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    Sidemen Charity Match 2025: How to buy tickets for huge Wembley event featuring KSI and Co

    THE Sidemen Charity Match will return in 2025 – and it promises to be bigger than EVER!Next year’s huge game will take place in front of the largest crowd yet, with Wembley Stadium set to host the event for the first time.The Sidemen Charity Match will return in March 2025Credit: PAThe last Sidemen Charity Match was held at a sold-out London Stadium in 2023, which saw Sidemen FC beat YouTube Allstars 8-5.2.7 million viewers from around the globe tuned into a live stream of the match on YouTube.A hugely successful day saw the event raise a whopping £2.4million for a range of charities.And in 2025, the Sidemen Charity Match will set even more records!READ MORE IN FOOTBALLWhen is the Sidemen Charity Match 2025?The Sidemen Charity Match 2025 will take place on Saturday, March 8.An official kick-off time for the match has not yet been announced, but it’s expected to be 3pm GMT.Wembley Stadium will host.How to get tickets to the Sidemen Charity Match 2025You can register your interest in the Sidemen Charity Match 2025 by heading to Sidemenfc.com. Tickets will go on sale at 9am on Monday, November 18.Demand for tickets will be high once again, with all tickets for the 2023 edition of the charity match selling out in less than 90 minutes.Most read in Football90,000 tickets are expected to be snapped up to make it the biggest Sidemen Charity Match yet!Tickets start from £12, with all proceeds from the match going to BBC Children In Need and Sidemen’s own Bright Side charity.Will the Sidemen Charity Match 2025 be live streamed?Broadcasting details for the Sidemen Charity Match 2025 have not yet been revealed, but it’s likely that the Sidemen’s official YouTube channel will air the game like previous years.In past years, a reply of the match has become available to watch once the live stream has ended.Who has won the most Sidmen Charity Matches?Sidemen FC have won the most Sidemen Charity Matches with four wins out of five.Here are all five results in full:Sidemen FC 7-2 YouTube Allstars – St Mary’s Stadium, 2016Sidemen FC 0-2 YouTube Allstars – The Valley, 2017Sidemen FC 7-1 YouTube Allstars – The Valley, 2018Sidemen FC 8-7 YouTube Allstars – The Valley, 2022Sidemen FC 8-5 YouTube Allstars – London Stadium, 2023 More

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    Sidemen Charity Match to return as fans say ‘we will be there no matter what’ after huge announcement

    THE Sidemen Charity Match will be returning next year.The YouTube charity football match has gained huge attention since its first edition back in 2016.The Sidemen have announced that their charity football match will be returning next yearCredit: AlamyThe social media match has raised millions for charityCredit: PAAnd fans are ecstatic to learn that it will be coming back for the sixth time in 2025.An announcement on the official Sidemen X account read: “The Sidemen Charity Match returns…”Sign up at sidemenfc.com to get the latest updates”.And ticket information is set to be released on November 10.READ MORE IN SPORTFans couldn’t hide their excitement for the event, taking to social media themselves to react.One wrote: “We will be there no matter what”.While another added: “PLS I NEED TO BE THERE!”A third commented: “OMG I pray that I am able to go this time”.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSAnd a fourth posted: “Cannot wait.”Sidemen member and internet sensation KSI hinted that the event will reach new levels next year.Luke Littler in brand new business venture as darts star, 17, teams up with SidemenWriting on X: “It’s finally time. Our BIGGEST one yet!”Previous editions of the match have seen internet superstars such as KSI, Chunkz, IShowSpeed, MrBeast and Noah Beck take to the pitch.While the game has been refereed by former Premier League official Mark Clattenburg for the last two years.Most importantly, the event has been a success when it comes to raising money for charity.The previous five games have raised in excess of £3.7MILLION for organisations including Teenage Cancer Trust and CALM.It’s not known where the 2025 match will be held with previous editions being played at West Ham’s London Stadium, Charlton’s The Valley and Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium.West Ham’s London Stadium hosted last year’s matchCredit: Alamy More

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    Watch Wayne Rooney explain his role in EAFC team Girth N Turf to Gary Neville – but Man Utd legend looks utterly baffled

    WAYNE ROONEY has explained the role he plays on EAFC team “Girth N Turf”, but Gary Neville did not appear to be any the wiser.Rooney, 38, featured on some of the Twitch streams of a number of viral gamers who play together on the popular football video game, formerly known as FIFA.Gary Neville looked baffled as Wayne Rooney explained his role on EAFC team ‘Girth N’ Turf’Rooney appeared on some streams for the virtual team after being introduced by rapper AitchThe Manchester United legend made headlines when he called organiser Angry Ginge a “ginger c***” during a live stream as they were playing.Another flashpoint had seen Rooney jokingly threaten to knock someone out during a stream.Since Rooney was not appearing with a video feed, with only his voice being heard, many fans believed it was not actually him. That was until Angry Ginge, real name Morgan Burtwistle, and some of the other members of the group shared photos with Rooney on social media after he had invited them to a get together at his house. READ MORE IN FOOTBALLFormer Man Utd team-mate Gary Neville, was asking Rooney a set of quickfire questions on The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet, when the topic came up.Neville asked Rooney: “Do you play like a game or something and you said I’m going to come around and knock you out to someone?”Rooney confirmed: “It was on Girth N’ Turf.”One fan was stunned to see it confirmed it was him, saying: “Just me who thought it was someone putting on a voice pretending to be Wayne Rooney.”Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSAnother said: “Fully confirmed that really was him in Girth n’ Turf.”Neville, who was rendered with a bemused look on his face, then asked: “What is that?”Man Utd legend Wayne Rooney ‘told Coleen he couldn’t do school run for EA FC TRAINING’ reveals YouTuber Angry GingeRooney explained: “It’s mad. It’s a bunch of streamers who have set up a FIFA team.”I know Aitch, the rapper Aitch, and he said they’ve got this team, do you want to come in and have a couple of games.”So I had nothing else to do so joined the team, it’s hilarious.”People who are subscribing and watching us play and I think the last game we played there was like 85,000 people, more than Old Trafford.”Wanting to know more, Neville said: “And did you threaten to knock someone out?”Rooney said: “No that was one of the lads we were playing with. It was joking, yeah.”Rooney posed alongside Angry Ginge to confirm it was actually him on the other end of the microphoneCredit: Instagram @angryginge13The Girth N’ Turf team changes week-to-week and stream the matches to thousands of fansCredit: Instagram @angryginge13Rooney explained how one stream had more viewers than fans who can fit in at Old TraffordCredit: GettyNeville added: “So you basically go on FIFA and people watch you and Aitch play? How do you do it? Is it a camera on the tele that watches you or something?”Rooney replied: “So all the lads are streamers so they make a lot of money from it I think.”A flabbergasted Neville then looked down the path before quipping: “F***ing world doing, it’s f***ing mad this world isn’t it.”Prior to taking the Plymouth job, Rooney had revealed to the team on Twitch how he sleeps with the hairdryer on all night to help keep him cool.Sidemen Charity Match star and Man Utd superfan Angry Ginge also revealed how Rooney had told wife Coleen he would not be able to do the school run due to “training”.Wayne Rooney’s quickfire Q&A
    Toughest opponent? “I think John Terry was probably most difficult.”
    Favourite tweet? “Probably my Mr Bean one. I just put: ‘Mr Bean. Funny.’ I don’t know why. I’d probably had a few drinks.
    Form a band from former team-mates? “De Gea was good on the guitar… Phil Jones fancies himself as well.”
    Best advice? “I’d probably say from Roy Hodgson… he said to me that the best picture you can take is in your mind.”
    Favourite piece of memorabilia? “It’s strange but I love the book in the middle – Opus book.”
    One thing you’d like to do in rest of your life? “I would like to sky dive. I’ve had it set-up but I can’t do it.”
    Night in or night out? “Night in definitely.”
    Favourite movie? “It was Shawshank Redemption until Wolf of Wall Street.”
    Favourite holiday destination? “Probably say Dubai now. I think it’s more because the kids love it.”
    What superpower? “Be invisible.”
    Best car owned? “My favourite car is the Audi RS6. The best one, probably the Mercedes DTM AMG.”
    Club you wished you played for? “Celtic I’d say.”
    Cats or dogs? “Dogs. I’ve got one.”
    Fastest team-mate? “Probably Theo Walcott or Kyle Walker.”
    One thing you can’t live without? “Family. Easy.”
    Favourite pair of clothing? “You know what, this is going to sound weird, but actually a nice comfortable pair of pyjamas.”
    Who is taking a last minute penalty to save your life? “Me! If it wasn’t I’d probably say Ronaldo but he’d probably miss now on purpose! If it wasn’t me then it’d be Van Nistelrooy.”
    One player you wished you had played with? “[Lionel] Messi is the best of all time but to play with [Zinedine] Zidane [would be amazing].”
    Pre-match song? “I’d normally get on the massage bed, and I’d actually put Susan Boyle on.”
    Biggest regret? ” The red card in the World Cup was my lowest moment in football.”
    Favourite goal? “The Manchester City one – the overhead kick.”
    Hero growing up? “Duncan Ferguson.”
    Favourite stadium? “My favourite ground to play in was Wembley.”
    England highlight? “I’d say the Euros in 2004, as a whole, I just loved that tournament.”
    Dream job? “I’d love to manage Everton or Manchester United. I’d probably say United.”

    However, the early training turned out to be a prank.In an April live stream, Angry Ginge explained: “I said to him: ‘Training 8-11’. Next thing you know, 10 o’clock in the morning, I’m in bed trying to get to sleep and I get a phone call from Rooney.”He said: ‘So I take it we’re not training lad’. I said: ‘What? What do you mean mate?’ “Genuinely, I’m p***ing myself, I’m absolutely p***ing myself, already, because I know what is coming.”He goes: ‘Well, I’ve been up since half seven with the controller in my hands. I’ve just found out it’s just banter you guys have’.”So he’s been sat there, since half seven, ready for ‘training’ with his controller. Unreal.READ MORE SUN STORIES”He goes: ‘I’ve had to tell my missus that I can’t do the school run because I’ve got training’.”I am genuinely not joking when I say that, I cannot put into words how much I have p***ed myself.” More

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    Football history made as referee Clattenburg has yellow card Uno reversed in brilliant Sidemen charity match moment

    MARK CLATTENBURG made history by reversing a yellow card during yesterday’s Sidemen charity match.The former Premier League official took charge of the much-anticipated game for a second year on the bounce.
    Max Fosh Uno-reversed Mark Clattenburg’s yellow cardCredit: YouTube/Sidemen
    The match being for charity did not mean that Clattenburg, 48, left his cards at home.
    With the Sidemen 6-4 up against the YouTube All-Stars in the 78th minute, Max Fosh fouled Simon Minter.
    Clattenburg promptly went over to caution Fosh.
    The whistler got his yellow card out… only to be Uno reversed.
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    Fosh, 28, cheekily pulled out an Uno reverse card of his own, with Clattenburg subsequently withdrawing his booking.
    The match was watched by a capacity 60,000 crowd at the London Stadium.
    And a further 2.5million people tuned in at home on YouTube.
    Many of the hordes watching loved Fosh’s unique moment.
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    Accompanied by a laughing emoji, one fan wrote: “My man Fosh uno reversed Clattenburg.”
    While a second joked: “Can’t believe Premier League players never tried this.”
    A third quipped: “Max Fosh just Uno-Reversed Mark Clattenburg for a yellow card and it worked, what am I watching.”
    Another added: “No way Max Fosh has just Uno Reversed Mark Clattenburg.”
    The Sidemen triumphed 8-5 in the dramatic match in East London.
    A huge amount of money was raised for Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), youth charity Teenage Cancer Trust and wish-granting charity, Rays of Sunshine.
    Within just two hours, the game had raised £2.4million for various good causes. More

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    Sidemen charity match raises whopping £2.4m in just two hours with huge donations from KSI and Logan Paul

    THE Sidemen Charity Match raised an astonishing £2.4million for its causes.The match was set up by YouTube stars with proceeds going to charities – Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), youth charity Teenage Cancer Trust and wish-granting charity, Rays of Sunshine.
    The Sidemen Charity match raised over £2.4millionCredit: Sidemen
    KSI and Logan Paul’s Prime donated £250,000Credit: Reuters
    The match took place at a packed-out London Stadium and was also watched by 2.7 million concurrent viewers on the YouTube stream.
    The video itself has been viewed nearly 12 million times.
    Throughout the stream, donations could be seen streaming in as the total managed to double the amount raised in last year’s game.
    Among the top donors were KSI and Logan Paul’s Prime drinks company which donated £250,000.
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    The second biggest donation came from ‘YooTooz’, which gave £59,524 to the charity pot.
    JME – a rapper who played for Sidemen – also showed his generous side as he donated £37.5k.
    The total has worked out to more than double the amount that was raised during the Sidemen Charity Match at The Valley last year.
    Rays of Sunshine posted a message thanking people for their donations on Twitter.
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    It read: “Thank you @sidemen and all the fans who donate to help grant more magical wishes for seriously ill children.”
    The money came in so fast that before the game even started over £1m had already been raised.
    The match ended in a thrilling 8-5 win for the Sidemen FC team as they beat YouTube Allstars.
    Sidemen FC were helped out with some appalling goalkeeping form xQc as he earned the lowest rating from FotMob ever.
    One goal against xQc came from West Ham fan and YouTuber Ethan Payne.
    YouTube Allstars ace IShowSpeed also entertained the crowd but did let emotions get the best of him as he had a bust-up with AngryGinge.
    While fans at home were glad to see Elz the Witch presenting the stream. More

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    Sidemen vs YouTube Allstars player ratings: xQc gets worst mark EVER for keeping disasterclass as Manny bags hat-trick

    XQC was the standout performer during the Sidemen Charity Match but not for the right reasons.The game ended in an 8-5 victory for the Sidemen FC team as they battled the soaring heat in London.
    Here is how Sidemen FC and the YouTube All Stars were rated in Saturday’s charity match
    xQc had a shocker for the YouTube Allstars
    His rating was the worst ever on FotMob
    Manny was the man of the match
    The Canadian streamer had a lot to live up to after he had slammed Cal the Dragon’s performance in goal for the YouTube Allstars last year.
    xQc – real name Félix Lengye – himself had a mare in between the sticks as he saw eight goals fly into the goal.
    His lack of ability to defend the goal even led commentator Spencer Owen to joke: “Statistically speaking they’d have scored less if he wasn’t there.”
    His final rating was 0.3 out of 10, which was considerably worse than Cal the Dragon’s 2.1 last year.
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    To make matters worse for xQc the rating is the worst ever recorded on FotMob.
    There was some quality on show as Sideman star Manny netted a hat-trick as well as picking up an assist.
    Manny’s prolific nature in front of goal saw him awarded with an impressive 9.7 rating.
    IShowSpeed saw his chances to boost his rating fail as he missed an open goal and a penalty saved by KSI.
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    Wroetoshaw saw his rating jump up to a 6.4 as he ventured forward from the defence for the Sidemen team.
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    The YouTuber fired a rocket of an attempt into the top corner of the goal, one that xQc could not do a lot about.
    Sidemen FC ratings

    KSI – 7.0
    JME – 6.0
    Wroetoshaw – 6.4
    Calfreezy – 6.5
    Lazarbeam – 5.6
    MrBeast – 6.4
    Behzinga – 8.3
    TBJZL – 8.8
    Zerkaa – 6.3
    Miniminter – 9.0
    Vikkstar123 – 6.9

    Subs

    Callux – 6.3
    Airrack – 7.0
    AngryGinge – 7.0
    Manny – 9.7
    Randolph – 6.9
    Tareq – 7.4

    YouTube Allstars ratings

    xQc – 0.3
    Danny Aarons – 3.9
    WillNE – 5.5
    JiDion – 3.8
    Max Fosh – 5.6
    Filly – 6.7
    ChrisMD – 9.0
    Cenat – 6.3
    Theo Baker – 5.7
    IShowSpeed – 7.6
    Niko – 7.7

    Subs

    AboFlah – 5.9
    Chunkz – 8.7
    Duke Dennis – 6.1
    Jacksepticeye – 6.3
    Karl – 6.4
    Kon – 6.0

    There were some standout moments in the game as Ethan Payne – Behzinga – scored as a West Ham fan at the London Stadium.
    While fans enjoyed the presenting of YouTuber and social media star Elz the Witch as she wore a bold outfit. More

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    Fans joke Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is ‘dropping £200m bid for ChrisMD’ after stunning goal in Sidemen charity match

    FANS have joked that Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is “dropping a £200million bid for ChrisMD.”That’s after the YouTuber scored a stunning goal in Saturday’s Sidemen charity match.
    Fans joked Todd Boehly is ready to spend £200m on ChrisMD after his Sidemen goalCredit: YouTube/Sidemen

    ChrisMD lined up for the YouTube All Stars in today’s epic game at West Ham’s London Stadium.
    The final score saw the Sidemen emerge victorious 8-5.
    But ChrisMD arguably stole the show with the goal of the match early on.
    The Fifa streamer, who previously showed off his skills against ex-Wrexham star Ben Foster, saw his side go 1-0 down in the capital.
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    Yet with 15 minutes on the clock, he produced some dazzling footwork before embarking on a dribble into the Sidemen’s penalty area.
    ChrisMD then feinted after seeing off several opposition defenders.
    And he finally lashed the ball past goalkeeper KSI to level the scores at 1-1.
    Supporters were certainly impressed with Chris MD’s skills.
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    Boehly has already spent £1billion in three transfer windows at ChelseaCredit: Rex
    ChrisMD is a YouTuber who streams Fifa video gamesCredit: Instagram @chrismd10
    Indeed, many joked that big-spending Chelsea owner Boehly was sure to be lining up a bid – having already splashed £1billion in his first three transfer windows.
    One fan said: “Word on the street Todd Boehly is dropping a £200m bid for ChrisMD.”
    Another declared: “Breaking: After his superb performance at the Charity match, Todd Boehly is looking into signing ChrisMD.”
    One noted: “Todd Boehly exploring the idea of signing ChrisMD for £100m.”
    Another tweeted: “Just heard Todd Boehly has put an £85m bid for ChrisMD! Chelsea’s midfield looking dangerous now.”
    One added: “Todd Boehly sign Chris MD.”

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    Watch Chunkz try to KUNG-FU KICK KSI in bizarre scrap in charity match before boxer saves penalty from IShowSpeed

    KSI was involved in a kung fu kick bonanza with Chunkz and Kai Cenat before saving a penalty from IShowSpeed.YouTube Allstars ace Chris MD had won a penalty in the second half of the Sidemen Charity Match.

    Chunkz tried to kung-fu kick KSI before a penaltyCredit: YouTube/Sidemen
    Before Kai Cenat also did the sameCredit: YouTube/Sidemen
    But after the ball was placed down on the spot, KSI attempted to put off the taker.
    This saw him trigger a confrontation with Chunkz, Kai Cenat and Speed.
    And fans were left in hysterics as the group became animated with Chunkz and Cenat seen trying to kung-fu kick KSI.
    After the exchange, KSI then faced off with Speed from the penalty spot.
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    Cristiano Ronaldo superfan Speed used the Al-Nassr ace’s run up for his kick.
    However, he fired his strike down the middle and saw KSI save the shot, with the Sidemen star then jumping up and doing Ronaldo’s signature Suiii celebration in his rivals face.
    Reacting on Twitter, one fan said: “I saw that and couldn’t tell if it was real or not after I saw that kick.”
    A second declared: “Sidemen Charity Match gotta be the funniest event of all time 😭😭😭😭.”
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    “Bro did the reverse Suii😭,” commented a third.
    A fourth wrote: “Ishowmiss 😭😂.”
    While another joked: “My dog can shoot better.”
    Speed was also involved in a furious bust up with Angry Ginge during the game.
    The final score saw the Sidemen emerge victorious 8-5. More