Ahead of this Sunday’s Soccer Aid at Old Trafford, Fury – who will co-manage the England team with Rooney – tried his luck at the iconic grip test
Tyson Fury and Wayne Rooney went head-to-head in a thrilling grip test ahead of this weekend’s Soccer Aid – and the results will shock you.
This year’s Soccer Aid will return to Old Trafford, home of Premier league giants Manchester United, this Sunday. Celebrities and footballing will battle it out on the pitch as England take on the Soccer Aid World XI FC in the world’s biggest charity football match.
England took the crown last year after defeating the World XI 6-3 at Stamford Bridge. Once again, many big names are set to feature, including Jill Scott, Tom Grennan, Sir Mo Farah, Fury, Joe Hart, Steph Houghton and former Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci.
With just days to go until the highly-anticipated charity match, several stars went hand-to-hand in a battle to determine who has the strongest grip. A grip test measure the maximum force you can exert when squeezing a hand dynamometer. This test is often used to assess overall upper body strength and can be a unique way of assessing health and predicting future health outcomes.
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First up was the ‘Gypsy King’ – who may be displeased with the result. He jokingly claimed he scored 700, before showing his actual score of 69.3kg to the camera. Up next was Manchester United legend Rooney – who was not far off of Fury’s tally as the ex-England international scored 61.2kg.
Bonucci picked up a underwhelming score by his high standards. After picking up 29kg on his first effort, the Italian pressed on and eventually scored a grand total of 37.7kg. Finally, UNICEF UK Ambassador and famous TV presenter Dermot O’Leary tried his luck and scored a fairly respectable 32.5kg. “Is that good?” O’Leary said before the cameraman replied: “Oh, we won’t tell you what Tyson (Fury) got!” A stunned O’Leary passionately responded: “Won’t tell me what Tyson Fury got! I am not exactly expecting… oh no I did not beat Tyson Fury did I? Oh, what a shame!”
Fury will be co-managing the team alongside Rooney this weekend. Prior to the announcement, the ‘Gypsy King’ uploaded a video to his Instagram page walking through the Old Trafford tunnel with an England flag and captioning the post: “Did you miss me?” The footage went viral on social media – with many believing he was set to announce his return to boxing.
An avid Red Devils fans, Fury was clearly excited following the announcement. “ENGLAND MANAGER! Who would ever have thought it!? I have had some big fights in my career and the prospect of leading my England team to victory this June fills me with just as much excitement as any heavyweight fight,” he said.
“Everyone knows that I am a huge Manchester United fan too, so it’s even more special for me that the game is at Old Trafford this year – and I get to manage one of my heroes, Wayne Rooney! How can we lose!? The work UNICEF does all around the world is so special and so important. I really hope that you can come along and support us this summer.”
