Sam Thompson and Louis Tomlinson arrive back at their Soccer Aid hotel following England's loss - after narrowly avoiding each other on the pitch

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Sam Thompson and Louis Tomlinson could no longer avoid running into each other as they both arrived back at their Soccer Aid hotel following England's loss on Sunday.
The charity match at Old Trafford saw rapper Big Zuu score the winning goal at Soccer Aid to handing the World XI a 4-5 win, with a whopping £15M raised for Unicef.
Sam, 32, and Louis, 33, who played on the English squad reportedly held a 'peace dinner' before the match to 'ease awkwardness' over Louis, 33, dating Sam's ex Zara McDermott, 28.
Despite the loss both appeared in high spirits despite the loss as they and their teammates were greeted with cheers from waiting fans.
While the I'm A Celeb champ wore a stylish grey tracksuit and shades, Louis was still dressed in his football kit.
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The charity match at Old Trafford saw rapper Big Zuu score the winning goal at Soccer Aid to handing the World XI a 4-5 win, with a whopping £15M raised for Unicef (Louis pictured)
During the game the pair managed to avoid an awkward on pitch run-in amid their tangled love lives.
Sam, 32, who had been forced to pull out of playing after he suffered a string of injuries, including a calf injury, after his 260-mile challenge, made a surprise last minute appearance during the final moments of the game.
He was called onto the pitch, only after Louis had left, meaning they avoided coming face-to-face in front of the huge crowd.
The pair's dinner reportedly took place at Champneys in Tring, Herts with their other teammates in a bid to keep the peace ahead of the big game.
A source told The Sun: '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.'
Instead of playing the game, Sam been helping from the sidelines as a coach after getting injured.
Opening up about his injury, he spoke to This Morning hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary.
Despite the loss both appeared in high spirits despite the loss as they and their teammates were greeted with cheers from waiting fans
Sam, 32, and Louis, 33, who played on the English squad reportedly held a 'peace dinner' before the match to 'ease awkwardness' over Louis, 33, dating Sam's ex Zara McDermott , 28.
He said: 'I'm still very sore, still got the torn calf, however I am here at Soccer Aid HQ and it does not get better than this.
'We've still got the management team of England, we've got Vicky McClure, Tyson Fury, who's stepping into some new shoes and Harry Redknapp...'
He continued: 'But also because I'm not going to be able to run around, you've also got me, part of the management team. Come on baby!'
Late last year Sam split with former Love Island star Zara after five years together.
It was then revealed in March how Zara had moved on with former One Direction singer Louis.
During an episode of their podcast last month, Pete Wicks, 37, teased Sam about the prospect of the potentially awkward encounter between him and Louis.
The TOWIE star asked his co-host: 'You're really going through it with the whole f****** body and dieting and training loads. Is that for Soccer Aid?'
But, not dropping the subject, Pete then asked: 'Any kind of people in there who you're looking forward to playing with?'
'Loads,' Sam laughed: 'Tom Grennan. I'm really looking forward to playing alongside Wayne Rooney, Tyson Fury's the manager. I can't wait'.
Pete joked: 'I mean that's gonna be f****** amazing. Make sure you get him on side though because you may need him in your corner in case you fall out with anyone. Not that you will but just in case there's any rivalries or anything.
'You know, you have to train together and it's a lot, you know when you're kind of in close quarters with someone like that. All sorts gets brought up. Anyway...'