group Sidemen, led by , are back with their popular football match this weekend.
They will be taking on a team of rival stars in a match which will see some of the biggest names from the world of YouTube, music and sports return to go head-to-head.
Sidemen – KSI, Vikkstar123, Miniminter, W2S, , – are seven friends who together have amassed over 10 million YouTube subscribers, and 20 million followers.
Their first match was back in 2016 but the charity event has proved so popular that they’ve now moved to a bigger stadium.
All proceeds will be donated to charities including suicide prevention charity , Teenage Cancer Trust and wish-granting charity, Rays of Sunshine. Last year’s match raised a whopping £2m.
Here’s all you need to know about Sidemen’s charity football match.
When is the Sidemen football match?
The Sidemen charity football match will take place this Saturday, September 9, 2023.
It will be held at ’s London Stadium.
Kick-off is at 3pm.
Who is playing?
The Sidemen Squad will feature all seven Sidemen alongside other players including Grime artist JME, and they’ll be up against the YouTube All-Stars featuring Cristiano Ronaldo superfan and .
The Sidemen Squad
- KSI
- W2S
- Miniminter
- Vikkstar123
- Behzinga
- Zerkaa (Josh Bradley)
- TBJZL (Tobi Brown)
- Callux
- Lazarbeam
- Calfreezy
- Randolph
- Tareq
- JME
The YouTube All Stars
- IShowSpeed
- MrBeast
- xQc
- Danny Aarons
- Chandler Hallow
- Niko Omilana
- Max Fosh
- Kai Cenat
- Airrack
- AboFlah
- Chunkz
- ChrisMD
- Karl Jacobs
- Theo Baker
- WillNE
- Yung Filly
- JiDion
How to watch Sidemen match
All 62,000 tickets to the event are sold out, but the match will be streamed live on Sidemen’s YouTube channel.
It’s free to watch.
Coverage is set to begin at 2:15pm hosted by Elz The Witch and Big Zuu, with commentary from Spencer Owen and Stephen Tries.
Joshua Bradley – Zerkaa – said: ‘When we first set up this event back in 2016, we never thought we’d be playing in a stadium of over 62,000 people.
‘Not only are we able to give back to our loyal fans, but being able to raise further funds for charities that are so close to our hearts give us a lot to be proud and thankful for.’
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