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Natalia Dyer, Joe Keery, and Charlie Heaton interview for Yahoo UK
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The singer said he hopes he is “worthy” of the captain’s armband.
Liam Payne hopes he won’t make a “fool” of himself in his Soccer Aid debut adding he has “a lot to live up to” following in the footsteps of his One Direction bandmates.
The match between England and Soccer Aid world XI will feature a variety of famous faces including debuts from Alex Brooker, Lucien Laviscount and Arsene Wenger.
Former One Direction singer Payne will captain England, while Usain Bolt captains the Soccer Aid World XI team.
Payne, 28, told the PA news agency: “I hope I’m a big enough personality to be able to pull it off because the football is not going to be able to help me. It’s a fun, fun game and its actually my debut, a lot of my bandmates have already played so I feel like I’ve got quite a lot to live up too. I wouldn’t say I was the worst footballer in the band, but I wasn’t far off.”
Bandmate Niall Horan faced off against his One Direction co-star Louis Tomlinson at the 2016 tournament, before returning to play in the 2019 match.
Payne said he is “scared and excited” about the match on June 12 and hopes he is “worthy” of the captain’s armband.
“I’ve watched a lot of football games over the years and you’re always thinking ‘I could hit that shot’ or ‘I could do that,’ so for me it’s a little bit of a chance to cosplay in a way and be part of it. I have started training and I’ve already trained too hard, my trainer told me off. I’m really excited. I’m very much a person that when I get involved in something I get way too involved and I think a lot of my team would say that about me. So I’ve really put my heart and soul into it. I’m hoping by the time we come around to it, I’ll be worthy of that armband,” he said.
Martin Compston, Mo Gilligan, Harry Redknapp, Gary Neville, Fara Williams and Chunkz will also make their return to the pitch for 2022.
“Everyone I’ve met so far has been really, really lovely, so it seems like a really good team to be around and we all know why we are here and it’s a very, very important thing to do, super grateful. I hope I don’t make a fool of myself and I just hope that we get everything we can for the cause and remember the real reason why we’re all on that pitch,” he said.
Payne added that Soccer Aid co-creator Robbie Williams, who will perform his 1997 hit ballad Angels for 60,000 fans at half-time, is his “hero.”
“He was the reason that I started to sing,” he said.
Since its creation in 2006, Soccer Aid has raised more than £60 million for Unicef, which helps to provide aid to children worldwide.
Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2022 takes place on June 12 at The London Stadium, with tickets at socceraid.org.uk/tickets
Pop star Liam Payne speaks exclusively to Yahoo about his latest fund-raising efforts.
Liam Payne has had a busy lockdown during the coranvirus pandemic. Not only has he been working on new music projects but he’s also helped to raise more than $10million (£7.9 million) for charities fighting COVID-19 just by playing the video game FIFA.
The Stack It Up singer joined premiership footballers and pro esports players to play FIFA 20 together online in the biggest esports charity event in history this week, with charity Gamers Without Borders raising money for COVID-19 relief.
In Liam’s match in the tournament, he played against Liverpool FC right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold. He may have lost his particular back-to-back matches, but “to be able to do that and make money for unfortunate people at the same time, what an absolute winner – it’s just absolutely amazing to be a part of it,” Liam said, at the event.
In his only exclusive interview during the event, Yahoo UK caught up with Liam to discover the celebrity he’s been practicing his FIFA skills with in lockdown, the secret music he’s been working on, his plans for TV domination, and what he’s most excited about for post-lockdown (...)
Yahoo UK: How have you been getting on in lockdown? Liam Payne: I think lockdown has been hard for everyone – but in so many different ways. I count my blessings everyday, I’m very aware of how lucky I am. My family and I all have our health and a safe place to stay, so I’m really grateful for that. I’ve been trying to use the time productively. I released a single during lockdown, so I’ve actually had a fair bit of work to do from home. I also donated to the Trussell Trust – a really important charity - and have been down to a food bank in London to help out.
Have you been working on any new music projects with this time at home? I’m always working on something new! There are lots of ideas going around my head at the moment and songs being written on my computer and phone.
Fans will be excited about that! When can we next expect new solo music? Soon!
You’ve been filming your own roundup show on YouTube each week during lockdown – would you be up for your own talk show on TV? I’d never say never! I’ve really enjoyed doing the YouTube videos, it’s been a great way for me to connect with my fans through this time.
Have you been keeping in touch your One Direction bandmates in lockdown? Have any 1D Zoom parties happened yet? Yes, we’ve all been in touch with each other – no Zoom parties as yet though.
You’ve just been part of the Gamers Without Borders charity FIFA tournament, raising more than $10million to fight COVID-19 – why was being part of the esports event important to you? We’re all just trying to do what we can to help, and this seemed like a really simple, and fun, way to raise some money.
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Yahoo UK: Do you play much FIFA 20 at home? Who have you been practising your FIFA skills with? I wouldn’t say I’m an avid gamer – but I do like to play a bit. I recently played Alesso at FIFA as well, which was good fun.
What sort of FIFA player are you? The attacking players on FIFA are always really quick, so I like to play on the counter attack. When I get the ball I pass forward quickly and try and catch my opponent off guard.
Could you tell us your number one FIFA tip? My number one FIFA tip is to practice your timed finishing. If you practise your timed finishing on the game, it will help you score a lot more goals. It really improves your accuracy of shots.
Aside from the gameplay we love FIFA soundtracks... if you could compose the soundtrack for a video game, what would it be? I’m not sure which series, but it would have to have light and shade... some moody moments to add tension and some big electronic choruses for the celebrations.
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