This year's match take place on Sunday, June 9 at Chelsea FC's Stamford Bridge with England taking on the Soccer Aid World XI FC. You can watch all the action live at 6pm on ITV, ITVX and STV. Created by ex-Take That star Williams in 2006, Soccer Aid for UNICEF brings the nation together to help children worldwide have the best possible start in life.
Once a year, England take on their opponents, the Soccer Aid World XI FC. Supported by passionate fans in an iconic stadium and broadcast live on ITV and STV, the event harnesses the power of football to help make sure that children can grow up happy, healthy and able to play. Quek won gold as part of the British hockey team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In 2021, Quek became a team captain on the BBC One sports panel show, Question of Sport. As always the squads for Soccer Aid contain a mixture of celebrities and former professional players. The squad lists for Soccer Aid 2024 are as follows: England Jill Scott Stuart Broad Bobby Brazier Sam Thompson Paddy McGuinness David James Jermain Defoe Karen Carney Gary Cahill Tom Grennan Jack Wilshere Joe Cole Sir Mo Farah Alex Brooker Erin Doherty Steven Bartlett Danny Dyer Theo Walcott Ellen White Miniminter Eddie Hearn Sam Quek Tom Hiddleston World XI Usain Bolt Eden Hazard Maisie Adam Tommy Fury Diamond (from Gladiators) Martin Compston Roberto Carlos Lee Mack Roman Kemp Theo Baker Kaylyn Kyle John Obi Mikel Patrice Evra Petr Cech Michael Essien Tony Bellew Alessandro Del Piero Emmett.
