“A legend in the YouTube game” - Sidemen announce MrBeast as their latest participant in football charity match

Sidemen floored everyone on Twitter after announcing Jimmy "MrBeast" as their latest addition to the charity football match that is scheduled for September. MrBeast had previously collaborated with the UK YouTube group, but only for a 2nd channel video. The group was seen playing Among Us in 2021.

With Darren "IShowSpeed" already announced, the addition of MrBeast will take the viewership to an entirely new level. The charity football match will also feature TikToker Noah Beck. They are expected to play for the YouTube All-Stars team.

MrBeast responds to his selection in the game

Jimmy was quick to respond to the announcement as fans were left in utter excitement and jubiliance at the thought of seeing the star of YouTube take on a football pitch.

After he was revealed as one of the participants, Jimmy responded with a short and simple heart emoticon. However, Australian YouTuber Lannan "LazarBeam", who has the 3rd most subscribed channel in Australia, replied to the 24-year-old's Tweet. He added a GIF of a football player tackling another and captioned it by saying:

Like Jimmy, LazarBeam has also teamed up with the Sidemen on multiple occasions, including but not restricted to - Among Us, Sidemen Family Feud 2 and Sidemen Europe Calorie Challenge.

Despite the banter between the two content creators, it is expected that both the YouTubers will be representing the same team - YouTube All-Stars, whilst the host team, SIdemen FC, will feature all of its seven members - KSI, W2S, Miniminter, Behzinga, Vikkstar123, TBJZL and Zerkaa and possibly their friends, since there will be a 15 man squad for both the teams.

Fans react to the viral announcement

Fans are already high on their heels since the first announcement came in. Twitter has been flooded with multiple tweets with fans expressing their enthusiasm to watch the Sidemen play live in front of them. Here are some of the reactions that were shared under the announcement Tweet:

The charity football match/stream will be held at Charlton Athletic's stadium, The Valley, situated in London. The game will be played on September 24. Fans who are unable to attend the game live on the ground, will have the option to watch it at the leisure of their screens.

About the author

Shreyan is an esports and gaming journalist at Sportskeeda, focusing on streamer content. He holds a Master's degree in English Literature, and journalism was the most logical next step for him. Although titles like FIFA 08 and GTA San Andreas acted as the catalyst for his love of video games, the exponential growth of the streaming community also propelled his interest in the genre. He also has a prior work experience of 2 years.

Shreyan considers factual and accurate content to be the most important as a creator and a reader. He ensures this by double checking every piece of information in his articles and sourcing it from streamers directly rather than depend on third parties. His works have caught the attention of the heavyweights, with the PR team of Sidemen (a YouTube group he’s been following since his teenage days) and Chess.com reaching out to him for sending exclusive press releases.

Shreyan would love to drop into the virtual world of FIFA/EA FC and explore it further but, he would recommend playing Red Dead Redemption 2 to gaming skeptics for its top-tier gameplay, story and characters. During his downtime, he enjoys balancing his interests in reading, watching films and sports, and of course, playing video games.

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