Former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has agreed to coach England with Sam Allardyce as his assistant. Mourinho, who was sacked after a string of bad results at Chelsea, will be coaching the English team when they play at the sixth Soccer Aid, a match to raise money for UNICEF. The Portuguese tactician will be leading his temporary charges against Leicester City coach, Cladio Ranieri’s Rest of the World side at Old Trafford. Mourinho and Allardyce will be assisted by co-founder of the Soccer Aid, Robbie Williams.
“I want to be the first one to win the Soccer Aid trophy for both teams, England and the Rest of the World,” said the Portuguese, who coached the Rest of the World to a 4-2 victory in the 2014 event.
“Sam and I will make a very good partnership and it will be a great feeling for Claudio to finally lose a match!
“I hope the organisers can help me now with an English passport!,” Mourinho said.
Speaking about the upcoming game, Ranieri expressed joy at the honour of coaching the world side.
“Soccer Aid is a fantastic event, raising money for an amazing children’s charity in Unicef.
“For Soccer Aid’s 10th anniversary, it is a great honour that Robbie Williams has asked me to manage the Rest of the World XI and I’m looking forward to helping them defend their title,” he said.
Previous Soccer Aid matches were held at Wembley in 2008 and at Old Trafford in 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2014, raising over £17 million in total for Unicef. One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson, pop star Olly Murs and comedians Jack Whitehall and John Bishop are among those signed up to play for England this year, with actor Michael Sheen, chef Gordon Ramsay and Westlife’s Nicky Byrne among those set to line up for the Rest of the World.
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