TOMMY FURY has been savaged on social media for his performance at Soccer Aid 2023… even though he is not a footballer.
Tommy exchanged his boxing gloves for a pair of football boots at Old Trafford as he joined the World XI on Sunday for a good cause.
The British boxer mixed it up with a number of legendary athletes, such as Roberto Carlos, Francesco Totti, Hernan Crespo as well as Usain Bolt.
They took on England, consisted of a number of Three Lions greats like Paul Scholes, Jermain Defoe, Gary Neville and Sir Mo Farah.
Tommy started on the bench and was fielded by new Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino after 21 minutes when he replaced Maisie Adam amid a loud ovation from the crowd.
However, the brother of Tyson Fury failed to set the pitch alight the same way he has done in the ring against opponents like Jake Paul.
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That led to a swipe by his new rival KSI, who branded him "terrible" on social media
The YouTuber, who is chasing a multi-million-pound clash with the former Love Island star, tweeted: "Tommy Fury should stick to boxing lmao, he’s terrible at football."
Fans joined in on Twitter, and some even branded him – rather unfairly- as the "worst" athlete to kick a ball.
One fan posted: "Tommy Fury is one of the worst footballers I’ve ever seen!"
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Another commented: "Tommy Fury the worst player to ever kick a ball."
A third joked: "Chelsea have just bid £90m for Tommy Fury."
This fan said: "Tommy Fury makes Chunkz look like Ronaldo."
And that one tweeted: "Tommy Fury can not kick a football properly."
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Even though some fans mocked his skills, Tommy did actually show a moment of brilliance as he NUTMEGGED Arsenal icon Jack Wilshere with his first touch.
More importantly, the boxer helped Soccer Aid raise a whopping £14,619,005 for UNICEF and his team also won 4-2.
England found themselves a goal down courtesy of Bolt, but Asa Butterfieldput the hosts level before Manchester United legend Scholes completed the turnaround.
However, Tottenham great Robbie Keane's two sublime finishes fired World XI back in front before Kem Cetinay sealed the win.
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