Sam Allardyce was on the losing side as his England side were beaten by Jose Mourinho's Rest of the World team in last night's Soccer Aid event at Old Trafford.
A strong RotW team - featuring, amongst others, former Dutch interenationals Edgar Davids, Edwin Van Der Saar, Jaap Stam and Clarence Seedorf - threw away a 2-0 lead before recovering as the game entered its final stages to record a 4-2 win.Seedorf - one of the four former Dutch masters to play most of the game - scored a hat-trick on the night with the RotW's final goal coming from Westlife singer Nicky Byrne.
England's goals came from Jamie Redknapp and via the penalty from Kevin Phillips, who was a late inclusion as replacement for Teddy Sheringham (currently studying for his coaching badges).
Allardyce, who recently fought off attempts to have him removed from his position at West Ham was a good sport throughout the event and even performed a perfect handstand during one notable training session, to the delight of his squad.
Almost 70,000 attended the game at Old Trafford on Sunday night with more than £2million raised for UNICEF - a figure that will be doubled by the Government, taking the total to £4.2million.
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How they lined up
England
Management: Sam Allardyce (Manager); Robbie Williams (Assistant Manager); Peter Reid (Coach); Bradley Walsh (Coach).
Legends: Jamie Carragher; Kevin Phillips; Jamie Redknapp; David Seaman; Matt Le Tissier; Des Walker.
Celebrities: Stephen Moyer; Jack Whitehall; Mark Owen; Olly Murs; Paddy McGuinness; Jonathan Wilkes; Jamie Theakston; Ben Shephard; John Bishop; Marvin Humes; Dominic Cooper; Danny Jones.
Rest of the World
Management: Jose Mourinho (Manager).
Legends: Alessandro Del Piero; Andriy Shevchenko; Edgar Davids; Edwin van der Sar; Jaap Stam; Clarence Seedorf.
Celebrities: Michael Sheen (Captain); Gordon Ramsay; Adam Richman; James McAvoy; Patrick Kielty; Nicky Byrne; Santiago Cabrera; Jeremy Renner; Kevin Bridges; Sam Worthington; Mark Salling; Martin Compston.
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