Celebs Who Love Soccer

From Kobe to Rihanna, the list is long and growing.

Kobe Bryant - The NBA great has a divine touch on the court, and he can thank the man upstairs for at least some of his talent. Bryant was raised Roman Catholic and even lived in the Eternal City, Rome, when he was young.(Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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)
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)
Kobe Bryant: August 23 - The NBA all-star celebrates his 35th birthday. (Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Hublot)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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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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