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Is there a major international football competition on the way…?

So I’m watching this charity celebrity football match on ITV. You might think that there’s little entertainment value to be gleaned from watching a bunch of ageing ex-pros and assorted D-Listers hobbling around the pitch as they might on a Sunday afternoon down the park, but it’s been worth it so far for the commentary alone. There’s something utterly hilarious and surreal about hearing the likes of:

“…And England are looking bright now as David Gray makes a run from right back…”

And my personal favourite so far:

“…the ‘Rest of the World’ have the ball as Diego Maradona passes to Craig Doyle…”