Sidemen Charity Match 2025 – how to watch, when is it and who’s playing?

Tom Bull

Tom Bull

Catch Sidemen FC vs YouTube Allstars at the Sidemen Charity Match.

The Sidemen are back for the 2025 edition of their infamous Charity Match. This is the sixth Sidemen Charity match, which was originally inspired by their appearance in the Wembley Cup back in 2015. This years edition will once again see Sidemen FC take on YouTube Allstars.

The match will be raising money for both Bright Side and BBC Children in Need. Bright Side is the charity set up by the Sidemen, they focus on helping "people find and maintain a safe place to call home and help young people access the education, spaces and opportunities that every person deserves."

We've gathered everything you need to know about this Charity Match, including where to watch, when it takes place and who is competing this year.

When is the 2025 Sidemen Charity Match?

The 2025 Sidemen Charity Match is taking place on Mar. 8, kicking off at 3 p.m. GMT. Once again the iconic Wembley Stadium, home to England's National Football teams, will host the match.

How to watch the 2025 Sidemen Charity Match

Tickets to watch the Sidemen Charity Match went on sale back in November. However, these are now totally sold out with Wembley Stadium set to be at maximum capacity once again.

However, that doesn't mean you can't still enjoy the match from home. You'll be able to catch the action on the official Sidemen YouTube channel, and there will also be a range of big streamers hosting watch parties too. This includes the likes of xQc and MrBeast.

Who's in the Sidemen Charity Match line-up?

There are a whole host of notable names taking part, including all of the Sidemen. Here are all the current confirmed names taking part in the 2025 edition of the Sidemen Charity Match.

  • Olajide "KSI" Williams
  • Harry "W2S" Lewis
  • Joshua "Zerkaa" Bradley
  • Vikram "Vikkstar123" Singh Barn
  • Ethan "Behzinga" Leigh Payne
  • Tobias "TBJZL" Brown
  • Simon "Miniminter" Minter
  • Kai Cenat
  • Roberto "Fanum" Pena
  • Rani "Stable Ronaldo" Netz
  • Lannan "LazarBeam" Neville Eacott
  • Niko Omilana
  • Joe Weller
  • Christopher "ChrisMD" Michael Dixon
  • Emmanuel John "Manny" Brown
  • Maximilian "Max Fosh" Arthur Fosh
  • Darren "IShowSpeed" Watkins Jr.
  • George Clarkey

While the line-ups of the two teams haven't been confirmed, it has been announced that the two teams will be managed by either Callum "Calfreezy" Leighton Airey or Josh "TheBurntChip" Larkin.

Sidemen Charity Match half-time show

For the first time ever there will be a half-time performer at this years Sidemen Charity Match. It is not yet confirmed who this will be, but the Sidemen put out a call after seeing the hugely successful Kendrick Lamar performance at this years Superbowl. Stay tuned for more details on that!