John Legend and wife Chrissy Teigen show that not all Americans follow our beautiful game as she confuses ‘underdog’ Chelsea with Ipswich on Arsenal trip
- John Legend and Chrissy Teigen showed their lack of football knowledge
- Teigen confused Ipswich with Chelsea during an awkward interview live on TV
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With half of the clubs in the Premier League now owned by Americans, you would expect some understanding of the English game.
After all, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have brought a lot of Hollywood glamor to Wrexham.
However, football fans who tuned into Amazon Prime Video’s coverage of Arsenal v Ipswich on Friday evening were treated to one of the worst examples of ignorance from two members of US showbiz royalty.
John Legend, the famous singer known for his hit song All of Me, and his wife Chrissy Teigen were involved in an excruciating interview live on the streaming platform, with Teigen confusing Ipswich with Chelsea and claiming she was ‘looking for the underdog’ .
Teigen, who made the trip to the Emirates with Legend and her children for their ‘first ever Premier League match’, had been posting to her social media all day in a Chelsea shirt – albeit covered with an Ipswich scarf.
After Arsenal’s narrow victory, thanks to a Kai Havertz goal, the couple were invited onto the pitch to reflect on the match.
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen showed their lack of football knowledge on Friday evening
Teigen confused Ipswich with Chelsea and claimed she was ‘championing the underdog’
Teigen shared a throwback photo of himself in a football uniform, adding: “Does this look like the face of someone who doesn’t know football?”
The legend was honest enough to admit: ‘I don’t know the league very well, and my friends thought: Arsenal are going to win by about six goals. But it was a closer match than we expected.”
But the interview got hilariously worse when Teigen was asked why she supports Chelsea. “Listen, I love an underdog,” she said. “I love coming in and being surprised by how much a team can do and it was so nice for us to support them because everyone was on Arsenal’s side.”
Legend quickly corrected her, saying, “She was rooting for Ipswich today,” but Teigen persisted, adding, “When you said Chelsea, I was like, is Chelsea Ipswich?” Don’t know.’
Legend summed up the confusion when he said: ‘You had one Chelsea scarf on today. It was very confusing. Basically the same colors. We have no idea.’
The awkward exchange sparked criticism on social media, with one user posting: ‘Think the reporting on @primevideosport was really good tonight but what was the point of talking to John Legend and his family? She didn’t even know what team she was watching.”
Teigen later defended her football knowledge on Instagram, saying: ‘You know who the biggest c***s and t***s are? The people who don’t like football as much as I do.’
She also shared a throwback photo of herself in a football kit, adding: “Does this look like the face of someone who doesn’t know football?”
