The Queen's favourite footballer puts her alleged support of Arsenal in doubt
dailystar.co.ukQueen's supposed favourite footballer has put her alleged support of Arsenal in doubt.According to both former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and ex-Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas, the Queen is a fan of the Gunners, although her favourite player throws that into doubt.Sven-Goran Eriksson has claimed that her Majesty once told him at a royal reception that, whilst she was not a massive football fan, her favourite player at the time was Michael Owen.Owen famously broke the hearts of Arsenal fans in 2001 as he scored twice late on to complete a stunning Liverpool comeback in the FA Cup final.Speaking on the 'Sacked in the Morning' podcast, Eriksson explained: "I was invited to lunch with The Queen with about another 10 people.
At a certain point, I asked her if she liked football. She said not really."I asked her for her favourite player or team. I thought she would've said Beckham. 'Michael Owen is my favourite player,' she said.
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