{"id":16829,"date":"2022-06-12T14:30:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T12:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1658649"},"modified":"2022-06-12T15:51:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T13:51:37","slug":"who-is-chunkz-meet-the-soccer-aid-2022-player-and-youtube-star","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-chunkz-meet-the-soccer-aid-2022-player-and-youtube-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Chunkz? Meet the Soccer Aid 2022 player and YouTube star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 12 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>ITV\u2019s annual charity event <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/soccer-aid-2022-kick-off-time-tv\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Soccer Aid<\/a> returns to our screens this month, with celebrities and ex-footballers from England taking on those from across the globe in a game of footie.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 16th year, Soccer Aid will be raising money once again for UNICEF UK, with Dermot O\u2019Leary and Alex Scott returning to host the match, which is going ahead at the London Stadium this year.<\/p>\n<p>With the likes of Liam Payne, Aitch and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/current-affairs\/queens-birthday-honours-list-2022-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">recent CBE Damian Lewis<\/a> set to take on Usain Bolt, Noah Beck, Martin Compston and Heather O\u2019Reilly, this year\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/soccer-aid-2022-line-up\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Soccer Aid line-up<\/a> mixes big names in music and acting with former football stars.<\/p>\n<p>Playing for the England team this year is Chunkz \u2013 the YouTube personality who\u2019ll be returning for his third year at Soccer Aid \u2013 but who is he?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Chunkz.<\/p> <h2><strong>Who is Chunkz?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div 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Shaq\u2019s Man\u2019s Not Hot.<\/p>\n<p>As for his TV career, Chunkz has co-hosted Sky Sports show #SaturdaySocial since 2020 and hosted the 2020 MOBO Awards alongside Maya Jama. He is also a presented on ITV2 show Bad Chefs and previously competed in the last two Soccer Aid tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>Chunkz will be playing on the England team at Soccer Aid 2022 alongside the likes of Sir Mo Farah, Liam Payne, Lucien Laviscount, Fara Williams and Gary Neville.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When does Soccer Aid 2022 start?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Soccer Aid kicks off on Sunday 12th June with the celebrity match taking place at 7:30pm, airing on ITV.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s match will be taking place at the London Stadium \u2013 home to Premier League team West Ham.<\/p>\n<p>Two teams made up of celebrities and footballers will be going head to head on Sunday, with one team representing England and another team representing the Rest of the World.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soccer Aid will air on ITV on Sunday 12th June 2022. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<section><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Sunday, 12 June 2022 at 12:00 am ITV\u2019s annual charity event Soccer Aid returns to our screens this month, with celebrities and ex-footballers from England taking on those from across the globe in a game of footie. 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