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    KSI’s Sidemen star Tobi Brown and Youtuber Manny Brown in Crawley training ahead of FA Cup tie against Accrington

    CRAWLEY have released pictures of Sidemen star Tobi Brown following his training session with the club. The League Two side announced last week they would be giving trials to Tobi and his brothers Manny and Jed Brown with a view to appearing in their FA Cup clash against Accrington on November 5.
    Tobi Brown was put through his paces during his training session with CrawleyCredit: BackGrid
    The YouTuber spoke highly of his new Crawley team-matesCredit: BackGrid
    And following the session on Tuesday, the club have released snaps of them in training.
    Tobi, also known as “TBJZL”, was put through his paces in hopes of impressing and making his FA Cup debut this weekend.
    In an interview with Sky Sports he and his brother admitted the training was a step up.
    The Sidemen star said: “(They have) much quicker pace. Much sharper as well than us, but that’s to be expected when you train everyday.
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    “The fitness was a big factor as well because I was blowing, I was breathing heavy. You know I haven’t played football in two-and-a-half months.
    “These lot (his brothers) were a bit more fit than me because they play a bit more regularly but the level of fitness these boys have and the professionalism they show is crazy.
    “And the best thing about it is they made us feel at home as well… lovely bunch of guys honestly, I can’t speak higher of them.”
    Crawley sent scouts to watch the “Sidemen Charity Match” in September where Tobi and Manny starred – combining for three of the eight goals team Sidemen scored during the 8-7 thriller.
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    The match itself had a peak viewing figure of 2.5million on YouTube, on top of selling out Charlton Athletic’s stadium The Valley.
    Ahead of the trial Tobi, who has almost 5m subscribers on YouTube and followings of 3.9m and 2.7m on Instagram and Twitter respectively, called for “everyone to chill” after backlash following the announcement.
    He said: “Everyone needs to chill though I’m just gonna join in with a training session.
    “I (have) been a football fan my whole life, I know the importance of the FA Cup to players and fans alike so not trying to jeopardize that for anyone.
    “Just putting more eyes on the club and showing support.”
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    If the 29-year-old has impressed interim head coach Lewis Young and the rest of his coaching team, then he may get a cameo off the bench for this weekend’s FA Cup clash.
    The Sidemen group is made up of seven members and is Europe’s largest YouTube collective, with the largest member KSI a pioneer for the rise of YouTube boxing. More

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    Sidemen’s Tobi Brown breaks silence on Crawley Town FA Cup call-up backlash as he says ‘everyone needs to chill’

    SIDEMEN star TBJZL has broken his silence after being handed an opportunity to star for Crawley Town in their upcoming FA Cup clash. The YouTuber, whose real name is Tobi Brown, has been handed a call-up by the League Two side with a view to playing in the club’s FA Cup match against Accrington Stanley on November 5.
    Tobi Brown, front right, is one of the seven members who make up the “Sidemen”Credit: Tom Jackson – Commissioned by The Times Saturday Magazine
    Tobi, also known as TBJZL, could feature in Crawley’s FA Cup clash on November 5
    However, fans online did not all meet the news with enthusiasm with some labelling the club a “joke,” which prompted a response from TBJZL.
    He wrote on Twitter: “Everyone needs to chill though I’m just gonna join in with a training session.
    “I (have) been a football fan my whole life, I know the importance of the FA Cup to players and fans alike so not trying to jeopardize that for anyone.
    “Just putting more eyes on the club and showing support.”
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    TBJZL starred during the “Sidemen Charity Match” in September which saw the host ground – Charlton Athletic’s The Valley – sold out and reached a peak viewing audience of 2.5million on YouTube.
    He combined with brother and fellow trialist Manny Brown for three of the eight goals team Sidemen scored in the 8-7 thriller – with Crawley scouts in attendance.
    In their statement, Crawley revealed that Tobi, Manny and Jed Brown (all brothers) would join the club for training on November 1 and would be “further evaluated by coaches and staff”.
    Tobi boasts a massive following of more than 13million across major platforms, while Manny himself also has a following of almost five million.
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    On the inclusion, Crawley Co-Chairman Preston Johnson said: “We’re excited to have Tobi, Manny and Jed joining us for training on Tuesday, and we’re looking forward to seeing what they can bring to the club.
    “Depending on how they perform, we may extend offers to continue training with the lads on a trial basis and potentially compete for a spot on the bench for the Accrington Stanley match.
    “As we’ve said before, it’s fairly unlikely they’d get on the pitch unless the game is well in hand, but we want to give them the opportunity to show Lewis (Young) and the staff what they can do in training and then go from there.”
    The Red Devils currently sit 19th in League Two after a positive run which has seen them pick up seven points from their last three games.
    The Sidemen group is made up of seven members and is Europe’s largest YouTube collective, with the largest member KSI a pioneer for the rise of YouTube boxing. More

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    Sidemen FC 8-7 YouTube All Stars LIVE RESULT: Miniminter HAT-TRICK as Sidemen win 15-goal THRILLER – latest reaction

    SIDEMEN FC fought back in stunning fashion to beat the YouTube All Stars 8-7 in the Sidemen Charity Match 2022.Sidemen star Miniminter scored a sizzling hat-trick including a late, late winner as the game ended as an absolute thriller.
    Charlton’s The Valley stadium was long SOLD OUT for the game, which saw KSI’s Sidemen group take on a selection of YouTube All Stars.
    Among the FIFTEEN goals scored, Chunkz and Yung Filly both hit screamers for the YouTube All Stars.

    Start time: 3pm BST
    Live stream: Sidemen YouTube channel
    Sidemen FC: KSI, W2S, Zerkaa, Vikkstar, TBJZL, Behzinga, Miniminter, Mrbeast, Karl Jacobs, Chrismd, Pieface, JME, Lazarbeam, Manny, Raandolph, Callux, Calfreezy.
    YouTube All Stars: Niko Omilana, Yung Filly, Cal the Dragon, Harry Pinero, Chris Tyson, Ishowspeed, Noah Beck, Deji, Theo Baker, Chunkz, Jidion, Castro, AnesonGib, Chandler, Danny Aarons, Georgenotfound
    Proceeds are being donated to the following charities: Campaign Against Living Miserably, Teenage Cancer Trust, Rays of Sunshine and M7E

    Follow ALL the latest reaction with our live blog below…
    Chunkz revealed he nearly cried
    In his post-match interview Chunkz revealed he nearly cried when he scored his wonderful long-range effort.
    He said: “I looked at the space and thought you know what, Pieface didn’t have the capability (to save his shot).
    “Thank god because I thought you know what go for it and I saw it sink in and I almost cried.
    “Because you know how I’ve struggled at Soccer Aid three years in a row and I came back to the Sidemen pitch and I done it.”
    Lap of honour
    Players from both sides are now doing a lap of honour.
    Speed is doing a post-match interview now, and claims the celebration for his disallowed goal made him feel like Cristiano Ronaldo.
    2.6 million viewers
    The players are shaking hands on the pitch now.
    What a game of football this was.
    2.6 million people were watching the stream on the Sidemen’s YouTube Channel at the end of the game.
    FULL-TIME
    But the free-kick is saved by Pieface and Clattenburg blows the whistle.
    Sidemen FC 8-7 YouTube All Stars
    90+5. Baker stepping up to take the kick here.
    Sidemen FC 8-7 YouTube All Stars
    90+2. Last kick of the game coming up here as All Stars are awarded a free-kick on the edge of the area.
    Cal The Dragon is coming forward from goal too.
    Sidemen FC 8-7 YouTube All Stars
    90. Two minutes added on.
    AnEsonGib is punished for a bad clearance
    88. AnEsonGib gets to a poor pass from Simon and attempts a clearance.
    But it only finds Simon again who redeems himself by dinking it over Cal who was miles off his line.
    Could that be the late winner?
    Sidemen FC 8-7 YouTube All Stars
    GOALLL
    Hat-trick for Miniminter
    The Brown brothers with pure magic
    85. TBJZL finds space on the left wing and sees his brother Manny making a run into the area.
    Tobi produces an outside of the boot cross and Manny runs onto it and heads into the top corner.
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    What a pass and what a combo between two brothers.
    WillNE pokes his side ahead
    81. Chunkz chests down a lovely long ball into the path of WillNE, who manages to poke the ball past Pieface and into the net for the 13th goal of the afternoon.
    The YouTuber has worn a Go Pro all afternoon in hopes of a moment like that.
    And he has been duly rewarded with what could be the winner.
    Sidemen FC 6-7 YouTube All Stars
    GOALLLLL
    All Stars back in the lead
    Sidemen FC 6-6 YouTube All Stars
    79. Harry Pinero going off injured here after some heroic defending.
    Just over 10 minutes to go.
    Omilana with an instant reply
    73. Niko Omilana scores his second of the game after pouncing onto a rebound.
    Pieface manages to save a long range effort but his defence is sleeping as Niko reacts first to pass into the open net.
    Sidemen FC 6-6 YouTube All Stars
    GOALLLL
    All Stars with an instant response
    Sidemen take the lead for the first time today
    Chris MD finally gets his goal today, with a similar effort to the last goal.
    Cal needs to go with his hands there, but he doesn’t and once again his shot stopping with his feet needs some work.
    Sidemen FC 6-5 YouTube All Stars
    GOALLLL
    SIDEMEN TAKE THE LEAD
    Miniminter gets his second
    67. Simon wins the ball back up high up the pitch and arrows a shot towards the bottom corner once again.
    But this time Cal The Dragon can’t stop it and sees the effort embarrassingly go into the back of his net.
    Sidemen FC 5-5 YouTube All Stars
    Goallllll
    Sidemen grab a fifth
    Sidemen FC 4-5 YouTube All Stars
    64. Speed has the ball in the back of the net and wheels off in celebration.
    But the flag goes up and the goal is ruled out to everyone’s sadness.
    Sidemen FC 4-5 YouTube All Stars
    60. Close again from Miniminter.
    Tobi reciprocates his fellow sidemen members earlier passes and finds Simon in aches on the right wing.
    He brings the ball down and gets a shot away towards the far corner.
    However, the ball ends up trickling harmlessly wide.
    Sidemen FC 4-5 YouTube All Stars
    56. Sidemen almost get another equaliser as Miniminter attempts a chip over the goalkeeper.
    But Cal The Dragon is equal to it and clutches the ball in his hands.
    Castro scores a tidy goal
    52. Another goal for All Stars as Theo Baker gets the ball and drives forward.
    He then plays the ball to his left and finds the on running Castro who slots the ball into the bottom corner.
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    Castro bags All Stars fifth goal
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    Who is the referee for the Sidemen Charity Match 2022?

    SIDEMEN’S highly-anticipated charity match is returning to the big screen TODAY and you won’t want to miss it.KSI and co will clash with a whole host of YouTube All Stars at Charlton’s Valley Stadium.
    KSI and his YouTube group Sidemen will be taking on the YouTube All StarsCredit: Getty
    And football fans are in for a treat as one of the Premier League’s most influential referees will be in charge of the game.
    Here is SunSport’s knowledge of who will be in command at the Sidemen Charity match.
    Who is the referee for the Sidemen Charity Match?
    A ton of popular elite level social media stars on display can only deserve a world class referee and the Sidemen have pulled out all the stops.
    It has been confirmed that Premier League veteran Mark Clattenburg will be officiating this huge event today.
    Iconic ref Mark Clattenburg will be officiating the Sidemen Charity MatchCredit: Reuters
    Clattenburg, 47, refereed 297 English top-flight fixtures, 37 in the FA Cup and 21 in the EFL Cup.
    The iconic ref has also officiated 28 Champions League matches, four European Championship games and three encounters at the Olympics.
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    When is the Sidemen Charity Match 2022?
    The mouth-watering charity match between the Sidemen and YouTube All Stars is taking place TODAY – Saturday, September 24.
    Coverage is scheduled to get underway from 2pm UK time (9am ET) with a FULL hour of build up beforehand.
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    Sidemen FC will be facing YouTube Allstars with the big match kicking off at the traditional 3pm UK time – 10am ET.
    What are the confirmed teams?
    These names have been confirmed for the huge event:
    Sidemen FC
    KSI, W2S, Zerkaa, TBJZL, Behzinga, Miniminter, MrBeast, Karl Jacobs, Chrismd, Pieface, JME, Lazarbeam, Manny, Randolph, Callux, Carlfreezy
    YouTube All Stars
    Niko Omilana, Yung Filly, Cal the Dragon, Willne, Harry Pinero, Chris Tyson, Ishowspeed, Noah Beck, Deji, Theo Baker, Chunkz, Jidion, Castro, AnesonGib, Chandler, Danny Aarons, Georgenotfound. More

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    Sidemen Charity Match 2022 – who is on commentary for the big game?

    KSI and co will be gracing our screens with an in-demand Sidemen Charity football match – with a roster of celebrities on and off the field.The long-awaited encounter between the Sidemen and the YouTube All Stars is already breaking all sorts of boundaries before the kick-off.
    KSI will lead the Sidemen out for their charity match against Yhe ouTube All StarsCredit: Getty
    And the team on commentary duties will need to make sure their microphone’s are turned to maximum volume as the charity football match is a SOLD OUT event.
    But who will be on commentary for this highly-anticipated match?
    Who is on commentary for the big game?
    English comedian Stephen Tries who also has a following of 1.14million subscribers on YouTube will be on the panel.
    And Spencer FC – founder of popular YouTube football team Hashtag United.
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    Another British comedian Munya Chawawa will host the huge event alongside YouTuber social media star Elz.
    When is the Sidemen Charity Match 2022?
    The mouth-watering charity match between the Sidemen and YouTube All Stars is taking place on Saturday, September 24.
    Coverage is scheduled to get underway from 2pm UK time (9am ET) with a FULL hour of build up beforehand.
    Sidemen FC will be facing YouTube Allstars with the big match kicking off at the traditional 3pm UK time – 10am ET.
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    What are the confirmed teams?
    These names have been confirmed for the huge event:
    Sidemen FC
    KSI, W2S, Zerkaa, TBJZL, Behzinga, Miniminter, MrBeast, Karl Jacobs, ChrisMD, Pieface, JME, Lazarbeam, Manny, Rudolph, Callux, Carlfreezy
    YouTube All Stars
    Niko Omilana, Yung Filly, Cal the Dragon, Willne, Harry Pinero, Chris Tyson, Ishowspeed, Noah Beck, Deji, Theo Baker, Chunkz, Jidion, Castro, AnesonGib, Chandler, Danny Aarons, Georgenotfound. More

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    Sidemen FC team: Who is playing against the YouTube All stars in the HUGE charity match?

    CHARLTON’S Valley Stadium is preparing to host the huge Sidemen Charity Match – and some of the world’s most popular social media stars will be on show.KSI will be swapping his boxing gloves for football boots as the Sidemen group prepare to take on the YouTube All Stars team.
    KSI beat both Swarmz and Luis Pineda in the same nightCredit: Getty
    But with there only being seven members in Sidemen, who else will be teaming up with them for Saturday’s blockbuster event?
    Who is playing for Sidemen against the YouTube All Stars?
    All seven Sidemen members will be in action at the highly- anticipated blockbuster event.
    Mr Beast is one of the few YouTuber’s to pass 100million subscribersCredit: Instagram/mrbeast
    And they’ll have the likes of legendary YouTuber Mr Beast to assist them as well as iconic British musician JME.

    KSI
    W2S
    Zerkaa
    Vikkstar
    TBJZL
    Behzinga
    Miniminter
    Mr Beast
    Karl Jacobs
    ChrisMD
    PieFace
    JME
    Lazarbeam
    Manny
    Randolph
    Callux
    Calfreezy

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    When is the Sidemen Charity Match 2022?
    The mouth-watering charity match between the Sidemen and YouTube All Stars is taking place on Saturday, September 24.
    Coverage is scheduled to get underway from 2pm UK time (9am ET) with a FULL hour of build up beforehand.
    Sidemen FC will be facing YouTube Allstars with the big match kicking off at the traditional 3pm UK time – 10am ET.
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    Charlton’s stadium – The Valley – plays host and the match is SOLD OUT and it has a capacity of 27,111. More

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    YouTube All Stars: Who is in the squad facing Sidemen FC in charity match?

    BRACE yourselves social media lovers as the Sidemen’s charity football match is BACK – and some of your favourite celebrities will be participating.Fresh from his two boxing victories in one night, KSI once again joins up with his popular Sidemen group to take on a whole host of YouTube icons this weekend.
    All seven Sidemen members are set to feature in their charity matchCredit: YouTube
    And all seven members will be in action at the sold out blockbuster event – Josh Bradley, Simon Minter, Tobi Brown, KSI, Ethan Payne, Vikram Barn and Harry Lewis.
    But who will be representing the YouTube All Stars side this time round?
    Who is in the squad facing Sidemen FC in charity match?
    The official Sidemen Twitter page have been teasing who they will be coming up against in this huge charity match.
    But after weeks of speculation, the YouTube All Stars team has finally been confirmed.
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    Soccer Aid stars Yung Filly and Chunkz are set to be in the squad with TikTok sensation Noah Beck.
    Deji finally secured a boxing victory over YouTuber FouseyCredit: Getty
    And KSI’s little brother Deji is also set to feature fresh from his long-awaited boxing win over Fousey.

    Niko Omilana
    Yung Filly
    Cal The Dragon
    WillNE
    Harry Pinero
    Chris Tyson
    IShowSpeed
    Noah Beck
    Deji
    Theo Baker
    Chunkz
    Jidion
    Castro
    AnEsonGib
    Chandler
    Danny Aarons
    GeorgeNotFound

    When is the Sidemen Charity Match 2022?
    The mouth-watering charity match will be taking place on Saturday, September 24.
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    Coverage is scheduled to get underway from 2pm UK time (9am ET) with a FULL hour of build up beforehand.
    Sidemen FC will be facing YouTube Allstars with the big match kicking off at the traditional 3pm UK time – 10am ET.
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    ‘Nah this is levels man’ – KSI celebrates in bed as Sidemen Charity Game goes TOP of YouTube

    KSI has celebrated the Sidemen Charity Football Match going top of YouTube The game takes place on Saturday at 3pm in Charlton Athletic’s ground The Valley, which has a capacity of 27,111 and is already sold out.
    KSI will play in the Sidemen Charity Football Match this SaturdayCredit: Getty
    KSI was loving the Sidemen match being at the top of YouTubeCredit: INSTAGRAM
    And on Thursday night it was being promoted at the top of YouTube’s main homepage.
    Reacting to seeing it, KSI took to social media in a short video in which he said: “Nah, this is levels man. Jesus.”
    KSI will lead his fellow Sidemen members Josh Bradley, Simon Minter, Tobi Brown, Ethan Payne, Vikram Barn and Harry Lewis against a selection of YouTube All Stars.
    The YouTube star’s former rival and now friend Logan Paul will also be in action.

    The WWE star will be joined by AnEsonGib, Noah Beck, Chunkz and LazarBeam.
    There are reportedly some further additions for this charity football match.
    Cal the Dragon, ChrisMD, MrBeast, iShowSpeed, Niko, Deji, Yung Filly, JiDion, Harry Pinero, Randolph, Castro, Karl Jacobs, Manny and Calfreezy are also added.
    Mark Goldbridge and F2 Freestyler Billy Wingrove are set to feature as each team’s managers.
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    The game will be broadcast to watch LIVE on the Sidemen YouTube channel.
    Paul and KSI will also be given a shot at a professional football career, it seems.
    Crawley Town chiefs have announced that they will be sending scouts to watch the game.
    Crawley have confirmed that scouts will be on hand to “evaluate” participating players. More