THE Match for Hope is BACK this week with some huge faces from football taking part in the massive charity match.
Fans will be wondering who has been selected this year for the Match for Hope after last year’s incredible success.
Thierry Henry is one of those in action at the Match for Hope
Last year, more than $8.8MILLION was raised for Education Above All (EAA) to support over 70,000 out-of-school children.
Last year’s match saw content creators Chunkz and Aboflah captain the two teams.
The likes of Eden Hazard, Kaka, Didier Drogba and more all played, with the game accumulating over 22.5 million live viewers.
This year, more legends of the beautiful game complete another star-studded line-up for Match for Hope.
The second edition of Qatar’s epic charity football match will star Thierry Henry and Andres Iniesta alongside Alessandro Del Piero, David Silva and Andrea Pirlo.
They will be joined by some of the world’s biggest content creators including KSI, IShowSpeed, Chunkz, AboFlah, Sharky, Miniminter, and others.
In addition, Grammy award-winning artist Macklemore has been announced as half-time performer.
A pre-match performance by Rasha Rizk will also have fans absolutely buzzing.
Who is playing in the Match For Hope?
The confirmed names are:
Team KSI x AboFlah:
KSI – Co-captain
AboFlah – Co-captain
Arsene Wenger – Manager
Omar Sy – Assistant coach
Alessandro Del Piero
Danny Aarons
David Vujanic
Angry Ginge
Amine MaTue
Fanum
Sharky
Billy Wingrove
Behzinga
Miniminter
Adam Waheed
M12 AlFouzan
OussiFooty
Ossy Marwah
Team Chunkz x IShowSpeed:
Chunkz – Co-captain
IShowSpeed – Co-captain
Manager TBC
Tim Cahill – Assistant coach
Mubarak Mustafa
AJ Shabeel
Thogden
Harry Pinero
Taiyo Kimura
Eman SV2
Samy Chaffai
Manny Brown
FutCrunch
Tobi Brown
Ben Azelart
Bashar Arabi
Luva de Pedreiro
King Kenny
How can I watch the Match For Hope?
The match will be broadcast on BeIn Sports globally.
There is NO TV coverage for UK viewers.
However, it is set to be live streamed on Chunkz’s official YouTube page.
The match takes place on Friday, February 14.
Kick-off is expected to be at 5pm GMT / 8pm local time.
The game will take place in Stadium 974 in Qatar.
SunSport will also be covering all the action LIVE as it happens.
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