Which Politicians Will Appear In Soccer Aid?

While the football season is drawing to a close, annual charity event Soccer Aid isn't too far away from kicking off this year.

Numerous legends of the beautiful game - including Brazil's Roberto Carlos and Belgian star Eden Hazard - and several showbiz stars, such as sprinter Usain Bolt, actor Danny Dyer, and ex-boxer Tony Bellew, have already been confirmed for the Stamford Bridge clash on June 9, when an England team will take on a World XI.

But there looks to be a few spare spaces, and as a result, speculation is rife on betting sites about which politicians could line up.

You would think most politicians will now be too focused on the upcoming general election - which has been scheduled for July 4 - to be running around a football field, but far stranger things have happened in the world of politics.

Farage To Play On The Right Wing?

One politician who has confirmed he won't be standing in the upcoming general election is Nigel Farage.

The Reform UK founder and honorary president has announced he will not be a parliamentary candidate this time around.

Nigel is no stranger to reality TV after taking part in last year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! to boost his profile with younger viewers, and he is just 6/4 on specials betting sites to do the same on Soccer Aid.

Like Nigel, former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has also taken on some creepy-crawlies in the jungle, with both politicians finishing in third place on the ITV show.

Should Matt - who has also starred in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins - wish to get a bit more airtime, then the 5/2 second favourite could do so on the Soccer Aid pitch.

However, Matt might need to brush up on his football knowledge beforehand, after he once called Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford "Daniel Rashford".

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Boris' Football Return?

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson won't be remembered too favourably for his premiership, and if you ask ex-Manchester City loanee Maurizio Gaudino, the star won't have fond memories of Boris' football abilities either.

The pair both appeared in an England vs Germany legends match at Reading's Madejski Stadium in 2006, when Boris put in what has been dubbed "one of the worst football tackles of all time".

It was effectively a rugby tackle, which ended with his head planting poor Maurizio in the private parts.

If Boris fancies a rematch, then he could register his interest in this year's Soccer Aid.

He is 4/1 on betting apps to take to the field for England once more, ahead of fellow Conservatives Zac Goldsmith (6/1), Jonathan Gullis (8/1), David Cameron (12/1), and Portsmouth FC fan Penny Mordaunt (16/1), who should all really be concentrating on the upcoming election.

If ex-Prime Minister David does turn out for Soccer Aid, he would do well to remember which team he was on.

In one of the most infamous political football gaffes of all time, Cameron, who claims he is a fan of Premier League heavyweights Aston Villa, appeared to forget who he supported during a 2015 talk, when he got Villa mixed up with fellow claret and blue side West Ham.

Explaining himself afterwards, he said: "I've been an Aston Villa fan all my life, I literally opened my mouth and I was going off-piste about the fact that in Britain you can be a supporter of the West Indies, a supporter of Manchester United, and a supporter of Team GB.

"I was then busking about other things you can support and was ... I don't know what happened to me, it was just one of those things."

Rishi's Own Goal

One politician who is very much an outsider to take part in this year's Soccer Aid is current PM and Southampton fan Rishi Sunak.

After calling an election for July, he will no doubt be far too busy on the campaign trail, but he is 50/1 on new betting sites to stop off in West London on June 9, while his opposite number Sir Keir Starmer is 33/1.

Should Rishi appear at Soccer Aid, he will need to improve his football knowledge.

Despite being a Saints supporter, Rishi scored an own goal recently when he asked Welsh voters if they're looking forward to the upcoming Euro 2024 tournament - despite Wales failing to qualify.

What's more, Liz Truss - who is the shortest-serving prime minister in British history after she stepped down on her 50th day in office - is also no stranger to a football faux pas.

She previously tried to impress an audience in Leeds by staying the UK should "channel the spirit of Don Revie", who tasted success as the manager of Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s, but England failed to qualify for the 1976 European Championships during his tenure as Three Lions boss.

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