety minutes which led to a nail-biting penalty shoot-out. Incredibly it was Woody Harrelson and Mike Myers who provided the two winning goals securing the Rest of the World teams victory in stunning fashion. Harrelson only became interested in soccer/football when he was forty. Hes now forty-eight and written himself into charity soccer history and all whilst being severely charming and amiable. After lifting the cup, he admitted to ITV presenter Dermot OLeary the penalty kick and build up as: The most terrifying thing I have ever experienced. The commentators kept referring to him as the lovely Woody Harrelson. Wonder if hell become an evangelist for the sport now? It also seemed an emotional night for actor Mike Myers whose family hail from Liverpool. His father was a massive Liverpool FC fan and there was a telling moment after he scored his goal and looked up to the sky as if to say that was for you, dad. All in all it was a thoroughly entertaining and very surreal viewing experience.
