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Steph Houghton responds after former England teammate makes cheeky dig about Leonardo Bonucci tackle at Soccer Aid

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Updated 13:30 17 Jun 2025 GMT+1Published 13:27 17 Jun 2025 GMT+1

Steph Houghton responds after former England teammate makes cheeky dig about Leonardo Bonucci tackle at Soccer Aid

Bonucci has also reacted to the viral moment.

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Steph Houghton has responded to Chloe Kelly after her former England and Manchester City teammate asked if she was "still winded" following Sunday night's clash with Leonardo Bonucci at Soccer Aid.

One of the big talking points from last weekend's charity game for UNICEF was former Italy international Bonucci and his perfectly-timed, but rash sliding tackle on Houghton.

As the three-time Women's Super League winner made a break down the right flank, the former Juventus and AC Milan defender, who was also making his Soccer Aid debut, came across and collided into her in a clip that has since gone viral online.

Moments later, referee Rebecca Welch stopped the match after spotting Houghton was on the ground in considerable pain.

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Taking to Instagram after the full-time whistle, Houghton shared a photo of the much-talked-about incident, as well as a snap of the pair embracing at full-time. "It'll be sore in the morning they said," she wrote, before adding: "We're still mates tho."

Houghton was floored by Bonucci. Image credit: Getty
Houghton was floored by Bonucci. Image credit: Getty

Bonucci, who helped the World XI to a memorable 5-4 victory against Tyson Fury's England, also commented on the challenge, saying: "She's still alive!!" as Houghton reposted the picture to her story.

Chloe Kelly gets involved in the comments section

Amongst the comments section on Houghton's post was former England and Manchester City teammate Chloe Kelly, who asked: "Are you still winded?", to which Houghton replied: "Back [old lady emoji]"

In other Soccer Aid-related news, England defender AngryGinge was left gobsmacked after seeing how much his match-worn shirt was being sold for at auction.

The 23-year-old Twitch streamer, real name Morgan Burtwistle, came up against the likes of Carlos Tevez, Rivaldo and Tony Bellew on Sunday night.

Burtwistle delivered a Player of the Match performance for Tyson Fury's side, which featured a superb goal-line clearance and a crunching tackle on former Manchester United striker Tevez, who wasn't best pleased with the challenge.

After the game, Ginge opened up about his experience at Old Trafford on streaming service Twitch, revealing that his match-worn Soccer Aid jersey was signed by everyone except the man that scored four goals for the World XI.

As well as calling him a "traitor", the YouTuber said: "Tevez ain't signing my f*****g shirt. Not in a million f****** years.

Featured Image Credit: Getty Images

Topics: England, Soccer Aid, Italy, Leonardo Bonucci

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is the Senior Journalist for SPORTbible, one of the world’s biggest social publishers. He specialises in long-form feature writing and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day. He has a BA (Hons) in Journalism and News Practice.

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