Maybe this was not shown north of the border. However, with some misgivings, expecting a real non event, I was pleasantly surprised with the standard and competitiveness. Gasgoine and Maradonna and Schemchcal (most of the time) were brilliant, as was Zola in patches when he came on. Also quite impressive were a couple of the so called celebrities, Jonathon Wilkes for instance

It was Soccer Aid, not an offical friendly. I think it would have been more competitive if they had made the final match England vs Scotland, the Scottish team that beat the rest of the world 7-3 wasn't too shabby at all. And they raised heaps of money for UNICEF and Robbie Williams proved he wasn't a totally useless prat after all. Quite enjoyable viewing, especially Dean Lennox Kelly :001:

I expect the England team will be awarded MBEs or knighthoods.