SOCCER Aid is back – all thanks to Wootton Bassett musician and TV presenter Jonathan Wilkes.

It will see past World Cup football legends and well-known celebrities kick off in the big match for charity this weekend.

An England team made up of former players David Seaman and Jamie Redknapp will take on a Rest of the World XI, including former West Ham striker Paulo Di Canio and TV chef Gordon Ramsay.

All the proceeds for the match at Wembley Stadium will be donated to Unicef.

“It’s every schoolboy’s dream to play at Wembley,” said 30-year-old Jonathan, whose best friend is singer Robbie Williams.

“It’s going to be great to fulfil that and hopefully we can put in a good performance like two years ago.”

Jonathan, who has helped organise the event, scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory for England against the Rest of the World in 2006 – it was watched by 72,000 people and raised £2.6m for Unicef.

He hopes history will repeat itself again.

“We have some great stars – to play with Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham will be fantastic,” said the Port Vale fan, who lives in the Wiltshire town.

“It’s a real dream come true to play with these sort of players.

“I was in training the other day and I crossed the ball in for Shearer to head in. He ran away with one arm in the air.

“That beats scoring a goal – it was a great feeling.”

Other stars taking to the hallowed turf in London include former Chelsea defender Graham Le Saux, GMTV’s Ben Shephard, R&B singer Craig David and Dancing on Ice star Kyran Bracken. They will be up against former Brazil striker Romario, Portuguese playmaker Luis Figo, West Indian cricket legend Brian Lara and Nicky Byrne from boyband Westlife.

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is stepping up to manage England with Bryan Robson as assistant manager, while Kenny Dalglish and ex-Liverpool goal machine Ian Rush will take charge of the Rest of the World team.

“I hope we raise as much money as possible,” added Jonathan.

Soccer Aid is raising funds for Unicef’s health, education and protection work with vulnerable children all over the world.

It helps children to survive and thrive in more than 190 countries worldwide, working with partners to provide emergency support and development solutions.

The big kick-off is at 7.30pm on Sunday, September 7.

It will be screened on ITV1 and presented by Ant and Dec.

Tickets are priced at £5 for under 16s in tier one and £25 for adult seats in the second tier.

Call the ticket hotline on 0871 230 7148. For more information, visit www.itv.com.