Lee Mack jokes he represents 'every deluded overweight dad' for another Soccer Aid

Comedian Lee Mack has joked he is representing “every overweight dad” who is “deluded” about their level of football skills at Unicef’s event Soccer Aid.The 54-year-old actor, also known for his Not Going Out BBC series, is returning to the football charity match to play with World XI FC, the team who have won the game for four consecutive years. Lee said: “I’m there to represent every overweight dad who’s deluded and thinks he’s good.That’s what I represent. “And no one does that better than me.

I’m really deluded. I’m the best at being deluded, I am champion of the league level of delusion.” He also joked that his training includes not eating wine gums before 11am, long walks across the living room and not using the remote control to change TV stations as much. Captained by eight-time Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt, his team will also have former striker Robbie Keane as coach and see Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett and Love Island winner and presenter Kem Cetinay among the players.

Lee added: “So I’m going to be asking Robbie, how I get ahead of the ball, whilst at the same time keeping my television career because when you’re as talentless as me, you rely a lot on your looks. “So I’m the kind of person when they header the ball, I sort of scream a bit and go: ‘Ah not the face’ and so I need to get over that.” He also said in previous years, playing at the Unicef match, he has missed penalties at Manchester United’s stadium Old Trafford. Lee added: “So, third time lucky maybe, but yeah, I like Old Trafford.