Soccer Aid 2025 got off to a rather chaotic start thanks to Tyson Fury’s potty mouth.
The former professional boxer joins a lineup of major celebrities taking part in this year’s event to raise money for UNICEF.
Playing for England are the likes of Louis Tomlinson, Jill Scott, Jermaine Defoe, Sir Mo Farah, and Steven Bartlett, with Paddy McGuinness in goal.
They’re facing off against World XI, which comprises Big Zuu, Dermot Kennedy, Tony Bellew, and Gorka Márquez, to name a few.
Tyson, meanwhile, is on the management team for England alongside Wayne Rooney.
An enthusiastic Manchester United fan, he has declared his pride to welcome England to Old Trafford for the game, which is his club’s home ground.
Although it seems all that excitement got the better of him ahead of kick-off.
This led to presenters Alex Scott and Dermot O’Leary apologising to viewers, as the star dropped an F-bomb.
Captured in the training room ahead of the teams taking to the pitch, Tyson gave England a motivational speech.
During the talk, he told the players: ‘We are f***ing Spartans.’
Host Alex, 40, then told audiences at home: ‘We do apologise for the swearing.
‘It’s Tyson; we don’t know what’s going to happen.’
Plenty of viewers saw the funny side of things, with @TJ_DCFC then joking on X: ‘Well that’s Tyson Fury never being allowed back to Soccer Aid ever again’.
‘Tyson Fury dropping the F Bomb at 6:30pm on a Sunday afternoon’, wrote @Miss_Terreh, followed by a crying laughing emoji.
@96_Mikeys blasted those complaining about his language, urging them to ‘grow up’, adding: ‘God forbid Tyson Fury swearing on Soccer Aid, and people moaning and groaning already!’
Fortunately, commentators Jason Manford and Sam Matterface also kept it light when they brought the incident back up later on.
Before the players left the tunnel, comedian Jason quipped: ‘They’ve taken the microphone off Tyson.’
Sam added that while his earlier speech was ‘explicit-laden,’ Tyson had ‘good intentions’.
He also recalled Tyson’s promise not to use his ‘hands or feet’ for the duration of the game while watching from the sidelines.
Upon being announced as a Soccer Aid coach this year, Tyson said: ‘ENGLAND MANAGER! Who would ever have thought it!?
‘I have had some big fights in my career, and the prospect of leading my England team to victory this June fills me with just as much excitement as any heavyweight fight!
‘Everyone knows that I am a huge Manchester United fan too, so it’s even more special for me that the game is at Old Trafford this year—and I get to manage one of my heroes, Wayne Rooney!
‘How can we lose!? The work UNICEF does all around the world is so special and so important.
‘I really hope that you can come along and support us this summer.’
Co-manager Rooney also plays in the match, having scored England’s first goal this time.
The pair were assisted in England’s coaching journey by Harry Redknapp and actress Vicky McClure, while former goalkeeper David James acted as the goalkeeping coach.
Joining them on the side of the pitch is Sam Thompson, who was due to play but was withdrawn due to injuries.
The podcaster and reality star raised over £2million for UNICEF last week by running and cycling 260 miles in five days to transport the match ball from London to Manchester.
His tearful Match Ball Mission saw him encounter various physical and mental obstacles along the way, with his legs ultimately left ‘falling apart’ and ruling him out of any pitch action this weekend.
Watch Soccer Aid on ITVX.
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