Usain Bolt and Jamie Carragher shared an amusing exchange on social media after World XI defeated England on penalties to retain the Soccer Aid crown on Sunday night.
Bolt captained the 'visitors' at the London Stadium and, not for the first time, found himself going up against Liverpool legend Carragher. The iconic Jamaican got the better of his rival in 2019 but, remarkably, Carragher beat the three-time Olympic 100m gold medalist in a foot race during last year's Soccer Aid fixture.
This time round, Bolt reasserted his dominance over the former England international, destroying him with his pace and drawing a heavy-handed challenge. The duo made light of the incident after the match - which raised £15million for UNICEF - after Carragher took to Twitter.
Attaching a picture of the pair laughing and embracing the 44-year-old wrote: "When @usainbolt tells you he’s not that quick anymore." In response, the sprinting legend, 35, simply responded: "Haha," while later sharing a number of celebratory tweets marking World XI's latest triumph.
Noah Beck gave them an early lead from the penalty spot after Chunkz fouled former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra in the area. The YouTuber made amends for conceding a spot kick by winning one of his own at the other end, with Mark Wright keeping his cool to convert and equalise just before the interval.
England scored shortly after half-time, too, to claim the lead through Tom Grennan, only for Kem Cetinay to haul World XI back on level terms following the hour mark.
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The match went to penalties and goalscorer Grennan was guilty of missing England's first effort from 12 yards. Russell Howard also failed to convert and Lee Mack went on to score the winning penalty and secure World XI's fourth consecutive Soccer Aid title.
Robbie Williams performed his famous hit 'Angels' at the London Stadium and after the match he announced that the occasion had raised a record £15.6million for UNICEF, a charity which helps improve the health and education of children and their mothers in developing countries.
Among the other icons to take part in the much-loved fixture were Liam Payne, who captained England, Mo Farah, Gary Neville and Joe Cole. Bolt skippered World XI and was joined by the likes of Petr Cech, Cafu, Roberto Carlos and Dimitar Berbatov. Harry Redknapp and Emma Hayes were in the England dugout, while his opposite number was Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger, who was supported by Idris Elba.
