Singer-turned-actor Justin Timberlake has revealed that
has become a huge fan of football club Manchester United after
becoming friends with striker Alan Smith.
The 26-year-old star bumped into Smith at Manchester's trendy Lowry
Hotel a few months ago, and since then, they have been good
friends.
"I'm a Red! I'm mates with Smithy so he's my favourite player but
Ronaldo doesn't suck either, he's awesome. I really like Rooney
too," the Sun quoted him as saying.
"Smithy hooked me up with some tickets so I went to watch the home
game against West Ham," he added.
Timberlake also talked about the excitement that filled him after
he had seen the Reds lift the Premiership trophy at the end of the
season, despite a 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford.
"It was kind of fun to see a game that didn't matter because all
the fans cared about was the Premiership cup being presented after
the game," he explained.
He also revealed that the same night, Smith went to watch his
Manchester show along with his teammates Wayne Rooney and Michael
Carrick.
Timberlake, who knows former England captain David Beckham too,
believes that the ex-Real Madrid star may help convince Americans
to fall in love with soccer.
"I may go and check him out at LA Galaxy but it won't be like
watching Manchester United," he said.
"They are definitely plucking from the top to get some interest in
America but I don't know, man, we have our own football too," he
added.
