IShowSpeed wins Sidemen Charity Match for YouTube All Stars: Event recap & money raised
SidemenThe 2025 Sidemen Charity Match has come and gone, once again delivering a star-studded affair with the internet’s biggest celebrities competing for a good cause.
What began as a bit of fun in 2016 between mates for a good cause has blossomed into a global, annual phenomenon and it’s only getting bigger.
Sidemen FC and the YouTube AllStars are facing off in a soccer match, with huge stars such as Kai Cenat, Logan Paul and MrBeast competing for a good cause and putting on a good show while they’re at it.
And, despite being a high-scoring match, everything getting tied up at 9-9 resulted in a penalty shoot out before IShowSpeed brought it home in the penalty shootout.
Sidemen | YouTubeSidemen charity match recap
Kickoff for the charity match was 3 PM UK time on the day, with the match going into penalty kicks. For a full rundown of the charity match and the biggest goals, you can check out our full thread on X.
The thrilling match entertained the 90,000 fans inside a packed Wembley Stadium and a record audience watching at home. Kai Cenat, Logan Paul, and IShowSpeed all got on the scoresheet.
It all came down to the penalty shootout, with IShowSpeed sinking the final shot and putting the YouTube All Stars on top.
However, the real MVP was Sketch, with an incredible save making the difference and putting them ahead of the Sidemen.
Sketch earned man of the match with this save, earning his stripes in the football he isn’t even known for.
How much money was raised at the Sidemen Charity Match?
In total, £4,733,004 GBP was raised through this event, around $6,115,072 million USD.
Sidemen charity match pulls over 2.5 million viewers
2025’s charity match was just shy of breaking the all time viewership record set in 2022 at 2,599,850 viewers, with a peak of 2,531,015 according to Playboard.
Previous years have set big records for YouTube viewership, among the most-watched livestreams on the platform. Even though this match didn’t quite breach the top 20 most viewed streams of all time on YouTube, getting over 2 million is nothing to scoff at.
How to watch
You can watch the official Sidemen Charity Match 2025 via the collective’s YouTube channel, embedded here:
Sidemen Charity match teams & lineups
The full team sheets and lineups were confirmed prior to the match, and it includes top Twitch streamers Kai Cenat, Fanum, and even Stableronaldo.
Here are all the players for both teams:
| Sidemen FC | YT AllStars |
|---|---|
| JME Logan Paul Zerkaa Miniminter George Clarkey Joe Weller Callux xQc Lazarbeam Randolph KSI TBJZL Mark Rober Behzinga Manny Wroetoshaw Jasontheween Vikkstar | Sketch WillNE Kai Cenat Max Fosh IShowSpeed Chrismd Angryginge Theo Baker Carryminati Chunkz Fanum Lachlan Danny Aarons Stable Ronaldo Jynxzi Niko Deji MrBeast |
Sidemen Charity Match 2025 date & venue
The 2025 Sidemen Charity Match is live now, Saturday, March 8 at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London. Kickoff started shortly after 3 PM UK time.
This marks the biggest Charity Match thus far, given Wembley can seat 90,000 screaming fans. The last event, held in 2023, saw 60,000 attend, yet countless more were still left out.
