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    Sidemen Charity Match 2023: Who is playing? KSI and IShowSpeed set to feature in SOLD OUT clash at London Stadium

    THE SIDEMEN are set for a huge charity match on September 9 with KSI and IShowSpeed among the stars to feature.Two teams made up of internet stars will go head-to-head in front of a sold out 62,000 crowd at West Ham’s London Stadium this Saturday.
    KSI will lead out Sidemen FCCredit: PA
    Speed will again feature in this year’s gameCredit: PA
    12 months ago the social media sensations raised an incredible £1million for charities as Charlton’s The Valley hosted the game.
    The Sidemen team beat the YouTube All-Stars in a frantic match that finished 8-7.
    Last year’s event has been streamed 34million times.
    But things are set to be even bigger this time round to the delight of good causes Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), Teenage Cancer Trust and Rays of Sunshine.
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    Who is playing?
    Sidemen FC:
    KSI will lead his six Sidemen pals out at the London Stadium with them joined by usual friends Callux, Calfreezy and more.

    KSI
    W2S
    Miniminter
    Vikkstar123
    Behzinga
    Zerkaa
    TBJZL
    Callux
    Lazarbeam
    Tareq
    Calfreezy
    Randolph
    TBA
    JME

    YouTube All-Stars:
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    The YouTube All-Stars side is led by Cristiano Ronaldo super-fan IShowSpeed and Mr Beast, who has 181million subscribers online.

    IShowSpeed
    Mr Beast
    xQc
    Danny Aarons
    Chandler Hallow
    Niko Omilana
    Max Fosh
    Kai Cenat
    Airrack
    AboFlah
    Chunks
    ChrisMD
    Karl Jacobs
    Theo Baker
    WillNE

    Meanwhile, Elz the Witch and Big Zuu will be on hosting duty and YouTube comedian Stephen Tries is reportedly set to be involved in commentary.
    Sidemen FC won 8-7 last yearCredit: PA
    Players to Watch
    For Sidemen FC, look no further than Miniminter, who scored a hat-trick last year.
    IShowSpeed is the man to watch for the YouTube All-Stars – the streamer may not be the best player on the pitch but managed to floor KSI with a brutal slide tackle after 20 seconds last year and then begun celebrating.
    The pair continued their friendly war in the stands as Arsenal beat Manchester United 3-1.
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    What have the Sidemen said?
    Joshua Bradley, known as Zerkaa, is thrilled to see the match grow in popularity over the years, saying: “This is a major milestone for us.
    “When we first set up this event back in 2016, we never thought we’d be playing in a stadium of over 62,000 people.
    “Not only are we able to give back to our loyal fans, but being able to raise further funds for charities that are so close to our hearts give us a lot to be proud and thankful for.”
    Meanwhile, Graham Gilmore, CEO of London Stadium, added: “This event goes from strength to strength.
    “The move to London Stadium demonstrating the success The Sidemen have built over recent years, not only in bringing so many great names together but raising money for important charities too.
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    “In addition, we will be delighted to welcome the huge global audience on streaming and digital channels, who will be joining the 60,000 plus fans in the stadium.”
    How to watch Sidemen Charity Match 2023

    The Sidemen Charity Match is expected to be broadcast live for FREE on the Sidemen YouTube, as was the case last year.
    Kick-off is at 3pm.

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    Watch KSI wildly celebrate in gutted IShowSpeed’s face after Arsenal’s goal against Man Utd

    KSI celebrated wildly in IShowSpeed’s face after Martin Odegaard scored against Manchester United.The Arsenal skipper equalised just seconds after Marcus Rashford had opened the scoring at The Emirates.
    KSI celebrated wildly in IShowSpeed’s face
    IShowSpeed got his own back when Garnacho scored – only for the goal to be disallowedCredit: Twitter @@ksinews_
    The pair are set to do battle at the Sidemen Charity Match on SaturdayCredit: Twitter @@ksinews_
    And KSI let his emotions get the better of him as he pounded his chest while shouting in Speed’s face.
    The streamer tried to get his own back on KSI when Alejandro Garnacho struck late on – only for his goal to be ruled out for offside.
    Speed had jumped up and down jubilantly and pointed at KSI while laughing excitedly.
    But it was KSI who had the last laugh as Declan Rice scored from a corner minutes later to put the Gunners in front.
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    Gabriel Jesus then raced through to round off a 3-1 victory for Arsenal, handing KSI the bragging rights over IShowSpeed.
    The pair will do battle on the pitch on Saturday for the Sidemen Charity Match at London Stadium.
    KSI is set to line-up for a Sidemen side consisting of Miniminter, Zerkaa, Behzinga, TBJZL, Vikkstar123 and WroeToShaw.
    While Speed could play with Chunkz, Cal The Dragon and Noah Beck, who all featured last year.
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    The match is sold out and is expected to be broadcast live for free on YouTube.
    KSI is also preparing for a boxing clash with Tommy Fury on October 14.
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    IShowSpeed breaks down in tears and quits YouTube stream after being fooled into thinking Cristiano Ronaldo had died

    ISHOWSPEED has made the headlines again with the internet star’s reaction to fake reports of Cristiano Ronaldo’s death going viral on social media.During a recent livestream, the YouTuber, whose real name is Darren Watkins Jr., appeared to cry as he scrolled through X posts that claimed the soccer legend had passed away.
    IShowSpeed appeared to have fallen for a Cristiano Ronaldo death hoax in a recent YouTube streamCredit: YouTube/ IShowSpeed
    The influencer is a big fan of Ronaldo and has even met the soccer star in personCredit: Getty
    A video that captured IShowSpeed’s reaction showed him yelling expletives and saying he “got tight” after spotting the first fake claim.
    He then proceeded to read more posts that falsely stated that Ronaldo – who scored two goals in Al-Nassr’s recent 4-0 win over Al-Shabab – was dead.
    “Oh my God!” the YouTuber, 18, gasped before he appeared to have started choking up.
    As the stream went on, he could be seen screaming “What the f**k is going on?” repeatedly.

    IShowSpeed also said: “I’m going to freak the f**k out. Stop f***ing playing.
    “If y’all playing, stop playing right now, bro. Say it’s fake right now. Say it’s fake!
    “If it’s fake say ‘fake,’ if it’s real say it’s ‘real.’ Right now, bro. Right now!”
    IShowSpeed eventually went silent for about 20 seconds before reportedly ending the stream.
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    But most social media users who commented on the viral clip thought that the YouTuber only pretended he was being fooled by the death hoax.
    Many of them pointed out that he could have quickly found out that Ronaldo was alive by using Google.
    IShowSpeed adores Ronaldo, 38, and once flew all the way to the UK to watch him play for Manchester United – only to learn that the Portuguese star would miss the game.
    The influencer met the ex-Real Madrid ace earlier this year and got to pose for a photo together while wearing his Portugal jersey.
    IShowSpeed has grown a huge audience since he started streaming while playing Valorant, Roblox, Fortnite, or Fifa in 2017.
    He has over 20.1million subscribers on YouTube as well as 12million followers on Instagram and 22.5million on TikTok. More

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    Erling Haaland reveals bizarre bedtime habit including special glasses and taping mouth SHUT on Logan Paul’s podcast

    ERLING HAALAND revealed the secret to his success is sleeping with special glasses and taping his mouth SHUT. The Manchester City star is the latest athlete to be sponsored by KSI and Logan Paul’s popular Prime drink.
    Erling Haaland on Logan Paul’s podcastCredit: YouTube
    And Haaland went on Paul’s Impaulsive podcast with the pair of YouTubers-turned boxers.
    The strike sensation was asked for any tricks of the trade and he stressed the importance of a good nights sleep.
    Haaland, 23, said: “I think sleep is the most important thing in the world.
    “So to sleep good, simple kind of things blue blocking glasses, shutting out all the signals.”
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    Blocking lenses are often worn before bed to lower stress hormones and improve sleep quality.
    Haaland, who puts them on three hours before he hits the hay, also revealed he tapes his mouth shut to better his rest.
    KSI revealed he uses tape over his mouth to ensure he is breathing through nose.
    And Haaland said: “I sleep with it.”
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    Taping your mouth before bed prevents snoring and also promotes breathing nasally, which boosts your oxygen uptake.
    Super-sleeper Haaland is joined by boxing champion Terence Crawford as well as UFC stars Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski in being sponsored by Prime.
    Haaland went on Paul’s podcast to announce the deal and it was revealed that he used to watch KSI’s online content.
    Paul, 28, asked Haaland: “You used to watch KSI.”
    Before Haaland replied: “Yeah, I watched a little bit when I was younger.”
    KSI, 30, then intervened saying: “I’m gassed”.
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    Logan Paul shows off insane physique while training with MrBeast as YouTuber prepares for WWE and Dillon Danis fight

    LOGAN Paul has shown off his jacked physique less than two months ahead of his bout with Dillon Danis.And in preparation for the highly anticipated fight, the 28-year-old YouTuber turned WWE star has been training with another social media superstar.
    Paul was on hand in Dallas, Texas to watch his brother Jake beat Nate Diaz in his most recent boutCredit: Getty
    MrBeast (L) and Paul (R) offered a glimpse into their recent training sessionCredit: Twitter/Logan Paul
    Paul and MrBeast, whose real name is James Donaldson, aren’t the most expected of sparring duos, but it appears this is exactly what they’ve become.
    The two posed for photos which were subsequently shared on their X – formerly known as Twitter – profiles.
    Donning a bright blue pair of gloves and equally eye-catching pink shorts, Paul looked absolutely ripped in the snaps.
    “Training for the @elonmusk vs Zuckerberg undercard,” MrBeast jokingly captioned his post.

    While Paul simply said: “Good rounds with @MrBeast.”
    The shots had one fan saying: “If Logan fought like he does in WWE, MrBeast is not waking up for 2 days.”
    As one added: “Not gonna lie.. I kind of want to see Jimmy in a boxing match now.”
    And Paul’s physique has drawn plenty of attention recently, with one Instagram follower calling him a “Beast!!” following his most recent post.
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    A second said: “Bro ain’t even start camp yet but he in peak physical condition.”
    While Paul was also labeled “Absolutely ripped” and “Cut like Hercules.”
    To date, Paul has gone 0-2-1 as a boxer, with his most recent bout having come in 2021 when he took on Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an exhibition fight.
    His return to the ring follows a recent win at the WWE’s SummerSlam over Ricochet in Detroit, Michigan.
    Paul and Danis are set to face off at the AO Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom on October 14.
    Also confirmed for the Prime card is fellow YouTuber KSI who will take on Tommy Fury.
    They have 201.6million YouTube subscribers combinedCredit: Twitter/@MrBeast More

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    I’m Conor McGregor’s biggest fan and was inspired into the UFC because of him… but I’ve now signed with Jake Paul

    IAN MACHADO GARRY is Conor McGregor’s biggest fan – but he has now signed with his rival Jake Paul. Garry is a 12-0 unbeaten UFC welterweight contender, who was inspired into the cage by McGregor’s meteoric rise.
    Conor McGregor with a young Ian Machado Garry
    Garry has now signed with Jake Paul
    But he has now signed with YouTuber-turned boxer Paul’s media company Betr.
    It comes after years of the polarising prankster and prizefighter’s callouts and verbal jabs of McGregor.
    But Garry, 25, told MMAFighting: “I am Conor’s biggest fan.
    “I am literally the first fighter of a generation to make it to the UFC because of Conor’s rise.
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    “What they wanna do and what they have and their personal beef has nothing to do with it.
    “If you have two friends that don’t get on, if you have two people that know they don’t get on, you can still be friends with both.
    “You can still do business with both, you can still talk to both, you can still go to both of their houses and have dinner.
    “What they have has nothing to do with me. That’s called being an adult.”
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    Paul, 26, first called out McGregor, 35, in 2020 and hurled insults at the Irishman’s long-time partner Dee Devlin.
    And he has continued try and goad the ex-UFC champion back into the ring, following McGregor’s debut 2017 loss to Floyd Mayweather.
    Paul meanwhile bounced back from defeat to Tommy Fury by beating McGregor’s former rival Nate Diaz.
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    Eddie Hearn trolls Jake Paul over ‘awful’ Nate Diaz fight and says YouTuber couldn’t win regional title

    EDDIE HEARN has mocked Jake Paul’s fight with Nate Diaz – branding it an “awful” display of boxing.The YouTuber-turned-boxer returned to the win column with a unanimous decision victory over the former UFC star earlier this month.
    Jake Paul locked horns with UFC Legend Nate Diaz in a boxing match earlier this monthCredit: GETTY
    The Problem Child got back to winning ways with a decision victory over the MMA iconCredit: GETTY
    Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn wasn’t impressed by The Problem Child’s displayCredit: PA
    Paul, 26, dropped MMA legend Diaz in the fifth round on his way to picking up his seventh professional victory, although the knockdown did little to impress Hearn.
    During an appearance on The MMA Hour, the Matchroom Boxing chief said of the fight: “It was awful.
    “Don’t get me wrong, the event was unbelievable. You did a great job.
    “Brilliant. But when you’re talking about — you know MMA like the back of your hand.
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    “I know boxing like the back of my hand, and I’m watching that like [face in his hands], ‘This is so bad.’”
    Problem Child Paul has aspirations of eventually challenging for a world title, something Hearn believes is the ultimate pipe dream.
    He said: “We have something in the U.K. called an area title, which is in a specific radius — it’s kind of like a state title.
    “These guys wouldn’t win a state title – that’s the level they’re fighting at.
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    “But listen, props to Nate. He definitely didn’t have ability, but what he did have was grit.
    “But Jake just doesn’t have the ability or the experience to break someone down and stop them. And I was convinced he would.”
    Paul lamented his failure to stop Diaz, who has only ever been finished once in MMA.
    But Hearn doesn’t believe he had the skill-set to stop the fight inside the distance.
    He said: “The reason that Nate didn’t get stopped is that Jake didn’t have the ability.
    “He doesn’t know how to break a fighter down, cut off the ring, beat him up, and stop him.
    “But I give my props to Nate: super tough. Super tough. But you’re talking about low, low level in terms of standard.”
    Paul is expected to return to the ring later this year, although there currently isn’t a frontrunner to be his ninth professional opponent.
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    Watch unseen footage of Conor McGregor’s ringside altercation with KSI as Anthony Joshua plays mediator

    FOOTAGE has emerged of Conor McGregor’s ringside altercation with KSI at Anthony Joshua’s fight. Both KSI and McGregor were ringside at the O2 Arena to watch as AJ knocked out Robert Helenius in round seven with a stunning right hand.
    Conor McGregor pointing at KSI
    Anthony Joshua leapt to KSI’s defence
    After victory, Joshua fled the ropes and took a lap around the ring.
    He soon bumped into McGregor and the two shared a celebratory sip of the UFC star’s Irish Forged Stout.
    But YouTuber-turned boxer KSI was also next to Joshua and was soon on the end of an earful from McGregor.
    The Irishman is believed to have called KSI a “b****” but Joshua was heard responding, “That’s my guy!”
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    McGregor, 34, went one further later in the night by calling out KSI, 30, to a bare-knuckle fight.
    He said live on DAZN: “Big congrats to AJ, big congrats to Eddie, big congrats Forged Irish Stout.
    “And I know your man KSI is in the crowd and he couldn’t box eggs if he worked in an egg boxing factory.
    “So if he wants to get in here I’ll give him a final yoke, bare-knuckle if you want.”
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    Responding, KSI tweeted: “Lmao just seen this.
    “Jake Paul must be crying that I’ve got Conor on my d*** already and I didn’t even have to fight an mma fighter.”
    KSI was also booed earlier in the night as he vowed to beat Tommy Fury, who he faces on October 14 in Manchester.
    And Fury responded: “I’m deep in training camp whilst you’re making a fool out of yourself at fights.
    “Keep talking s***….come the 14th I’m going to destroy you.”
    Tommy Fury facing off with KSICredit: Misfits More