#11 Damon Albarn (Gorillaz) – Chelsea
We now come to our top 10, and kick it off with Damon Alborn, the brains behind the band ‘Gorillaz’. Most people don’t know what he looks like, but if you’re a die-hard fan of Albarn’s work, or from the UK, you would know that he was the lead singer of the British band Blur.
Those who played FIFA RTWC 1998 on the PC back in the day would’ve heard the Blur smash hit ‘Song 2’ in the opening credits. Since then he's gone on to major success as the creator of Gorillaz making hits like ‘Feel Good Inc’, ‘Clint Eastwood’, ‘Stylo’ and ‘19-2000’ – the last which was again used in FIFA 2002.
He is a life-long Chelsea fan and was delighted when Jose Mourinho re-joined the London club back in 2013 saying, "Mourinho - I'm delighted he's back! To us he is the special one. I've met him, I've been very lucky to meet him.”
He also knows his football pretty well as he said back then, "As for the team, On his day, Eden Hazard is spellbinding, I think Willian's been a bit of revelation this season and I like (Nemanja) Matic, but I still like the old crew.”
#10 Arctic Monkeys – Sheffield Wednesday
Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders and Nick O’Malley are the Arctic Monkeys. They’re one of the biggest bands in Britain and they were all born and raised in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. The four band members all support their childhood team Sheffield Wednesday. Bassist Nick O’Malley even vaguely recalls seeing the infamous Hillsborough disaster which killed 96 Liverpool fans in 1989 at the Owls’ ground.
The lads from Sheffield have visited Hillsborough stadium on numerous occasions to support their team. The Arctic Monkeys have even put the club’s crest on their tour gear. While Alex Turner even has customised Chris Waddle (a Sheffield Wednesday legend) guitar picks. It’s safe to say that they’re die-hard fans of the Owls and support them dearly.
