The actor said he was playing in last year’s match when he had a brief interaction with Wayne. He added he also bumped into his other football heroes and longtime idols, such as José Mourinho.
Martin said: “It’s dream stuff, playing with heroes like Mo Farah and Usain Bolt. “I sat in the box next to José Mourinho once and he talked serious tactics with me. “There was one point in last year’s match when Wayne Rooney was running at me: he is absolutely mammoth, so intimidating. “It’s fantasy land, to be on the pitch with those guys.” Speaking to Radio Times about the event, he went on to gush over his passion for football.
Martin said that he played football professionally before going into acting. The star admitted playing football was “all I did”.
He explained he and his friends would go to school and play matches before then going on to train every night. The actor explained his whole life “revolved around” the sport.
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