The broadcaster, 54, aimed a cheeky warning at the former Special Forces solider, 38, ahead of Soccer Aid 2019. Piers Morgan’s Twitter takedown came after Ant Middleton shared a picture of the squads with his 249,000 Twitter followers and spoke about his pride to be playing for England in the charity match. “An absolute honour and privilege to be representing my country once again,” he tweeted. “FIGHT TILL THE DEATH. OK Ant… calm down,” he joked, adding: “May the best team win.”
Spotting the post, Piers shared it with his own 6.6 million Twitter followers, quipping: “No rough stuff, Middleton, or I’ll be compelled to neutralise you… #WorldXI.”
Piers is joining forces with Harry Redknapp, 72, in a bid to manage the World XI side to victory and is therefore hoping to beat Ant’s team when they take to pitch at Stamford Bridge next weekend.
Meanwhile, his Good Morning Britain co-host Susanna Reid, 48, will be in charge of the England squad, alongside Sam Allardyce, 64.
On the pitch for England, stars include: Soccer Aid co-founder Robbie Williams, 45, former England defender John Terry, 38, Harry’s pundit son Jamie Redknapp, 45, Danny Jones, 33, Ben Shephard, 44, and Mark Wright, 32.
Playing for the rest of the world are: Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, 41, Usain Bolt, 32, One Direction’s Niall Horan, 25, and Line of Duty actor Martin Compston, 35.
During an appearance on This Morning earlier this
