Here is a list of some celebrities who follow Barcelona or Manchester United.
Barcelona
Kobe Bryant (basketball player)
The 30-year-old LA Lakers star will warm up before the semifinal game number five against Denver Nugget in NBA finals later that evening with the Champions League final. “I was captivated by Ronaldinho, and that was how I began to follow Barcelona”, he recently told ESPN.
Antonio Banderas (actor)
Banderas is not only Zorro, Mambo King and Puss in Boots, he is also Barcelonafan. The 48-year-old actor has roots in Malaga and is also a supporter of the team, but has Barcelona as its second team.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (Prime Minister)
The socialiste Prime Minister is a known fan and will be present at the Olympic Stadium lighter together with Spain’s King Carlos.Zapatero was also in place at Camp Nou when Barca faced Chelsea in the semi final.
José Carreras (opera singer)
He was together with Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo use of “the three tenor of”. But unlike his colleagues, love for Juventus and Real Madrid, so is Barcelona-born Carreras a large Barca-fan.
Paul McCartney (artist)
The legendary Beatles musician can hardly be classed as a “culé” (fanatic Barca-fan), but Barcelona’s press department argues persistently that McCartney “sympathize” with the club. That he comes from Liverpool should be reason enough.
Snoop Dogg (artist)
Rapper claims to be a big football fan and hanging with Chelsea on a NOISY event in Hollywood last year. But it is with Barcelona’s shirt, he appeared on stage, together with Thierry Henry.
Some other famous Barcelona Fans: Gypsy Kings (musicians), José María Olazabal (former golf star), Miguel Indurain (former bike star), Eddy Merckx (former bike star),
Manchester United
Ian Brown (artist)
The singer in indie band Stone Roses, and guitarist John Squire, is the major United Fans. Love appears mutual. Manchester United uses the Stones Roses song “This is the One” from the band’s classic debut album in the context of matches.
Ulrika Jonsson (TV profile)
She is equally known in England from television from the tabloid gossip columns. But neither Sven-Göran Eriksson and Stan Collymore has made such a footprint as Manchester United. The Swede has a red devil talk on the butt, have included The Independent said.
Gary Rhodes (celebrity chef)
Well known British television chef and known Unitedfan. Or rather notorious. Landed on The Times list of ”worst fans”. Recently responded to the last time he was about to cry was when he thought Chelsea would win last year’s Champions League final against United.
Mick Hucknall (Artist)
Simply Red-red-haired singer who is buddies with the United Legendarer that Éric Cantona and Alex Ferguson. “Alex is almost like a band leader. He is the man that must be hard not because he comes with both good and bad news to the team, and I can relate to it, “Hucknall has said.
Elijah Wood (actor)
West Ham-hooligan in Green Street Hooligan “, but the Manchester United-fan in reality. Dominic Monaghan took all the credit: “I was always a Canton-and a season-dvd with me (during the recording of” Lord of the Rings “) that I forced the Elijah to see”, said Monaghan on FourFourTwo.
Morrissey (artist)
“I bought a time a Manchester United hat, a person ran up to me and stole it. I thought: it is a cruel world, I am not ready for it, and I decided to take revenge, “said the former The Smiths-singer for the NME in 1988 about his inspiration.
Some other well-known Manchester United Fans: Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran singer), Liv Tyler (actor), Jarkko Nieminen (Finnish tennis player), Richard Ashcroft (The Verve singer).
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