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Tom Hanks supports Aston Villa at Premier League game

Tom Hanks supports Aston Villa at Premier League game
Hollywood star Tom Hanks wore club colours to support Aston Villa during the team's penultimate Premier League match of this season.

Hollywood star Tom Hanks wore club colours to support Aston Villa during the team's penultimate Premier League match of this season.

Oscar-winning US actor Hanks appeared in a box at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham to watch his team play Liverpool, whose manager Jurgen Klopp returned to the ground for the final time as manager of The Reds.

Ahead of the match, Hanks said in a video posted on the club’s social media: "Hello Birmingham, Tom Hanks here celebrating the penultimate match here in Villa Park. Looking forward to it.

"Good news on the horizon, let’s hope so. Up the Villa! Forever Villa."

Hanks decided to support Aston Villa when he spotted the name in a list of results and thought it sounded "like a place you’d go on holiday in the summertime".

He previously said: "I’m an adopted fan but I love the team as though they’re my own."

It comes as US stars have had a bigger presence at British football games in recent years.

Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds

Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took full ownership of Welsh club Wrexham AFC in February 2021 and created a documentary series, Welcome To Wrexham, chronicling their journey with the club.

While Creed star Michael B Jordan became a minority stakeholder in AFC Bournemouth and NFL star Tom Brady invested in Birmingham City.

Earlier this month, Will Ferrell became the latest Hollywood star to invest in an English football club, buying a stake in the owners of Leeds United Football Club, 49ers Enterprises.

Ferrell is also co-owner of Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC and revealed he was a big fan of English football during a trip to watch Manchester City beat Aston Villa 3-1 last season.

Source: Press Association

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