Mar 10, 2025, 08:00 PM ET
Former heavyweight global champion Tyson Fury and ex-Manchester United and England ahead Wayne Rooney will sign up for forces to co-manage the England Football Support aspect at Previous Trafford in June.
The development, co-founded via singer Robbie Williams and supported via UNICEF, has raised over £106 million ($137m) for charity since its inception in 2006.
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England will tackle a Remainder of the International XI in a fit full of celebrities and previous athletes.
Fury, who introduced his retirement from boxing in January, will take fee of the England aspect in conjunction with Rooney, who will even play within the fit.
Ex-England stars Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Joe Hart and Jermain Defoe in addition to Lionesses legends Jill Scott, Steph Houghton and Toni Duggan had been showed to play. Sir Mo Farah, Louis Tomlinson, Sam Quek and Steven Bartlett also are within the combine.
“Tyson Fury: England supervisor … Who would ever have concept it,” Fury mentioned.
“I’ve had some large fights in my profession and the possibility of main my England workforce to victory this June fills me with simply as a lot pleasure as any heavyweight struggle.
“We all know that I’m an enormous Manchester United fan too, so it is much more particular for me that the sport is at Previous Trafford this 12 months — and I am getting to control certainly one of my heroes, Wayne Rooney. How are we able to lose?
Wayne Rooney will co-manage the England aspect with Tyson Fury OLI SCARFF/AFP by means of Getty Pictures
“The paintings UNICEF does all over the global is so particular and so vital. I actually hope that you’ll come alongside and make stronger us this summer season.”
Rooney mentioned he was once having a look ahead to linking up with United fan Fury.
“I’ve been totally blown away via the good fortune of Football Support for UNICEF,” Rooney mentioned.
“By no means in my wildest goals did I believe it could be this a success. I am so proud that Football Support has raised greater than £106m for UNICEF since 2006 — only a few issues in lifestyles give me as a lot pleasure as understanding kids’s lives could have been made higher as a result of it.
“Closing 12 months, the fit raised £15m and we need to make this 12 months larger and higher than ever.”
