Jordan North gets his balls out in sultry shots ahead of Soccer Aid
Jordan North is playing in Soccer Aid this year (Stefano Broli | Global)
Capital Breakfast host Jordan North has got his balls – well, ball – centre-shot for a new set of photos ahead of UNICEF Soccer Aid.
The 36-year-old posed for a photoshoot wearing nothing but a football shirt and socks. He covered himself with a ball in some shots, pulling a number of seductive poses even David Beckham would be proud of. Behind-the-scenes footage shared on Instagram revealed he was actually wearing boxers, though.
The photos were taken after North’s co-hosts Chris Stark and Sian Welby noticed he wasn’t on any of the marketing shots for this year’s Soccer Aid, taking place on 31 May.
Speaking on Capital Breakfast, Welby said: “We’re like, why aren’t you on the front of every billboard? Where is he? Why isn’t he being interviewed about it non-stop, because he should be the star.”
Stark said: “I think the problem is, Jordan, is that you go about your business in a bit too much of a quiet, dignified way.”
“You mean I’m private,” North replied.
Stark told him: “Yeah, and you’ve got to be much more of a sell-out than that. If we want you to be a bigger face of Soccer Aid, you’ve got to get seen and do things to get seen.”
Later in the conversation, North said: “I’m not on any of the Soccer Aid billboards, even in the adverts on Capital, my own radio station that I do the Breakfast show on… doesn’t mention me.”
Welby revealed that she and Stark took “matters into our own hands” and did their own photoshoot.
“I’ve never laughed so much,” she added. “Chris had to leave.”
Stark replied: “I wasn’t hanging around for this one personally, it wasn’t for me.”
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Who is playing in Soccer Aid 2026?
North is set to play for the England squad, alongside the likes of GK Barry, Olly Murs, Owen Cooper and Tom Hiddleston. Football legends including Jill Scott and Theo Walcott will join them, while Robbie Williams, Harry Redknapp and David Seaman act as coaches.
The full line-up of celebrities joining those mentioned are: Angryginge, Alex Brooker, Chloe Burrows, Damson Idris, Joe Marler, Sam Thompson, Tom Grennan, Wayne Rooney, Jermain Defoe, Toni Duggan, Joe Hart and Steph Houghton.
Those on the World XI squad include Richard Gadd, Maisie Adam and Chris O’Dowd, among legends like Ali Krieger.
The World XI full line-up also includes: Nikolah Coster-Waldau, Usain Bolt, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Big Zuu, Simon Neil, Dermot Kennedy, Nabhaan Rizwan, Michael Essien, Leonardo Bonucci, Jordi Alba, Edwin van der Sar, Jen Beattie and Dimitar Berbatov.
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