The latest edition of the Sidemen charity game returned on Saturday to a packed West Ham Stadium. Things got even bigger this time, as in the previous year, 25,000 fans gathered at Charlton Athletic’s The Valley Stadium for the match. However, on Sept. 9, a crowd of more than 62,000 people showed up to watch a star-studded soccer match organized for a noble cause.
Billy Wingrove managed the Sidemen FC lineup, which featured the group members of the Sidemen YouTube Channel: KSI, Miniminter, W2S, Vikkstar123, Behzinga, Zerkaa, TBJZL, Callux, Lazarbeam, Calfreez, Randolph, Tareqa, and JME.
Their opponent for the charity game was the YouTube All-Stars side that was managed by Mark Goldbridge and included popular personalities like: IShowSpeed, MrBeast, xQc, Danny Aaron, Chandler Hallow, Niko Omilana, Max Fosh, Kai Cenat, Airrack, AboFlah, Chunkz, ChrisMD, Karl Jacobs, Theo Baker, WillNE, Yung Filly, and JiDion.
In the charity match, a total of 13 goals were scored, leading to a final score of 8-5 in favor of the Sidemen against the YouTube All-Stars team. The game was attended by thousands of fans cheering for their favorite stars. It was the captain Behzinga who initiated the scoring for Sidemen FC in the ninth minute, a moment that filled the crowd with energy at West Ham United’s home ground.
Scorers for the YouTube All-Stars side included ChrisMD, Chunkz, Max Fosh, and Niko Omilana, with an additional goal due to an embarrassing own goal by KSI. Nevertheless, it was the Sidemen who emerged as the winners. Manny achieved a hat-trick, while Wroetoshaw, TBJZL, Tareq, and Miniminter also contributed to secure a third consecutive victory for the Sidemen in charity matches.
How much money did the Sidemen raise for charity with the soccer match?
The Sidemen FC was able to win this charity game, and their efforts and support from their fans made sure that the soccer match against the YouTube All-Stars generated an astonishing figure of £2,425,855 or $3,023,825, setting a new fundraising record. (via Football.London)
This remarkable sum will be distributed among four charitable organizations: the Teenage Cancer Trust, CALM, M7 Education (which is led by Sidemen member Miniminter), and Rays of Sunshine. Moreover, the game was livestreamed on YouTube, and it broke all the viewership records for a charity match as it reached a total of live 2,558,501 views.
The Sidemen’s previous record for the charity match viewership was 2,558,501…
They have BROKEN THEIR WORLD RECORD! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/NigPt272WW
— Sidemen Updates (@sidemenupdated) September 9, 2023
All in all, it was a fun event with a lot of social media stars that got together and were able to raise a huge amount for a charitable cause!
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