Cara Delevigne and 10 Surprising Celebrity Football Fans
One may not expect Cara Delevigne to be a fervent football fan, but recent evidence may suggest otherwise. At London Fashion Week, the professional clothes horse was snapped sporting a Derby County scarf, according to Liam Prenderville of the Daily Mirror.
Whether the thick-eyebrowed model loves her some Rams or was simply wearing the scarf as an accoutrement to her outfit is unknown, but she inspires our list of 10 unlikely celebrity football fans.
David Cameron
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The British Prime Minister may strike you as more of a rugby fan, but he has been spotted at a few Premier League games.
Dave's uncle is Sir William Dugdale, the former Aston Villa chairman, who took him to his first game at the age of 13.
Despite being spotted in a Villa shirt on a few occasions, he has been seen cheering on Queens Park Rangers as well, according to Chris Slack of the Daily Mail.
Cameron once admitted he didn't actually like football, so it's possible his fandom comes from a desire to be seen as a "man of the people."
Jackie Chan
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"Jackie Chan, football fan" certainly has a nice ring to it.
The 60-year-old martial artist and film star revealed himself to be a fan of Manchester City when he met the team on a promotional tour in Beijing in 2012, according to Jordan Halford of Goal.com.
Tom Hanks
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Not only is Tom Hanks The Nicest Man in Hollywood™, he's also the world's most famous Aston Villa fan.
The Forrest Gump star arbitrarily aligned himself with the midlands side by wearing one of their scarves at a film premiere in 2001.
It took Hanks 11 years to see the team play in the flesh for the first time, according to Luke Blackall of The Independent.
Mike Myers
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Mike Myers may be one of Canada's most prominent comedy actors, but he was born to Liverpudlian parents who emigrated to North America.
"Our house was a shrine to Liverpool," he told the BBC (h/t Daily Mail) while attending a Premier League game at Anfield last season.
Rumours that he based Austin Powers' teeth on those of Luis Suarez are unfounded.
Spike Lee
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Acclaimed film director Spike Lee was born and bred in New York City, but he is fanatical about Arsenal.
The Inside Man director is frequently spotted in a Gunners shirt and has made the occasional pilgrimage to the Emirates Stadium.
Hugh Jackman
6 of 10Hugh Jackman may have grown up in Sydney, but his English mother now lives in Norfolk and he has subsequently become a fan of Norwich City.
In 2011, The Wolverine star admitted his regret at turning down an opportunity to become a part-owner of the Canaries, according to BBC Sport.
Mike Tyson
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Of all the clubs in the world that Mike Tyson could have picked to show his allegiance to, one might not expect the former heavyweight champion to pick Peterborough.
Yet this is exactly what Tyson did in 2010, when he turned up on the field at London Road in a Posh shirt!
Morrissey
8 of 10Steven Patrick Morrissey is not one to be put in a box, which is why he doesn't appear to align his love of football with one particular team.
The former Smiths frontman has written songs called "Roy's Keen" and "Frankly Mr Shankly," but he has also been spotted in West Ham and Millwall shirts.
Don't blame Morrissey for his lack of commitment—he is human and he needs to be loved. (Sorry.)
David Grohl
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Dave Grohl might be busy with his role as The Nicest Man in Rock™ (not to be confused with Tom Hanks, The Nicest Man in Hollywood), but he is apparently a Hammers fan at heart.
According to The Metro, the Foo Fighters star once gave an interview in which he extolled the virtues of the Premier League and professed his admiration for West Ham.
One might suspect that his love of the London outfit stems from the club's place in rock history: Iron Maiden bass player Steve Harris and his fictional counterpart, Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls, are both big Irons fans.
Keira Knightley
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Some celebrities on this list might be best described as "casual fans," but Keira Knightley is, rather surprisingly, the real deal.
The Pirates of the Caribbean actress is a mad West Ham fan who claims that football is the "only reason" she owns a television.
The 29-year-old is also a fan of Gary Neville's Sky Sports punditry, describing him as "Absolutely f****** amazing!" to the Daily Mail.
