Watch awkward moment Louis Tomlinson admits feeling nervous ahead of Soccer Aid as Zara's ex Sam Thompson hovers behind
LOUIS Tomlinson was being marked by rival Sam Thompson at Soccer Aid during a live talkSport interview.
One Direction
star Louis
is now dating Sam's ex
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Sam Thompson was spotted hovering behind Louis Tomlinson again in an awkward moment at Soccer Aid
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Louis is dating Sam's ex Zara McDermott
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Sam and Zara split in January after five years together
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The pair are playing for England in Soccer Aid and Sam was never too far from Louis on the pitch during trianing on Thursday
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The
this year's charity match for
Unicef.
The pair are playing for England in Soccer Aid, and Sam was never too far from Louis on the pitch.
But then things got awkward when the former Made In Chelsea star was also hanging out behind Louis as he gave a radio interview to talkSport.
Louis said playing in Soccer Aid was an "an incredible opportunity to play with some amazing players and do it all for an amazing cause."
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He also admitted that despite his years playing live concerts in front of millions of people during his years in One Direction and playing at other football charity games, he was still nervous for today's match.
"I used to play in charity games a little bit more often when I was a bit younger and there's no comparison," he began.
"Don't get me wrong I get really nervous doing a gig but that's my job, so to speak, but every football fan... you want to be decent, so you put that pressure on yourself."
While chatting to the radio hosts, Sam could be seen behind Louis smiling and laughing on the pitch.
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While Sam might not have realised he was in the shot behind Louis' interview, the pair did have a jovial exchange the day before while training.
Pete Wicks takes massive swipe at Sam Thompson's ex Zara McDermott amid Love Island star's romance with Louis Tomlinson
Standing close by, the lads appeared to share a few words as they donned their kit for the first time.
The pair are both on the same England team and were in good spirits as they arrived at Old Trafford in Manchester.
since April, had a huge grin on his face as he made his way to the football ground.
Last month,
Speaking on their podcast Staying Relevant, Pete said: "How are you feeling? You're playing again. Must be really exciting.'
He then added with a grin: 'How do you feel about the line-up? Do you think you've got a strong team?'
Sam awkwardly laughed and replied: 'Got a really strong team.'
Last week,
He
Despite his obvious heartbreak over his split with former
Love Island
star
, Sam has reportedly said there are "no hard feelings" between him and singer Louis.
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The pair were seen getting along on the pitch
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