WORLD Cup head-butter ZINEDINE ZIDANE is this year's star signing for Soccer Aid.

It will be amazing to see him in action again - but let's hope Zizou can keep it clean for his big comeback.

He retired from football after his infamous sending off for butting Italy's MARCO MATERAZZI in the 2006 final.

But the France legend is strapping on his boots again for ITV's annual live charity match.

And organiser ROBBIE WILLIAMS said: "I can't believe he's playing. I'm over the moon. I won't know whether to shake his hand or lick his face."

Zidane, who starred for Juventus and Real Madrid, will play in the Rest Of The World team at Old Trafford on June 6 against an England side of celebs and former footie stars.

The last time Zizou emerged from the Man U tunnel was in 2003 when Real Madrid knocked ALEX FERGUSON's boys out of the Champions League in a thrilling quarter-final. Instead of Galacticos like LUIS FIGO and Brazil's RONALDO, this time he'll be alongside WESTLIFE, actor DAMIAN LEWIS, cricket's BRIAN LARA and ex-Celtic ace HENRIK LARSSON.

The home team comprises comedian JAMES CORDEN, GORDON RAMSAY, TV's BEN SHEPHARD, boxer RICKY HATTON and former England stars ALAN SHEARER, DAVID SEAMAN, TEDDY SHERINGHAM and JAMIE REDKNAPP.

It should be a cracking event, coming just a week before the World Cup kicks off. Soccer Aid, which Robbie started in 2006, raises money for UNICEF.

We haven't heard much from Zidane since that infamous butt.

Nowadays The Monk is an adviser to Real Madrid's President FLORENTINO PEREZ and turns out for the club's veterans side.

Only last month Zidane said he "would rather die" than apologise for butting Materazzi.

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He maintains the Italian kept insulting his mother, who was ill in hospital. He said: "If I ask him forgiveness, I lack respect for myself and for all those I hold dear with all my heart.

"I apologise to football, to the fans, to the team. But to him I cannot. Never, never. It would be to dishonour me. I'd rather die."

There's one thing that would definitely ensure top ratings for Soccer Aid - and that's signing up Materazzi too.

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Launched by Robbie Williams, the challenge has compelled a host of pro's and pranksters to practice sponsored keepy uppys and is sweeping the nation in the run up to Soccer Aid, ITV 1's celebrity football match raising money for the world's leading children's organisation, UNICEF.

Magness, who holds five Guinness World Records for keepy uppys, is inviting the UK to enter videos of their football skills and freestyle fun to Soccer Aid's online Hall of Fame, as he hunts for the country's 'Keep it up for Soccer Aid' hero. Finalists from eleven regions across the UK will be judged by Magness on their originality as well as skill, so fancy dress footy tricks and those who takeover the...
http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?news_id=1512

Welsh international and Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs will be gracing the hallowed Old Trafford turf once more this season when he teams up with Soccer Aid on 06 June in Manchester.

The former PFA Player of the Year and 2009's BBC Sports Personality Of The Year is the most decorated player in English football history, winning a colossal eleven Premier League titles, four FA Cups and two UEFA Champions Leagues with Manchester United. Beat that!

The wizard of the left wing will be joining fellow Welsh dragons Joe Calzaghe and team captain Michael Sheen on the Rest Of The World team, plus international football legends including Zinedine Zidane, Henrik Larsson and Jens Lehmann.

Commenting on his performance at Soccer Aid 2010, Giggs said:

“Over the years with UNICEF I’ve seen the huge challenges facing children and young people right across the world. I’ve visited children being affected by HIV and AIDS in Sierra Leone and learnt about the difficulties faced by children in accessing their basic rights, like the right to an education or basic healthcare.

"But I’ve also seen how, with commitment and support from the public, UNICEF is making a real difference. Soccer Aid might be just a football match, but this 90 minutes has the power to transform the lives of millions of children worldwide, with your help.

"Come down and watch the match, make a donation and help Soccer Aid 2010 extra special.”

The Rest Of The World team will be competing against a star-studded England XI in Manchester on the 6th June 2010, with ex-pros including Alan Shearer, Teddy Sheringham, Jamie Redknapp and David Seaman wearing the famous white Three Lions shirt alongside Robbie, Ben Shephard, Bradley Walsh, Jamie Theakston, Ricky Hatton and Damian Lewis.
http://www.robbiewilliams.com/news-bl....cer-aid

James Nesbitt is an Ambassador for UNICEF UK. He recently visited Guinea, West Africa, with UNICEF to record a Soccer Aid appeal film looking at the huge impact of Malaria on children and young people in the country. The film will be shown during Soccer Aid, 6th June at Manchester's Old Trafford stadium and broadcast live on ITV1.

Soccer Aid is the brainchild of Robbie Williams and UNICEF UK and will see two teams of footballing legends and celebrities from England and the Rest of the World take on one another in an electrifying football match in aid of UNICEF.

Money raised through profits from ticket sales, fundraising and donations by viewers during the match will go to UNICEF's invaluable work helping children around the world.
http://www.gm.tv/articles/49292-soccer-aid-kicks-off-for-unicef.html

Myers, who has previously played for the US football team Hollywood United, will line up with the Rest Of The World XI, according to Robbie Williams's official website.

The TV charity football match, which is organised by Williams, takes place on June 6 at Old Trafford. It will be broadcast live on ITV1.

Kelly Brook's boyfriend England rugby star Danny Cipriani and Take Me Out presenter Paddy McGuiness have also been added to the celebrity teams.

Former Liverpool star Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush will manage the Rest Of The World squad, which also includes footballers Zinedine Zidane, Henrik Larsson and Jens Lehmann, cricketer Brian Lara, Westlife's Shane Filan and Nicky Byrne, comic Patrick Kielty and Gordon Ramsay. Michael Sheen will captain the side, while Gethin Jones, Boyzone's Ronan Keating, Joe Calzaghe and Heroes star James Kyson Lee are also in the squad.

Robbie Williams will be joined in the England squad by GMTV's Ben Shephard, TV presenters Bradley Walsh and Jamie Theakston, actor Damian Lewis, boxing star Ricky Hatton and ex-footballers Alan Shearer, David Seaman, Teddy Sheringham and Jamie Redknapp.

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Джейми Реднапп - знаменитый английский футболист, бывший капитан Ливерпуля. Сын известного тренера Харри Реднаппа (тренера Тоттенхэма), двоюродный брат другого знаменитого футболиста Фрэнка Лэмпарда. Был вынужден завершить выступления в возрасте 31 года в связи с серьёзной травмой колена. В настоящее время работает комментатором и экспертом на канале «Скай Спортс».

Тедди Шерингем - английский футболист, бывший нападающий сборной Англии. Награждён званием члена рыцарского ордена Британской империи (MBE) в июне 2007 за большие заслуги перед английским футболом.

Йенс Леманн -вратарь сборной Германии с 1998 года, участник трех чемпионатов мира. Он завершил карьеру в мае этого года, так что можно сказать, что он действующий игрок.

Райан Гиггз - валлийский футболист, полузащитник английского клуба «Манчестер Юнайтед», бывший игрок сборной Уэльса. В настоящее время является самым титулованным игроком в истории британского футбола. В 2007 году был награждён титулом офицера Ордена Британской империи. Орден был вручён Гиггзу 11 декабря 2007 на торжественной церемонии в Букингемском дворце из рук королевы Елизаветы II. Карьеру еще не завершил (вроде бы).

Вот такие орлы!

Хенрик Ларссон - шведский футболист, нападающий, наиболее известный по выступлениям за шотландский клуб «Селтик» и испанскую «Барселону». В мае 2006 года британский консул в Барселоне от имени королевы Елизаветы II наградил Ларссона званием члена Ордена Британской империи за вклад в британский футбол.

Ну а про Зидана даже писать не буду. Все всё знают

Comic genius Mike Myers (Austin Powers, Wayne’s World), Academy Award nominee Woody Harrelson (The People vs Larry Flint, Natural Born Killers, Zombieland, White Men Can’t Jump) and Australian born actor Simon Baker (The Mentalist, LA Confidential, The Devil Wears Prada) will all be joining the star-studded line up to help raise money for UNICEF.

The Hollywood A-listers will be putting in an Oscar-winning performance in the hope that they will help the Rest of the World team lift the Soccer Aid trophy for the very first time.

The Hollywood trio will join the team alongside captain Michael Sheen (The Queen, Twilight: New Moon, Alice in Wonderland), world class chef Gordon Ramsay, TV presenter Gethin Jones, comedian Patrick Kielty, Westlife members Shane Filan and Nicky Byrne, cricketing legend Brian Lara, undefeated boxing champion Joe Calzaghe and actor James Kyson-Lee, who plays Ando in Heroes.

The celebrities will be joined by football heroes including Zinedine Zidane, Manchester United hero Ryan Giggs, former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann and Swedish legend Henrik Larsson with even more high-profile names to be announced.

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish will manage the super squad with the help of his old Reds team mate Ian Rush.

They will be taking on the England team who’s team sheet currently includes Robbie Williams, GMTV presenter Ben Shephard, actor and TV presenter Bradley Walsh, presenter and DJ Jamie Theakston, boxing hero Ricky Hatton, actor Damian Lewis alongside football legends Alan Shearer, David Seaman, Teddy Sheringham and Jamie Redknapp. Comic genius James Corden will be the assistant manager.

Soccer Aid, the brainchild of Robbie Williams and UNICEF UK, will be kicking off on Sunday 6th June at Manchester's legendary Old Trafford stadium and broadcast live on ITV1. Two star-studded squads of footballing legends and celebrities from England and the Rest of the World will take on one another in an electrifying football match all in aid of UNICEF, the world’s leading children’s organisation.

Money raised through profits from ticket sales and donations made by viewers during the match will go to UNICEF’s invaluable work helping children around the world.

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