Soccer Aid 2023: Who is Eni Aluko playing for World XI?
Soccer Aid returns for another year as two teams made up of celebs and former professional players play each other.
The charity game, which will raise money for Unicef, returns to Old Trafford - the home of Manchester United - on Sunday night.
Among those taking part this year is former footballer Eniola Aluko who will line up for England. Eniola, 36, had a successful career and played for teams including Chelsea and Birmingham City.
She also had successful spells abroad having played for St Lous Athletica, Atlanta Beat and Sky Blue FC in the USA. She also finished her career in January 2020 after a two-year-spell at Italian giants Juventus.
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Eniola, who played primarily as a striker and winger, had 102 caps for England and also played for Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics Games.
She has been a regular broadcaster for live football on ITV, BT Sport, Amazon Prime and Fox Sports in the USA, including men's and women's matches since 2014.
Eniola has also been a sporting director having held the position at Angel City FC and Aston Villa WFC.
Eniola was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and moved to Birmingham when she was six months old. She studied law at London's Brunel University, where she graduated with a first class degree in 2008.
Now in its 12th year, donations from Soccer Aid go to Unicef with money used to help give kids the best start in life.
Those turning out for England include Tom Hiddleston, Danny Dyer, Gary Neville, Gary Cahill, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Jack Wilshere, Jermain Defoe, Eni Aluko, Karen Carney, Scarlette Douglas, Alex Brooker, Chunkz, Tom Grennan, Sir Mo Farah, Bugzy Malone, Joel Corry, Asa Butterfield, Liam Payne, David James as
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