It seems that despite us exporting David Beckham to LA Galaxy to earn lots of money for not doing very much, English football has caught on with high profile Americans.Weeks after Tom Hanks displayed his loyalty for Aston Villa by brandishing a Villans scarf at a film premiere, US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has revealed he has a secret passion for West Ham.
And they are not the only Americans to have leanings towards a particular UK football team with Halle Berry and Sylvester Stallone supporting Everton although after his appearance in Escape to Victory, Everton fans expect that he passed on some tips to Tim Howard.
Justin Timberlake and Brad Pitt risk being instantly disliked on sight by coming out for Manchester United while sympathy goes out to Meatloaf who claims supporter ship of Hartlepool United.
Michael Jackson looked understandably bored at Exeter City FC a few years back but that is something that won't ever happen at the home of my own team, the Arsenal.
Arsenal are apparently very proud to list Kevin Costner, Jackie Chan, Freddie Prinze Jr, Spike Lee, Will Ferrell, Michael Moore and Dido among their celebrity 'Gooners'. Bin Laden also used to attend Arsenal games before he turned his mind to other matters.
As he has proved with everything he has recorded since 1987, Phil Collins is not afraid to put his name to a lost cause and is a firm supporter of Tottenham Hotspur, dedicating his singles 'I missed again' to Robbie Keane, 'Against All Odds' to Paul Robinson on his England Call up and 'In The Air Tonight' to sum up the Tottenham style.
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Was it really called "Escape to Victory" in the UK? Here in the States it was just "Victory."
Gotta Run. Going to see Rambo .
Afraid so Jefe, it was called Escape to Victory and Sly was the goalie who saved the penalty at the end and everyone lived happily ever after.
I liked the bit in 'Escape to Victory' when they had to break the original goalie's arm, to give them an excuse to pick Sly in goal. The look on Bobby Moore's face when they did that! Sick as a parrot.
Anyway, Sly had never played 'sah-kerr' before... but he was great, naturally.
Your Tottenham digs were very funny, Lucy... but I think you've missed the most unlikely Hollywood star/English football team pairing... I'm talking of course about that supporter of Brentford FC... come on, down... Cameron Diaz! Full story here:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,678192,00.html
I thought you might appreciate the Tottenham digs Cheezy, couldn't believe my luck when i saw Phil Collins in the famous Spurs fans list.
I thought Meatloaf and Hartlepool was weird, but Diaz and Brentford??
Point well taken about Phil Collins - you can't pick your family, and you can't pick your fellow fans...
However a quick google does reveal some less embarrassing notable Tottenham fans: Pierce Brosnan, Paul Weller, Ian Thorpe, Peter Cook, Chris Eubank, Jude Law, Linda Lusardi, Annie Mac, Bob Marley, Barry McGuigan, Paul Merton, David Puttnam, Salman Rushdie, Norman Jay.... and of course, Chas & Dave.
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