Celebs Who Love Soccer
From Kobe to Rihanna, the list is long and growing.
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Celebs Who Love Soccer - More Americans than ever are watching the World Cup — could it be a love of the sport? Or is it that they're following the lead of celebrities, from Kobe to Snoop, who have been soccer fans for years? If you're having trouble picking a favorite team, go for one that already has a famous following. (Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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Snoop Doesn't Discriminate - Snoop Dogg became a soccer fan by accident. A decade ago while he was on a European tour, his Madden video game CD got scratched. The store was out of more, so he settled for FIFA. The rapper was hooked and went from studying the sport on the game to watching matches. Although Snoop has been photographed in jerseys from just about every European team, his favorite players are Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), whose teams have a long-standing rivalry and who the press have said can't stand each other. Snoop is also a spokesperson for FIFA Soccer 13 video game and is showing his patriotism this World Cup, even releasing video messages to cheer on the U.S. (Photo: WENN)
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Rih Rih and Ronaldo - Rihanna loves Ronaldo (she has tweeted more than once about his hotness) and Ronaldo loves Rihanna (he went to her concert last year and posted lots of pics of them together being super attractive backstage). So there's a good chance that the singer is all in for Portugal, giving her friend his first trophy in the World Cup. (Photo: Cristiano Ronaldo via twitter)
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Kobe's Family Ties - NBA fans may have been shocked to see Kobe sitting in the stands during the Spain/Netherlands World Cup game. But he readily admits that soccer is his favorite sport to watch. The AC Milan fan is predicting that the final game will be Brazil against Argentina. "I have to go with my Nike family," he told reporters, explaining why he's cheering for Neymar's Brazil squad over his friend Argentinian Lionel Messi. (Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Hublot)
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Shakira: For Love or Country? - Shakira met Spain soccer star Gerard Pique at the 2010 World Cup. Four years later, they are a ridiculously hot and in shape couple with a son. So it seems obvious that she'd be rooting for Spain in Brazil — except her native Colombia is the underdog favorite, in their first World Cup since 1998. Shakira isn't saying anything about her allegiances, but she did admit that she is staying away from Pique during the month-long tournament so she won't be a "distraction." (Photo: Europa Press/Europa Press via Getty Images)
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