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Alex Brooker reveals the player who could be England's secret weapon as they prepare to take the rest of the world at Soccer Aid 2024


Long-suffering Three Lions fans might have something to cheer on Sunday when England face the old enemy at Stamford Bridge - and Gareth Southgate will be nowhere in sight.

Indeed, while Southgate prepares for what could be his final tournament in charge of the men's senior side at UEFA Euro 2024, Harry Redknapp, Frank Lampard and David Seaman will be be hoping their squad of celebrity misfits and retired sports personalities can do a job at Chelsea's Premier League stadium. That's right, Soccer Aid is back, and the one-night only charity match - launched by pop star Robbie Williams and his close friend Jonathan Wilkes in 2006 - will serve as the perfect pre-tournament appetizer when it gets underway on June 9. Fortunately, the Argentinian has been assigned a rather less bloated squad than the one he inherited at Chelsea, with Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt joining presenter Roman Kemp, retired boxer Tony Bellew, and Tommy Fury among this year's competing celebrities.

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