Sam Thompson and Louis Tomlinson have been training together for Soccer Aid at Old Trafford despite the One Direction star now dating Sam’s ex, Zara McDermott
Louis Tomlinson and Sam Thompson held a Soccer Aid ‘peace dinner’ before the charity match kicks off today at Old Trafford, according to reports. The pair have been training together for the star-studded game, despite the One Direction star. 33, now dating Sam’s ex, Zara McDermott, 28.
Unfortunately, Sam, 32, has had to pull out of the match – which will see the likes of Wayne Rooney and Jill Scott take to the pitch in Manchester – after injuring himself while making a mega journey by bike and foot from Stamford Bridge to Old Trafford for Unicef last week. However, he’s still very much part of Soccer Aid and the management team and will be cheering on his famous teammates from the sidelines.
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Claiming he organised a dinner with Louis and the rest of the team at posh country house Champneys in Hertfordshire ahead of the match today, a source told The Sun the pair are determined not to let their love lives interfere with the day.
They said: “There is no beef between the pair and they’re both going to ensure their love lives don’t distract from such a big charity spectacle.
“They are fully aware that their every move is being scrutinised and they’ve broken bread with their teammates, so it’ll be smooth sailing on the day.”
Sam and Zara called it quits late last year before the Love Islander moved on with Louis. Sam was said to be ‘blindsided’ by the move and appeared to make a sly dig at his ex when he was discussing his love life with best pal, Pete Wicks.
Hinting that Zara may have moved on too soon, he said: “I suppose a lot of people look for validation in other people right? And they look for the next person instantly because it’s like ‘I need to find someone else to fill that hole and I need to find that excitement.'”
Explaining that he was asked about coming face to face with Louis at Soccer Aid, he told Pete recently: “At the end of the interview, he goes, ‘Look mate, I’ve got to ask the question that everyone wants to know.
“This is sort of the big question really, the elephant in the room, What’s it going to be like with you and Louis? Obviously he’s doing Soccer Aid too.'”
Sam continued: “Mate, you should have seen the room, everybody, it was a silent then everyone goes ‘Woah, Woah Woah, end the call! End the call!’ and I have just gone ‘No, no guys, I’ve got this, I’ve got this.’ I held my hands up to say just relax.
“I think I did alright and I meant everything I said as well, that it’s not about me or Louis or who anyone is dating, it’s f**king Unicef and charity and everyone is going to be there for the exact same reason.”
The Mirror has contacted Sam and Louis’ reps for comment.
* Soccer Aid is on ITV at 6pm on Sunday 15 June
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Source: Mirror
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