1 Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles in Splash, Big, Turner & Hooch, Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, You've Got Mail, The Green Mile, the Toy Story Franchise, Cast Away, The Da Vinci Code, Captain Phillips, and Saving Mr. Banks. Yes, pretty sure he won a ridiculous amount of money after betting on Leicester with terribly low odds to win the title on their first year after being promoted into the EPL.
He's a fan of Aston Villa
2 LeBron James
LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. LeBron has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and the Lakers. His favorite club is Liverpool FC. He even purchased a piece of the club and attends some matches.
3 Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He was the first African-American president of the United States.
A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004. Favorite Club: West Ham
His #1 sport is basketball but he also loves soccer and he even went as far as comparing himself to superstar soccer player Lionel Messi.
4 Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title at 20 years, four months and 22 days old. Favorite team: Argentina National Team
He sent a pair of signed boxing gloves to soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.
5 Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist and songwriter of the alternative rock band Weezer, with whom he has recorded sixteen studio albums. He isn't just a fan of a particular soccer team. He's a soccer fan in general and something like a "soccer activist". Proofs:
1) In 2009 he participated in the Athletes for Africa 5v5 Charity Soccer Tournament in Toronto, Canada, alongside actor Michael Cera.
2) In 2006, he wrote the song "My Day Is Coming" in tribute to the U.S. men's soccer team
3) In 2010 he wrote "Represent", an "unofficial anthem" for the U.S. team. It was released as a Weezer single on June 11, the day before Team USA's World Cup opener against England
4) In 2008 he played in the Mia & Nomar Celebrity Soccer Challenge and scored a goal in the game
5) The video for "Lover in the Snow" (Alone album) deals with his love of soccer.
6 Will Ferrell
John William "Will" Ferrell is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. Favorite Club: Los Angeles Galaxy
Also, he was in the soccer-themed comedy 'Kicking & Screaming'.
And took part in a celebrity charity match in Manchester, England (but suffered a leg injury)
7 Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian-Spanish singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model. Favorite Club: FC Barcelona
Also:
1) She made an appearance at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa - her single "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" was the official song of the
2010 FIFA World Cup.
2) While filming the music video to that song, she met the Spanish soccer player Gerard Pique who appeared in the video...and as of 2018 the couple have two children.
8 Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant (1978 - 2020) was an American retired professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Kobe Bryant has won 5 NBA championships with the Lakers and was the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history.
He Retired in 2016. He died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California at age 41. His favorite club is FC Barcelona but he also supported A.C. Milan.
Kobe Bryant used to live in Italy and at an early age he learned to play soccer.
9 Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American actor and film producer. He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s with films such as Jungle Fever, Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance, Jurassic Park and his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino including Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Django Unchained & The Hateful Eight. Favorite teams:
- Liverpool
- U.S. Women's National Soccer Team
10 Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV is an American actor and producer. He has received various accolades for his work, including three Golden Globe Awards and three nominations for Academy Awards. He is one of the highest-paid actors in the world. Favorite Club: Real Madrid
He even played the sport as a youngster. Also, Tom likes to kick the soccer ball around on movie sets.
The Contenders
11 Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears, born on December 2, 1981, is an American former singer and actress. She was born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana. As a child, she performed acting roles in stage productions and television shows, such as "The Mickey Mouse Club," before signing with Jive Records in 1997... read more Favorite Club: L.A. Galaxy
She is a self-proclaimed soccer fan. After filming a soccer-themed Pepsi commercial with David Beckham, Spears begged him for lessons.
12 Noel Gallagher
Noel Thomas David Gallagher is an English musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He served as the lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the rock band Oasis. He and his brother are notably big fans of Manchester City FC (one of very few things they actually agree on).
13 Sylvester Stallone
Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer.
14 Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently world No. 1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Favorite Club: Real Madrid
But he also helped a lot to save his hometown Mallorca football club from going bankrupt.
15 Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist who achieved international fame and acclaim. Favorite team: Brazil National Team
“Football is a whole skill to itself. A whole world. A whole universe to itself. Me love it because you have to be skillful to play it! Freedom! Football is freedom." - Bob Marley
16 Michael Cera
Michael Cera and Rivers Cuomo participated in the Athletes for Africa 5v5 Charity Soccer Tournament in Toronto, Canada, 2009.
17 Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson (Michael Joseph Jackson; August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, dancer, and songwriter. He passed away from cardiac arrest caused by a propofol and benzodiazepine overdose on June 25, 2009. He donated (at least) a remarkable 500,000,000 dollars to charity. Michael is also known as The King of Pop (a title given to him by Elizabeth Taylor) or under the initials MJ. Dubbed the King of Pop, he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. ...read more. Favorite Club: Fulham
MJ attended only one or or two Fulham matches. But according to Mohamed Al-Fayed, the club's chairman, MJ was a huge fan of Fulham. And Al-Fayed erected a statue of the late MJ in front of the team's stadium.
Mohamed Al-Fayed is the father of Dodi Al-Fayed, Princess Diana's boyfriend.
18 Steve Nash
Stephen John Nash, is a Canadian retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. Co owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer.
19 Michael Douglas
Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and producer. His career includes a diverse range of films in both independent and blockbuster genres, for which he has received a number of accolades both competitive and honorary.
20 Adele
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 5 May 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. Graduating from the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in 2006, Adele was given a recording contract by XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on Myspace the same year. She is best known with her international hit singles like Rolling in the Deep, Someone Like You, Hello, Easy On Me and the success of her second, third and fourth studio album which is 21, 25 and 30. She supports Tottenham
21 Daniel Craig
Daniel Wroughton Craig is an English actor. Craig trained at the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991, before beginning his career on stage. He supports Liverpool
22 Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold over 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has ...read more.
23 Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. Born and raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. He screams for Manchester United
24 Mike Myers
Michael John "Mike" Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, and film producer, who also holds British and American citizenship. He likes Liverpool
25 John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. (/ˈsiːnə/; born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, rapper, actor, and reality television show host signed to WWE, where he is assigned to the SmackDown brand. ...read more. Favorite Club: Tottenham