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Sidemen want to take charity match to 100,000-seater stadium after raising record £6.2m at Wembley

Sidemen want to take charity match to 100,000-seater stadium after raising record £6.2m at Wembley
The Sidemen - Photo via IMAGO / WENN

The Sidemen are already thinking bigger after another sell-out charity match at Wembley, and that could mean taking the event across the world in 2027.

Sidemen suggest taking charity football game to Australia in 2027

Following another sold-out match at Wembley Stadium, members of the Sidemen have suggested moving their hugely popular charity game to Australia.

The YouTube group, which includes Dagenham and Redbridge part-owner KSI, played in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley for the second year running and raised a record £6.2 million for charity.

But speaking after the game to talkSPORT, Vikram Barn said he would like to see the event taken “to Australia”.

Fellow Sidemen member Ethan Payne then revealed why, saying he had heard there was a “100,000-seater stadium” there.

The ground potentially in question is almost certainly the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), which holds 100,024 people and is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere.

The MCG regularly hosts major cricket and Australian rules football matches, but has also staged football, rugby and other huge sporting events over the years.

With the Sidemen selling out Wembley in just two hours this year, there is every chance they could quickly fill the MCG too.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground – Photo via IMAGO / AAP

FGG says: It would be an incredible achievement if they pulled it off

It is easy to forget just how extraordinary this event has become.

The Sidemen are now selling out Wembley Stadium with ease and raising millions of pounds for charity in the process.

Taking the match to Australia and potentially filling a 100,000-seat stadium would be another huge step and would underline just how global the event has become.

More importantly, it would mean even more money being raised for good causes, which is what the charity match is all about.

Lewis joined as News and Features Editor in July 2025, having previously held senior roles at Snack Media and GRV Media. A passionate follower of sport, in particular football and golf, as well as a proud Aldershot Town supporter, he brings over six years of experience in the digital sports publishing space.

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