George Clooney Has Started Watching Derby County Matches, Report Claims

There are few Hollywood A-listers bigger than George Clooney, and most football clubs would love to have him as a celebrity fan. 

Well, it looks like one club has a better chance than any of nabbing the Oscar winner's fandom—Championship side Derby County.

According to The Sun's Dan Wootton, Clooney has started watching the team's games after becoming friends with Money Monster co-star and big Rams fan Jack O'Connell.

A friend of O'Connell's told the paper:

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Wherever Jack is in the world he is tuning in to Derby County matches and he is a vocal supporter so inevitably Clooney became interested in Jack's football moods. He's watched a few games but he's not exactly picked a great time to come on board — the results have been miserable and Jack even more so.

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Derby endured a terrible end of the season, failing to make the Championship play-offs after vying for promotion for most of the season.

Clooney admitted last week that he is a huge sports fan, much to the annoyance of his wife. 

He told Extra (via Us Weekly): "I watch sports, and it kills her. I got her into March Madness a little, I'm a huge Kentucky fan, so she got into that, but it was enough."

[The Sun]