17 hours Ago By Richard Moriarty
WAYNE Rooney is back in football management — as Soccer Aid’s England boss alongside boxer Tyson Fury.The pair will share a dugout for the June 15 clash with a World XI.©UNICEF/Soccer Aid Productions/Stella PicturesWayne Rooney is back in football management[/caption]©UNICEF/Soccer Aid Productions/Stella PicturesRooney will be Soccer Aid’s England boss alongside boxer Tyson Fury[/caption]RexRooney told fans: ‘Tyson and I are taking it incredibly seriously.
We’ll put on a show’[/caption]©UNICEF/Soccer Aid Productions/Stella PicturesOlympian Sir Mo Farah will play for England[/caption]Wayne, 39, who left Plymouth Argyle on New Year’s Eve, told fans: “Tyson and I are taking it incredibly seriously. We’ll put on a show.”Tyson, 36, who retired from boxing in January, added: “England manager! Who would have ever thought it? “The prospect of leading my team to victory fills me with just as much excitement as any heavyweight fight.
” England will call on ex-1D star Louis Tomlinson and Olympian Sir Mo Farah, actress Vicky McClure and comic Paddy McGuinness.Ex-players confirmed for Old Trafford, Manchester, include England’s Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and David James plus Lionesses Jill Scott, Steph Houghton and Toni Duggan.The World XI’s ex-Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci said: “I want to win, badly.
I just hope I don’t make Tyson too angry.”Soccer Aid has raised £106million for Unicef since it kicked off in 2006. ©UNICEF/Soccer Aid Productions/Stella PicturesEx-1D singer Louis Thomlinson will feature in the charity match[/caption]©UNICEF/Soccer Aid Productions/Stella PicturesActress Vicky McClure will also play for the Three Lions[/caption]©UNICEF/Soccer Aid Productions/Stella PicturesSoccer Aid has raised £106million for Unicef since it kicked off in 2006 – pictured Paddy McGuinness[/caption].
