Jill Scott will return to Soccer Aid in 2026 when the charity match takes over London Stadium on Sunday, May 31. The former England midfielder will be part of the England squad on a night that will also feature Wayne Rooney, Jermain Defoe and Jack Wilshere, with the game broadcast on ITV.
Scott first took part in Soccer Aid in 2023, two years after she retired from football in 2022. She has since built a busy public profile, working as a pundit on the men’s and women’s game, appearing regularly on Sky’s A League of Their Own and turning up on the Stick to Football podcast.
The 38-year-old has also become a familiar face away from television. She co-owns the Manchester coffee shop Boxx2Boxx with her partner Shelly Unitt, and is the face of Loud Investing for eToro. Her finances have drawn wide attention too, with reports putting her net worth somewhere between £1.3million and £3.4million.
That estimate is only that — an estimate — but it reflects how far Scott’s career has stretched beyond the pitch. Since winning the 22nd series of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, she has remained one of the most visible former Lionesses in British sport and entertainment. Her name still carries weight with fans, and Soccer Aid has leaned into that appeal by bringing her back for a second appearance.
There is a straightforward reason for the timing. Soccer Aid 2026 is being staged this spring at one of the country’s biggest arenas, and organisers have put together an England squad built around familiar names with broad public recognition. Scott fits that brief as a former Lioness, a television regular and a proven draw for one of the charity event’s biggest nights.
What remains to be seen is not whether Scott can attract attention — she already does — but how much her return helps make May 31 one of the event’s most watched editions yet. The match will be on ITV, the setting is London Stadium, and the lineup gives England a cast built for a crowd.
