Robbie Williams, Ben Shephard and Gordon Ramsay battle it out on the football pitch for charity

Forget the World Cup, if you want to see some real talent on the football pitch, tune into Soccer Aid which starts on Monday on ITV1 at 9pm.

Celebrities including Robbie Williams, Gordon Ramsay and Ben Shephard will play alongside former football legends including Gazza, David Seaman and David Ginola in the name of charity Unicef.

See the match live

Presented by Ant and Dec, the daily 9pm show will follow all the players in both the England and Rest of the World teams as they look to prove they've got what it takes to be in the starting line-up for the big match, live from Old Trafford on May 27th.
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Proceeds from Soccer Aid go towards UNICEF, for which England Captain Robbie Williams is a passionate ambassador. If you would like to get involved with Soccer Aid and charity Unicef please click here

Soccer Aid stars

Robbie Williams
In a career spanning over two decades Robbie has dominated the UK charts. He achieved worldwide fame in boy band Take That, whilst his solo successes include six number one singles, eight number one albums and an £80million record deal.

Jonathan Wilkes
Singer, actor and presenter, Jonathan Wilkes' television accolades include You've Been Framed and Love On A Saturday Night. Recently he has gone back to the theatre in shows such as 'Grease' and 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'.

Ben Shephard
GMTV's Ben Shephard will be a familiar face for morning television viewers. His other credits include ITV's The Xtra Factor and Soapstar Superstar.

Jamie Theakston
DJ, presenter and actor, Jamie Theakston is currently hosting Heart FM Breakfast Show. Known for his presenting partnership with Zoe Ball he has also moved into acting and has appeared on both TV and in the West End.

Ronnie O'Sullivan
Famed snooker player, Ronnie 'The Rocket' O'Sullivan has won 18 major championships in his career.

David Gray
Twice Ivor Novello award winning singer / songwriter, David Gray's most famous album White Ladder reached number 1 in 2001.

Bradley Walsh
Bradley Wash has shown his skills as a presenter, a children's author and an actor. He is currently a resident of Weatherfield where he plays Danny Baldwin in ITV1's Coronation Street.

Damian Lewis
Damian Lewis is one of Britain's best Actors, earning international acclaim as Major Richard Winters in Steven Spielberg's Band of Brothers.

Angus Deayton
Comedian, actor, and presenter, Angus Dayton has fronted the satire TV quiz show Have I Got News For You and Bognor or Bust as well as acting in the popular One Foot In The Grave, and Nighty Night.

Dean Lennox Kelly
Actor Dean Lennox Kelly is best known for his role as Kev in C4's Shameless. Other acting credits include Tipping The Velvet.

England Legends

David Seaman
David 'safe hands' Seaman is one of England's most loved goalkeepers. He spent the majority of his career at Arsenal and earned 75 England caps. Since his retirement he has also shown his skill on the ice in ITV's Dancing On Ice.

Tony Adams
Legendary defender Tony Adams captained Arsenal for 14 years and achieved 668 caps for his club. His 66 caps for England included captaining them to the semi-finals of Euro 96.

Paul Gascoigne
Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne is one of Britain's greatest footballers and someone who holds a unique place in the affection of the British public. Playing for clubs including Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, and Rangers, he won the first of his 57 England caps in 1988 but it was at the 1990 World Cup Finals in Italy that he established his reputation as one of the most gifted players of a generation.

Jamie Redknapp
Jamie played for club sides Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton. The son of football manager Harry Redknapp, he also earned 17 England caps.

Les Ferdinand
Capped 17 times for England, Les Ferdinand's phenomenal goal-scoring record at clubs including QPR, Newcastle, Spurs, West Ham, and Bolton earned him the nickname 'Sir Les'. He also scored the 10,000th goal in the Premiership.

John Barnes
John Barnes was one of the most famous English footballers of the late 1980s and 1990s with a club career that peaked with Liverpool where he won two league titles. Twice in his career he was voted Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year and also won the PFA Player's Player of the Year award. His England career encompassed 79 caps and 12 goals.

England Manager
Terry Venables has managed football teams for over 25 years. His management career included stints at Crystal Palace, QPR and Barcelona, before he took over at Tottenham Hotspur in 1987 where he led them to an FA Cup victory in 1991. In 1993 he became the England coach, guiding them to some fantastic performances in the European Championships in 1996.

Rest of the World Team

Gordon Ramsay
Famously out spoken Scottish celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has won countless awards at his restaurant and caused plenty of upset on his TV shows, including Hell's Kitchen and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.

Eddie Irvine
Eddie Irvine, the ex Formula 1 driver who drove for Jordan, Ferrari and Jaguar and a man who - according to the Sunday Times Rich list - is also the 5th richest person in Northern Ireland.

Patrick Kielty
Patrick Kielty started his career as a stand up comedian in Northern Ireland. He is most famous for his presenting roles, which include Celebrity Fame Academy and Love Island on ITV1.

Ben Johnson
Infamous Canadian athlete, famed for his appearance at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. After achieving a world record of 9.79secs for the 100m he was disqualified after testing positive for steroids.

David Campese
Australia's David Campese is regarded as one of the greatest ever rugby players. He hit the headlines after walking naked down Oxford Street with a sign saying, "I admit the best team won," after wrongly claiming that England had no chance of winning the Rugby World Cup.

Sergi Fedorov
Russian born ice hockey champion Sergi Fedorov defected to the West in 1990. He now plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the USA.

Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell is famous for being Tony Blair's Chief Press Secretary. Born in England he chose to play for the Rest of The World due to his strong Scottish ancestry.

Brian McFadden
Brian McFadden first hit the charts in Irish boy band Westlife. In 2004 he embarked on a solo singing career.

Craig Doyle
Capital FM DJ Craig Doyle is best known for presenting BBC 1's Holiday show. In 2004, he also began hosting The Craig Doyle Show, an Irish travel/celebrity programme.

Alessandro Nivola
American born Hollywood actor Alessandro Nivola has stared in films including Jurassic park 3, Face/Off and Goal. He is married to British actress Emily Mortimer.

Rest of the World Legends

Gianfranco Zola
Italian Gianfranco Zola played the majority of his career in Italy, before moving to Chelsea in 1996. He quickly became a club legend, helping them win domestic and European silverware. He won 35 international caps for Italy.

Marcel Desailly
Born in Ghana, Marcel Desailly emigrated to France with his mother. He played in the French and Italian leagues before moving to Chelsea in 1998. At Chelsea he played in 222 games, captaining 94 of them. An integral part of the French national team that won the 1998 World Cup, he played 116 games for the national side.

David Ginola
David Ginola has an extensive playing career that took in several clubs in his French homeland before he joined Newcastle United in 1995. He became known for his creative attacking football and enjoyed spells at Spurs, Aston Villa and Everton. He was capped 17 times for France.

Dunga
Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri, aka Dunga, was one of the world's greatest football players. He achieved 91 international caps for Brazil and captained the 1994 World Cup wining side. Incredibly Brazil only lost 3 times when he was in the team.

Lothar Matthaus
Lothar Matthaus, the legendary German player, is the one of the most capped international players in football history with 150 appearances. As well as captaining the winning German World Cup side of 1990 he also holds the record for the most World Cup games played - 25 in all.

Rest of the World Manager - Ruud Gullit
Dutchman Ruud Gullit has a phenomenal football record, both as a player - twice winning World Footballer of the Year - and as manager. As a player he won 16 major tournaments whilst playing in the Dutch, Italian and English leagues. He also captained the Dutch national side that won the 1988 European Championships. As manager at Chelsea he won club's first major trophy in 26 years with the FA Cup in 1997 and also managed Newcastle.

England win Soccer Aid 2-1
10.41PM, Sat May 27 2006

England have beaten the Rest of the World team 2-1 in the Soccer Aid charity match at Old Trafford.

Stars of the football and entertainment world lined up for the eagerly anticipated clash between an England side captained by Robbie against a Rest of the World side led by chef Gordon Ramsay.

A sell-out crowd of 75,000 fans was at Old Trafford to watch the match, with millions expected to tune in to watch the game live on ITV1.

The match was held in aid of children's charity Unicef.

Ferdinand opened the scoring at Old Trafford with a typical diving header from Gascoigne's pinpoint cross in the 14th minute.

Actor and co-organiser Jonathan Wilkes' superb solo effort put England 2-0 up after 20 minutes before Diego Maradona converted a second-half penalty - awarded for a handball by singer David Gray - for the Rest of the World side. Jonathan Wilkes was named man of the match.

The England team, captained by Williams and managed by former England coach Terry Venables, had former England internationals Paul Gascoigne, John Barnes, Tony Adams, David Seaman, and Bryan Robson alongside TV stars Jamie Theakston and Angus Deayton.

Ramsay's team included former Argentina international Diego Maradona, former Chelsea star Gianfranco Zola and Tony Blair's former spin doctor Alastair Campbell.

The Rest of the World team was managed by former Dutch international and ex-Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit.

Source: ITN News