{"id":2487528,"date":"2026-07-04T03:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T03:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2487528"},"modified":"2026-07-04T03:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T03:46:51","slug":"prince-williams-startling-king-charles-revelation-my-father-hates-futbol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-williams-startling-king-charles-revelation-my-father-hates-futbol\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William\u2019s startling King Charles revelation: \u2018My father hates futbol\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Soccer isn\u2019t a fit for this king.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=exJXKLAJn5A\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast&quot;}\" class=\"link \">the \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast<\/a> that premiered Friday with co-host brothers Travis and Jason Kelce, Prince William revealed that his father, King Charles, isn\u2019t a soccer fan. To put it mildly.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy father hates futbol,\u201d the Prince of Wales said.<\/p>\n<p>Prince William, 44, is an <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/aston-villa\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aston Villa;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Aston Villa&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Aston Villa<\/a> fan. He recently toasted the team\u2019s win in the Europa League final \u2013 their first European championship since 1982.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">King Charles kicks a penalty during a visit to <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/newcastle\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Newcastle United;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Newcastle United&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Newcastle United<\/a>\u2019s St James\u2019 Park ground on November 8, 2006. WireImage<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy family haven\u2019t got a particularly long history with futbol,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are a few of us who support teams. My futbol love came from friends taking me to my first match and at school growing up. You can\u2019t avoid the futbol chat. It\u2019s everywhere. Yeah. And some school friends or childhood friends of mine took me to my first game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prince William has been the president (and now patron) of the English Football Association since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>England will face <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/mexico\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mexico;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mexico&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Mexico<\/a> at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Round of 16 at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Does the prince and patron think his country can go all the way to the final at MetLife Stadium? He is \u201cquietly confident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re in the finals,\u201d Prince William said, \u201cwe\u2019ll definitely be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prince William was a particularly well-timed guest for the Kelces given that he had a royal wedding to Kate Middleton, and America is hosting arguably its closest thing to such an event this weekend when pop star Taylor Swift marries Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Swift\u2019s relationship with the royal family goes back to at least 2013. It\u2019s a new thing for her fiance.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were an absolute delight to me,\u201d Travis said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t sure if I was supposed to bow to them or curtsy, or just be an American idiot and shake their hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prince William is not expected to be at the Swift-Kelce nuptuials at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer isn\u2019t a fit for this king. Appearing on the \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast that premiered Friday with co-host brothers Travis and Jason Kelce, Prince William revealed that his father, King Charles, isn\u2019t a soccer fan. To put it mildly. Advertisement \u201cMy father hates futbol,\u201d the Prince of Wales said. 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